Verse 19
1 look-alikeثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ٢٠
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Similar verses (mutashabihat) of Surah Al-Muddaththir
متشابهات سورة المدثر
Of the 56 verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir, 11 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.
Verse 23
1 look-alikeVerse 24
1 look-alikeفَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ ٢٤
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٥
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
Verse 27
11 look-alikesوَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ٣
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ ٣
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ ١٢
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ ٥
And what can make you know what is the Crusher?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ١٧
And what can make you know what is the Day of Recompense?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ ١٩
And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ١٤
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ ٢
And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
Verse 37
1 look-alikeلِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ ٣٧
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ٢٨
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Verse 38
6 look-alikesكُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ ٣٨
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ٢٢
And Allāh created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.
ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ لَا ظُلْمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ١٧
This Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice today! Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.
لِيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ٥١
So that Allāh will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ٢٨١
And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allāh. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged [i.e., treated unjustly].
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فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جَمَعْنَٰهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ٢٥
So how will it be when We assemble them for a Day about which there is no doubt? And each soul will be compensated [in full for] what it earned, and they will not be wronged.
وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ ٧٠
And every soul will be fully compensated [for] what it did; and He is most knowing of what they do.
Verse 46
2 look-alikesوَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٤٦
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٦
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
Verse 53
1 look-alikeكَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ٥٣
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Verse 54
1 look-alikeكَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ ٥٤
No! Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder
Verse 55
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ٥٥
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Word for word elsewhere: ’Abasa 80:12
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