Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 85·Makkī

85

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا مِّنَ ﴿٨٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

ذوالکفل

بیشتر به نظر می‌رسد که او از پیامبران بنی‌اسرائیل بوده است. «کفل» به معنای نصیب و نیز به معنای کفالت و عهده‌داری است. گفته‌اند چون خدا نصیب وافری از ثواب و رحمتش در برابر اعمال و عبادات فراوانی که انجام می‌دادء به او داده بود» ذوالکفل (صاحب بهرةٌ وافی) نامیده می‌شد. بعضی گفته‌اند چون تمد کرده بود شب‌ها را به عبادت برخیزد و روزها روزه بدارد و هنگام قضاوت هرگز خشم نگیرد و تا آخر به وعدةٌ خود وفا کرد» ذوالکفل نامیده شد. بعضی نیز معتقدند که ذوالکفل» لقب الیاس است. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه چ۱۳ ص ۴۷۵ ۲- پیشین» ص ۴۷۹ ۳ پیشین» ص ۴۸۳ > ۲- پیشین» ص ۴۷۹ > ۲۳- پیشین» ص ۴۸۳ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh.

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 7 words

Rarest here: ك-ف-ل — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

7 words · 32 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 85 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.

  • Quran 38:43 · Saadclose

    وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

    And We granted him his family and a like [number] with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for those of understanding.

  • Quran 21:75 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.

  • Quran 12:88 · Yusufclose

    فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَٰعَةٍ مُّزْجَىٰةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِى ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

    So when they entered upon Joseph, they said, "O 'Azeez, adversity has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be…

  • Quran 11:94 · Hudclose

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا شُعَيْبًا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَأَخَذَتِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ

    And when Our command came, We saved Shu'ayb and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us. And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes…

  • Quran 11:61 · Hudclose

    وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ رَبِّى قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ

    And to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so…

  • Quran 37:104 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

    We called to him, "O Abraham,

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Saad 38:482 shared roots

    وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

    ك-ف-لك-ل-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:852 shared roots

    مَّن يَشْفَعْ شَفَٰعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُن لَّهُۥ نَصِيبٌ مِّنْهَا وَمَن يَشْفَعْ شَفَٰعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُن لَّهُۥ كِفْلٌ مِّنْهَا وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقِيتًا

    ك-ف-لك-ل-ل

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:372 shared roots

    فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ وَأَنۢبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا وَكَفَّلَهَا زَكَرِيَّا كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا ٱلْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِندَهَا رِزْقًا قَالَ يَٰمَرْيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَٰذَا قَالَتْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

    ك-ف-لك-ل-ل

  • Ibrahim 14:52 shared roots

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    ص-ب-رك-ل-ل

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    ص-ب-رك-ل-ل

  • Ash-Shura 42:332 shared roots

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    ص-ب-رك-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:85?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:85 include Quran 38:43 (Surah Saad), Quran 21:75 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 12:88 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 11:94 (Surah Hud). For example, 38:43 reads: “And We granted him his family and a like [number] with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for those of understanding.” 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 21:85 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:85 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.”

Which surah is verse 21:85 in?

Quran 21:85 is āyah 85 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 21:85?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 21:85 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:85?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:85 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.