Surah Saad · Ayah 87·Makkī

87

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ﴿٨٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It is but a reminder to the worlds.

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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 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 17 letters · āyah 87 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 34:47 · Sabavery close

    قُلْ مَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    Say, "Whatever payment I might have asked of you - it is yours. My payment is only from Allah, and He is, over all things, Witness."

  • Quran 6:90 · Al-An'aamvery close

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُ ٱقْتَدِهْ قُل لَّآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, so from their guidance take an example. Say, "I ask of you for this message no payment. It is not but a reminder for the worlds."

  • Quran 34:46 · Sabaclose

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍ أَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

    Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness…

  • Quran 26:144 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allah and obey me.

  • Quran 6:57 · Al-An'aamclose

    قُلْ إِنِّى عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَكَذَّبْتُم بِهِۦ مَا عِندِى مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ يَقُصُّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَٰصِلِينَ

    Say, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient. The decision is only for Allah. He relates the truth…

  • Quran 10:16 · Yunusclose

    قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"

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.

  • At-Takwir 81:272 shared roots

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Qalam 68:522 shared roots

    وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1652 shared roots

    أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Yusuf 12:1042 shared roots

    وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Waaqia 56:622 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:1222 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:87?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:87 include Quran 34:47 (Surah Saba), Quran 6:90 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 34:46 (Surah Saba), and Quran 26:144 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 34:47 reads: “Say, "Whatever payment I might have asked of you - it is yours. My payment is only from Allah, and He is, over all things, Witness."” 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 38:87 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:87 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “It is but a reminder to the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 38:87 in?

Quran 38:87 is āyah 87 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 38:87?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:87 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.