Surah 33
Al-Ahzaab
The Clans
الأحزاب
Editorial study · not independently reviewed.
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Name and conventional translation
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Arabic name
الأحزاب
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Transliteration
Al-Ahzaab
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English name
The Clans
Source fact as Tanzil metadata gives it; Tanzil names no translator for it
Verse count and position
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Verses
73
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Words
1287
Derived link whitespace-separated tokens of the Uthmani text, the rule the morphology layer uses
Position in the mushaf order
33 of 114
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Position in a revelation ordering
90 of 114
Revelation order as encoded by the Tanzil metadata · Tanzil publishes an "order" value for each surah and documents the field only as "revelation order". It does not name which ordering it encodes, cite a scholar, or reference an edition. We have therefore not established whose ordering this is, and we do not name one. The major orderings disagree about dozens of surahs, so naming the likeliest candidate would be a guess presented as a citation.
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Place of revelation, as Tanzil classifies it
Medinan
Source fact Tanzil's classification, carried without a named authority
Juzʾ
Juzʾ 21 to 22; a new juzʾ begins at 33:31 (22)
Source fact juzʾ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record
Opening formula (basmala) in this edition
stands before verse 1 and is not numbered
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What the surah says of itself
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Major movements and sections
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Rukūʿ divisions
| Rukūʿ | Verses | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33:1-8 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ … |
| 2 | 33:9-20 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ … |
| 3 | 33:21-27 | لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى … |
| 4 | 33:28-34 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ … |
| 5 | 33:35-40 | إِنَّ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَٰتِ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ … |
| 6 | 33:41-52 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ … |
| 7 | 33:53-58 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا … |
| 8 | 33:59-68 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ … |
| 9 | 33:69-73 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا … |
Source fact rukūʿ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record; each runs to the verse before the next; opening words are the first 4 words of its first verse
Repeated words and themes
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Verses repeated word for word
No verse of this surah repeats another word for word.
Derived link verses of this surah whose Uthmani text is byte-identical to another verse of it
Phrases repeated word for word
| Times | Words | Phrase | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ | 9, 41, 53, 56, 69-70 |
| 5 | 3 | إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ | 1-2, 24, 34, 55 |
| 4 | 3 | وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا | 5, 50, 59, 73 |
| 3 | 4 | وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا | 5, 50, 59 |
| 3 | 3 | عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ | 27, 52, 55 |
Derived link runs of at least 3 consecutive words, inside one verse, occurring at least 3 times in this surah, kept only where no longer run has the same occurrences; a run that is only ever a whole repeated verse is listed above instead
Roots carried by the most words
1287 words463 with one root, counted91 conflicting roots215 no root recorded518 not analysed
| Root | Words, at least | Verses | Forms in this surah |
|---|---|---|---|
| ك.و.ن | 34 | 29 | وَكَانَ كَانَ تَكُونُ |
| أ.م.ن | 15 | 13 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَٰنًا لِمُؤْمِنٍ مُؤْمِنَةٍ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| ن.ب.ي | 15 | 12 | ٱلنَّبِىُّ ٱلنَّبِىِّ ٱلنَّبِىَّ لِلنَّبِىِّ |
| ق.و.ل | 11 | 9 | قَوْلًا قُلْ يَقُولُ يَقُولُونَ تَقُولُ قَوْلُكُم وَقُلْنَ |
| ع.د.د | 8 | 7 | وَأَعَدَّ أَعَدَّ تَعْتَدُّونَهَا عِدَّةٍ |
| ع.ل.م | 7 | 6 | عَلِيمًا يَعْلَمُ عِلْمُهَا |
| ل.ك.م | 7 | 5 | لَكُمْ |
| غ.ف.ر | 6 | 6 | غَفُورًا وَيَغْفِرْ |
| ك.ل.ل | 6 | 6 | كُلِّ بِكُلِّ كُلُّهُنَّ |
| ص.د.ق | 6 | 4 | ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَصَدَقَ وَٱلصَّٰدِقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ |
| ر.س.ل | 5 | 5 | أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ رِسَٰلَٰتِ فَأَرْسَلْنَا |
| ش.ي.أ | 5 | 5 | شَىْءٍ |
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| ق.ل.ب | 5 | 5 | قُلُوبِهِم تُقَلَّبُ قَلْبَيْنِ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ |
| ر.و.د | 5 | 4 | أَرَادَ يُرِيدُ يُرِيدُونَ |
| ب.ن.و | 5 | 2 | وَبَنَاتِ وَبَنَاتِكَ |
| أ.ج.ر | 4 | 4 | أَجْرًا أَجْرَهَا وَأَجْرًا |
| ب.ي.ت | 4 | 4 | بُيُوتِكُنَّ بُيُوتَ بُيُوتَنَا |
| س.ل.م | 4 | 4 | تَسْلِيمًا سَلَٰمٌ وَتَسْلِيمًا ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ |
| ع.ظ.م | 4 | 4 | عَظِيمًا |
| ق.ب.ل | 4 | 4 | قَبْلُ قَبْلِ |
| ق.ل.ل | 4 | 4 | قَلِيلًا |
| ك.ف.ر | 4 | 4 | ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ |
| م.ت.ع | 4 | 4 | أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ تُمَتَّعُونَ فَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ مَتَٰعًا |
| ن.ف.ق | 4 | 4 | وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ |
| ذ.ك.ر | 4 | 3 | ذِكْرًا وَذَكَرَ وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ |
| ز.و.ج | 4 | 3 | أَزْوَٰجٍ أَزْوَٰجَكَ أَزْوَٰجِ زَوْجَكَ |
| م.ل.ك | 4 | 3 | مَلَكَتْ |
| س.ر.ح | 4 | 2 | سَرَاحًا وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ وَسَرِّحُوهُنَّ |
| و.ك.ل | 4 | 2 | وَتَوَكَّلْ وَكِيلًا |
| أ.ت.ي | 3 | 3 | يَأْتِ يَأْتُونَ |
| ب.د.ل | 3 | 3 | تَبْدِيلًا تَبَدَّلَ |
| ث.م.م | 3 | 3 | ثُمَّ |
| ج.ن.ح | 3 | 3 | جُنَاحَ جُنَاحٌ |
| ح.ر.ج | 3 | 3 | حَرَجٌ حَرَجٍ |
| ع.ذ.ب | 3 | 3 | عَذَابًا وَيُعَذِّبَ |
| ع.م.ل | 3 | 3 | تَعْمَلُونَ وَتَعْمَلْ |
| ك.ث.ر | 3 | 3 | كَثِيرًا |
| ل.ه.م | 3 | 3 | لَهُمْ |
| ن.ف.س | 3 | 3 | أَنفُسِهِمْ نَفْسَهَا نَفْسِكَ |
| و.ج.د | 3 | 3 | يَجِدُونَ تَجِدَ |
| و.ح.د | 3 | 3 | أَحَدًا أَحَدٍ كَأَحَدٍ |
| و.ل.ي | 3 | 3 | وَلِيًّا يُوَلُّونَ |
| ي.س.ر | 3 | 3 | يَسِيرًا |
| ي.م.ن | 3 | 3 | يَمِينُكَ أَيْمَٰنُهُنَّ |
| س.ن.ن | 3 | 2 | سُنَّةَ لِسُنَّةِ |
| ض.ع.ف | 3 | 2 | ضِعْفَيْنِ يُضَٰعَفْ |
| ض.ل.ل | 3 | 2 | ضَلَٰلًا ضَلَّ فَأَضَلُّونَا |
| ط.ه.ر | 3 | 2 | أَطْهَرُ تَطْهِيرًا وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ |
| م.ن.ن | 3 | 2 | مَّن لِّمَن |
| أ.خ.و | 3 | 1 | إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ |
| ج.ع.ل | 3 | 1 | جَعَلَ |
| أ.ب.د | 2 | 2 | أَبَدًا |
| ت.و.ب | 2 | 2 | وَيَتُوبَ يَتُوبَ |
| ج.م.ل | 2 | 2 | جَمِيلًا |
| ح.س.ن | 2 | 2 | حَسَنَةٌ حُسْنُهُنَّ |
| خ.ب.ر | 2 | 2 | خَبِيرًا |
| خ.ش.ي | 2 | 2 | وَتَخْشَى يَخْشَوْنَ |
| خ.ف.ي | 2 | 2 | تُخْفُوهُ وَتُخْفِى |
| د.و.ر | 2 | 2 | تَدُورُ وَٱلدَّارَ |
| د.و.ن | 2 | 2 | دُونِ |
| ذ.ه.ب | 2 | 2 | ذَهَبَ لِيُذْهِبَ |
| ر.أ.ي | 2 | 2 | تَرَوْهَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ |
| ر.ج.ل | 2 | 2 | رِجَالٌ لِرَجُلٍ |
| ر.ح.م | 2 | 2 | رَحِيمًا رَحْمَةً |
| ش.ه.د | 2 | 2 | شَهِيدًا شَٰهِدًا |
| ص.ل.ح | 2 | 2 | صَٰلِحًا يُصْلِحْ |
| ص.ل.ي | 2 | 2 | يُصَلُّونَ يُصَلِّى |
| ط.و.ع | 2 | 2 | وَأَطَعْنَا وَأَطِعْنَ |
| غ.ي.ر | 2 | 2 | بِغَيْرِ غَيْرَ |
| ف.ر.ض | 2 | 2 | فَرَضَ فَرَضْنَا |
| ق.ت.ل | 2 | 2 | تَقْتُلُونَ تَقْتِيلًا |
| ق.د.ر | 2 | 2 | قَدَرًا قَدِيرًا |
| ق.و.م | 2 | 2 | مُقَامَ وَأَقِمْنَ |
| ك.ب.ر | 2 | 2 | كَبِيرًا |
| ك.ر.م | 2 | 2 | كَرِيمًا |
| ل.ع.ن | 2 | 2 | لَعَنَ لَعْنًا |
| ن.ص.ر | 2 | 2 | نَصِيرًا |
| ن.ع.م | 2 | 2 | نِعْمَةَ وَأَنْعَمْتَ |
| ن.و.ر | 2 | 2 | ٱلنَّارِ ٱلنُّورِ |
| ن.و.س | 2 | 2 | ٱلنَّاسَ ٱلنَّاسُ |
| ه.ج.ر | 2 | 2 | هَاجَرْنَ وَٱلْمُهَٰجِرِينَ |
| و.ع.د | 2 | 2 | وَعَدَنَا |
| ي.و.م | 2 | 2 | يَوْمَ |
| أ.خ.ذ | 2 | 1 | أَخَذْنَا وَأَخَذْنَا |
| ب.ر.ج | 2 | 1 | تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ |
| ب.ك.م | 2 | 1 | بِكُمْ |
| ج.ن.د | 2 | 1 | جُنُودٌ وَجُنُودًا |
| ح.م.ل | 2 | 1 | وَحَمَلَهَا يَحْمِلْنَهَا |
| س.و.ع | 2 | 1 | ٱلسَّاعَةَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ |
| ش.ح.ح | 2 | 1 | أَشِحَّةً |
| ص.ب.ر | 2 | 1 | وَٱلصَّٰبِرَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ |
| ط.ع.م | 2 | 1 | طَعَامٍ طَعِمْتُمْ |
| ع.م.م | 2 | 1 | عَمَّٰتِكَ عَمِّكَ |
| ع.و.ر | 2 | 1 | بِعَوْرَةٍ عَوْرَةٌ |
| ف.و.ز | 2 | 1 | فَازَ فَوْزًا |
| و.ط.ر | 2 | 1 | وَطَرًا |
Derived link a word counts toward a root only where every analysis Camel Morph kept for it names that one root and no analysis records none; words with no analysis, no root or conflicting roots are not counted anywhere. Roots on at least 2 words.
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Words the analyser did not read
518 of this surah's 1287 words have no analysis, and a further 306 have no single root, so the root counts are minimums. Camel Morph MSA is a Modern Standard Arabic analyser meeting Qur'anic Arabic.
People and events named
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Common claims the text does not itself establish
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Provisional stand-in: studies tagged a common misconception that cite this surah
- Does the Qur'an say women must stay at home?33:32, 33, 34
- Does the Qur'an say a woman is worth half a man?33:35
Derived link every current study that carries the common-misconception tag and cites a verse of this surah. That tag is a discovery aid, not a mark that the text does not establish the claim — that mark does not exist yet — so this list is provisional and not a complete account of the claims the text does not establish. The question is quoted; the answer is on the study.
Links to related topical studies
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Current studies citing a verse of this surah
28 current studies
Muhammad in the Qur'an10
- What does the Qur'an say about the Prophet's household?33:6, 28-29, 32-34, 53
- What does the Qur'an say about the Prophet's wives?33:6, 28-29, 30-31, 32, 53
- How does the Qur'an describe the Prophet's character?33:21
- What does the Qur'an say about following the Prophet's example?33:21
- What does the Qur'an say about obeying the Prophet?33:36
- Does the Qur'an ever correct the Prophet?33:37
- What does the Qur'an say about the Prophet Muhammad?33:40
- What does 'the seal of the prophets' mean?33:40
- What is the Prophet's role in the Qur'an - warner and bringer of good news?33:45-46
- What does the Qur'an say about sending blessings on the Prophet?33:56
Children & parenting4
Women, men & gender4
Character & relationships2
Resurrection, judgment, paradise & hell2
End-times claims1
Events during Muhammad's mission1
God & divine attributes1
Marriage, divorce & inheritance1
Nature & environmental responsibility1
Supplications & remembrance1
Derived link every study whose current signature cites at least one verse of this surah, grouped by its /studies theme (largest first, ties by name, no theme last) and ordered by first verse cited. A citation is not a statement that the study is about this surah.
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| Source | Licence | Attribution notice |
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| Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) Uthmani, Version 1.1 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 | Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/ |
| Tanzil Qur'an metadata quran-data.xml v1.0 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution — version not specified by the source | Surah metadata from Tanzil Qur'an metadata (quran-data.xml, version 1.0), Tanzil Project, tanzil.net. (C) 2008-2009 Tanzil.info. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; the source does not state a version. Values are reproduced unchanged; this site selects and arranges them, and derives verse ranges from the division start points. https://tanzil.net/res/text/metadata/quran-data.xml |
| Camel Morph MSA v1.0, LREC-COLING 2024 release · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | Morphological analyses from Camel Morph MSA (LREC-COLING 2024 release) by Christian Khairallah, Salam Khalifa, Reham Marzouk, Mayar Mohamadein Nassar and Nizar Habash, CAMeL Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi (Khairallah et al., 2024), https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Modified: this site runs the analyser over its Qur'anic text, keeps only analyses whose vocalisation matches the text, removes duplicates and counts the result. https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph |
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Verse restatements signed for this surah
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Signed introduction to this surah
Seventy-three verses on the siege of Medina and the confederates who withdrew, and then on the household: the marriage that ended adoption as a way of making kinship, the instruction to call adopted sons by their fathers' names, and the terms on which the Prophet's wives were to be addressed.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 2026-08-29 · Editorial
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