Surah Az-Zalzala · Ayah 1·Madanī

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إِذَا ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

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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 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: ز-ل-ز-ل — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 20 letters · āyah 1 of 8

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 56:4 · Al-Waaqiavery close

    إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

    When the earth is shaken with convulsion

  • Quran 56:3 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

    It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

  • Quran 56:5 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

    And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

  • Quran 69:15 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

    Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,

  • Quran 69:14 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً

    And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -

  • Quran 73:14 · Al-Muzzammilclose

    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

    On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 99:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 99:1 include Quran 56:4 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 56:3 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 56:5 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 69:15 (Surah Al-Haaqqa). For example, 56:4 reads: “When the earth is shaken with convulsion” 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 99:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 99:1 (Surah Az-Zalzala, The Earthquake) reads: “When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake”

Which surah is verse 99:1 in?

Quran 99:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), chapter 99 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 8 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 99:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 99:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.