Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 76·Makkī

76

وَنُوحًا إِذْ مِن لَهُۥ مِنَ ﴿٧٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood.

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Tafsīr

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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 12 words

Rarest here: ك-ر-ب 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 50 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 76 of 112

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.

  • وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

  • وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ

    And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

  • إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    But not the chosen servants of Allah.

  • لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

    We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day.

  • ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

    O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.

  • وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبْنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

    And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:76?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:76 include Quran 37:76 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:75 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:74 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 7:59 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 37:76 reads: “And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.” 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 21:76 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:76 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood.”

Which surah is verse 21:76 in?

Quran 21:76 is āyah 76 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:76?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:76 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.