Surah Az-Zumar · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

لَهُم مِّن مِّنَ وَمِن ذَٰلِكَ بِهِۦ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allah threatens His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.

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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 · 8 roots in 10 of 16 words

Recitation · 20 points across 7 rule families

  • Idghām shafawī3
  • Ghunnah3
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

16 words · 60 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 16 of 75

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

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    But the wretched one will avoid it -

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    Which mounts directed at the hearts.

  • Quran 65:10 · At-Talaaqclose

    أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ يَٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَدْ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْرًا

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    وَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ أَعْدَآءُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when the enemies of Allah will be gathered to the Fire while they are [driven] assembled in rows,

  • Quran 39:20 · Az-Zumarclose

    لَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِّن فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَّبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

    But those who have feared their Lord - for them are chambers, above them chambers built high, beneath which rivers flow. [This is] the promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in…

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  • An-Nahl 16:502 shared roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 39:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 39:16 include Quran 87:11 (Surah Al-A'laa), Quran 7:50 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 104:7 (Surah Al-Humaza), and Quran 65:10 (Surah At-Talaaq). For example, 87:11 reads: “But the wretched one will avoid it -” 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 39:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 39:16 (Surah Az-Zumar, The Groups) reads: “They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allah threatens His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.”

Which surah is verse 39:16 in?

Quran 39:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), chapter 39 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 39:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 39:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.