Surah Nooh · Ayah 15·Makkī

15

أَلَمْ ﴿١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 8 words

Rarest here: ط-ب-ق — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 29 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 15 of 28

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 67:3 · Al-Mulkvery close

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ

    [And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?

  • Quran 65:12 · At-Talaaqvery close

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۢا

    It is Allah who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them. [His] command descends among them so you may know that Allah is over all things competent and that…

  • Quran 32:4 · As-Sajdaclose

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days; then He established Himself above the Throne. You have not besides Him any protector or…

  • Quran 14:19 · Ibrahimclose

    أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

    Have you not seen that Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth? If He wills, He can do away with you and produce a new creation.

  • Quran 15:86 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.

  • Quran 23:17 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَآئِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلْخَلْقِ غَٰفِلِينَ

    And We have created above you seven layered heavens, and never have We been of [Our] creation unaware.

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-Mulk 67:35 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ

    ط-ب-قس-ب-عخ-ل-قر-أ-يس-م-و

  • Al-Baqara 2:293 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    س-ب-عخ-ل-قس-م-و

  • Al-Muminoon 23:862 shared roots

    قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    س-ب-عس-م-و

  • At-Talaaq 65:124 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۢا

    س-ب-عخ-ل-قس-م-وأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:194 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥٓ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ

    ك-ي-فخ-ل-قر-أ-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaashiya 88:182 shared roots

    وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

    ك-ي-فس-م-و

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 71:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 71:15 include Quran 67:3 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 65:12 (Surah At-Talaaq), Quran 32:4 (Surah As-Sajda), and Quran 14:19 (Surah Ibrahim). For example, 67:3 reads: “[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?” 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 71:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 71:15 (Surah Nooh, Noah) reads: “Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers”

Which surah is verse 71:15 in?

Quran 71:15 is āyah 15 of Surah Nooh (Noah), chapter 71 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 28 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 71:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 71:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.