Surah Yaseen · Ayah 15·Makkī

15

مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا وَمَآ مِن إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا ﴿١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."

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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 15 words

Recitation · 20 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ikhfāʾ7
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

15 words · 55 letters · āyah 15 of 83

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 11:27 · Hudvery close

    فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا نَرَىٰكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا نَرَىٰكَ ٱتَّبَعَكَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَرَاذِلُنَا بَادِىَ ٱلرَّأْىِ وَمَا نَرَىٰ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍۭ بَلْ نَظُنُّكُمْ كَٰذِبِينَ

    So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest…

  • Quran 67:9 · Al-Mulkvery close

    قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ

    They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"

  • Quran 43:20 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

    And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.

  • Quran 26:153 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ

    They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.

  • Quran 21:55 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ

    They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"

  • Quran 38:83 · Saadclose

    إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1863 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-لك-ذ-ب

  • Al-Muminoon 23:473 shared roots

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-لق-و-ل

  • Fussilat 41:22 shared roots

    تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    ن-ز-لر-ح-م

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:252 shared roots

    إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

    ب-ش-رق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1542 shared roots

    مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:245 shared roots

    فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-لن-ز-لش-ي-أق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 36:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 36:15 include Quran 11:27 (Surah Hud), Quran 67:9 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 43:20 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 26:153 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 11:27 reads: “So the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest…” 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 36:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 36:15 (Surah Yaseen, Yaseen) reads: “They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."”

Which surah is verse 36:15 in?

Quran 36:15 is āyah 15 of Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), chapter 36 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 83 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 36:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 36:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.