Surah Al-Ankaboot · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

وَتِلْكَ وَمَا إِلَّا ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 40 letters · āyah 43 of 69

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 44:39 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    مَا خَلَقْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.

  • Quran 25:33 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ إِلَّا جِئْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَحْسَنَ تَفْسِيرًا

    And they do not come to you with an argument except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation.

  • Quran 27:66 · An-Namlclose

    بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ

    Rather, their knowledge is arrested concerning the Hereafter. Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are, concerning it, blind.

  • Quran 29:49 · Al-Ankabootclose

    بَلْ هُوَ ءَايَٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَٰتٌ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

    Rather, the Qur'an is distinct verses [preserved] within the breasts of those who have been given knowledge. And none reject Our verses except the wrongdoers.

  • Quran 45:24 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهْرُ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ

    And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming.

  • Quran 6:156 · Al-An'aamclose

    أَن تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ عَلَىٰ طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا وَإِن كُنَّا عَن دِرَاسَتِهِمْ لَغَٰفِلِينَ

    [We revealed it] lest you say, "The Scripture was only sent down to two groups before us, but we were of their study unaware,"

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    ض-ر-بم-ث-لأ-ن-س

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    ضَرَبَ لَكُم مَّثَلًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ هَل لَّكُم مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُم مِّن شُرَكَآءَ فِى مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ فَأَنتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ تَخَافُونَهُمْ كَخِيفَتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

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    ض-ر-بم-ث-لأ-ن-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 29:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 29:43 include Quran 44:39 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 25:33 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 27:66 (Surah An-Naml), and Quran 29:49 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 44:39 reads: “We did not create them except in truth, but most of them do not know.” 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 29:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 29:43 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, The Spider) reads: “And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge.”

Which surah is verse 29:43 in?

Quran 29:43 is āyah 43 of Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), chapter 29 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 69 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 29:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 29:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.