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Similar verses (mutashabihat) of Surah Al-Ma’arij

متشابهات سورة المعارج

Of the 44 verses of Surah Al-Ma’arij, 13 resemble other verses of the Quran, sometimes down to a single word. Each one is compared word by word with its look-alikes, with the differences highlighted, so you do not mix them up when reciting from memory.

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Verse 4

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تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ۝٤

The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.

Al-Ma’arij 70:4

يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يَعْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥٓ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ ۝٥

He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count.

As-Sajdah 32:5

Verse 9

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وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ۝٩

And the mountains will be like wool,

Al-Ma’arij 70:9

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٱلْمَنفُوشِ ۝٥

And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.

Al-Qari’ah 101:5

Verse 23

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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ۝٢٣

Those who are constant in their prayer

Al-Ma’arij 70:23

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ۝٣٤

And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:

Al-Ma’arij 70:34

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلَاتِهِمْ خَٰشِعُونَ ۝٢

They who are during their prayer humbly intent

Al-Mu’minun 23:2

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ۝٥

[But] who are heedless of their prayer -

Al-Ma’un 107:5

Verse 26

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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ۝٢٦

And those who believe in the Day of Recompense

Al-Ma’arij 70:26

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ۝١١

Who deny the Day of Recompense.

Al-Mutaffifin 83:11

وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ۝٤٦

And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

Al-Muddaththir 74:46

Verse 27

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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ۝٢٧

And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -

Al-Ma’arij 70:27

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ۝٥٧

Indeed, they who are apprehensive from fear of their Lord

Al-Mu’minun 23:57

Verse 29

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ ۝٢٩

And those who guard their private parts

Al-Ma’arij 70:29

Word for word elsewhere: Al-Mu’minun 23:5

Verse 30

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ۝٣٠

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

Al-Ma’arij 70:30

Word for word elsewhere: Al-Mu’minun 23:6

Verse 31

فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ۝٣١

But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -

Al-Ma’arij 70:31

Word for word elsewhere: Al-Mu’minun 23:7

Verse 32

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ ۝٣٢

And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive

Al-Ma’arij 70:32

Word for word elsewhere: Al-Mu’minun 23:8

Verse 34

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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ۝٣٤

And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:

Al-Ma’arij 70:34

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ۝٩

And they who carefully maintain their prayers -

Al-Mu’minun 23:9

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلَاتِهِمْ خَٰشِعُونَ ۝٢

They who are during their prayer humbly intent

Al-Mu’minun 23:2

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ۝٥

[But] who are heedless of their prayer -

Al-Ma’un 107:5

وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مُبَارَكٌ مُّصَدِّقُ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلِتُنذِرَ أُمَّ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ۝٩٢

And this is a Book which We have sent down, blessed and confirming what was before it, that you may warn the Mother of Cities [i.e., Makkah] and those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are maintaining their prayers.

Al-An’am 6:92

Verse 37

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عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ۝٣٧

[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?

Al-Ma’arij 70:37

إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ ۝١٧

When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left.

Qaf 50:17

Verse 42

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فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ۝٤٢

So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -

Al-Ma’arij 70:42

Word for word elsewhere: Az-Zukhruf 43:83

فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ ۝٤٥

So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -

At-Tur 52:45

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ۝٦٠

And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.

Adh-Dhariyat 51:60

Verse 44

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خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ ۝٤٤

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.

Al-Ma’arij 70:44

خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ ۝٤٣

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.

Al-Qalam 68:43

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