Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

إِذَا ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And by the night as it closes in

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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

Rarest here: ع-س-ع-س — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 1 point across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 12 letters · āyah 17 of 29

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

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:17 include Quran 93:1 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa), Quran 74:34 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 92:1 (Surah Al-Lail), and Quran 74:33 (Surah Al-Muddaththir). For example, 93:1 reads: “By the morning brightness” 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 81:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:17 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And by the night as it closes in”

Which surah is verse 81:17 in?

Quran 81:17 is āyah 17 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.