Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

وَإِذَا ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

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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: و-أ-د — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 15 letters · āyah 8 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 20:101 · Taa-Haaclose

    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ وَسَآءَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ حِمْلًا

    [Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -

  • Quran 40:11 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

    They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"

  • Quran 56:83 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ

    Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

  • Quran 37:22 · As-Saaffaatclose

    ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ

    [The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship

  • Quran 32:11 · As-Sajdaclose

    قُلْ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم مَّلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ٱلَّذِى وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned."

  • Quran 102:3 · At-Takaathurclose

    كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    No! You are going to know.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:8 include Quran 20:101 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 40:11 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 56:83 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 37:22 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 20:101 reads: “[Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -” 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 81:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:8 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked”

Which surah is verse 81:8 in?

Quran 81:8 is āyah 8 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 81:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.