Surah Saad · Ayah 81·Makkī

81

إِلَىٰ ﴿٨١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Until the Day of the time well-known."

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 18 letters · āyah 81 of 88

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 15:38 · Al-Hijrvery close

    إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

    Until the Day of the time well-known."

  • Quran 15:37 · Al-Hijrvery close

    قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved

  • Quran 7:15 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."

  • Quran 25:17 · Al-Furqaanvery close

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"

  • Quran 71:4 · Noohvery close

    يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "

  • Quran 50:24 · Qaafvery close

    أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

    [Allah will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,

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-Hijr 15:383 shared roots

    إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

    و-ق-تي-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Waaqia 56:503 shared roots

    لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    و-ق-تي-و-مع-ل-م

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:383 shared roots

    فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    و-ق-تي-و-مع-ل-م

  • An-Naba 78:172 shared roots

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا

    و-ق-تي-و-م

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:402 shared roots

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    و-ق-تي-و-م

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1872 shared roots

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    و-ق-تع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:81?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:81 include Quran 15:38 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 15:37 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 7:15 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 25:17 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 15:38 reads: “Until the Day of the time well-known."” 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 38:81 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:81 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “Until the Day of the time well-known."”

Which surah is verse 38:81 in?

Quran 38:81 is āyah 81 of Surah Saad (The letter Saad), chapter 38 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 38:81?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:81 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.