Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 86·Makkī

86

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا عَلَى ﴿٨٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over 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 · 3 roots in 3 of 8 words

Recitation · 12 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 42 letters · 4 proper nouns · āyah 86 of 165

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 44:31 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.

  • Quran 38:48 · Saadclose

    وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

    And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

  • Quran 3:33 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ وَنُوحًا وَءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَءَالَ عِمْرَٰنَ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds -

  • Quran 45:16 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.

  • Quran 2:122 · Al-Baqaraclose

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.

  • Quran 38:45 · Saadclose

    وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

    And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.

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    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

  • An-Nisaa 4:702 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَضْلُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ عَلِيمًا

    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

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    قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:1222 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:472 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

  • An-Naml 27:152 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًا وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:86?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:86 include Quran 44:31 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 38:48 (Surah Saad), Quran 3:33 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 45:16 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 44:31 reads: “From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.” 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 6:86 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:86 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 6:86 in?

Quran 6:86 is āyah 86 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:86?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:86 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.