Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 27·Makkī

27

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ﴿٢٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

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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 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 17 letters · āyah 27 of 29

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

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 6:153 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطِى مُسْتَقِيمًا فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلسُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

    And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may…

  • Quran 43:43 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

  • Quran 15:65 · Al-Hijrclose

    فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

    So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

  • Quran 38:49 · Saadclose

    هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return

  • Quran 51:7 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ

    By the heaven containing pathways,

  • Quran 21:13 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    لَا تَرْكُضُوا۟ وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُونَ

    [Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Qalam 68:522 shared roots

    وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Saad 38:872 shared roots

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1652 shared roots

    أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Yusuf 12:1042 shared roots

    وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Waaqia 56:622 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:1222 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:27?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:27 include Quran 6:153 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 43:43 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 15:65 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 38:49 (Surah Saad). For example, 6:153 reads: “And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may…” 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 81:27 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:27 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “It is not except a reminder to the worlds”

Which surah is verse 81:27 in?

Quran 81:27 is āyah 27 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 81:27?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:27 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.