Surah Ash-Shams · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

إِذَا ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [by] the moon when it follows it

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 2 of 15

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 91:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 91:2 include Quran 74:33 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 92:1 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 55:6 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), and Quran 92:2 (Surah Al-Lail). For example, 74:33 reads: “And [by] the night when it departs” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 91:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 91:2 (Surah Ash-Shams, The Sun) reads: “And [by] the moon when it follows it”

Which surah is verse 91:2 in?

Quran 91:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun), chapter 91 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 15 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 91:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 91:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.