Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 108·Makkī

108

فَإِذَا هِىَ ﴿١٠٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

ید بیضاء

در روایات نقل شده است که هنگام ظمور این معجز» دست حضرت موسی(ع) همچون خورشید فروزان می‌درخشید. حتی گفته‌اند که نور آن از نور خورشید بیشتر بود؛ به صورتی که از شدت نورء امکان نگاه کردن به آن نبود؛ همان‌گونه که نمی‌توان به خورشید نگاه کرد.

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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

6 words · 25 letters · āyah 108 of 206

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.

  • وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ

    And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,

  • إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّٰفِنَٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

    [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.

  • وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

  • قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى

    He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."

  • أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ

    Woe to you, and woe!

  • وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَىٰهَا

    And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:334 shared roots

    وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

    ب-ي-ضن-ز-عي-د-ين-ظ-ر

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:262 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ن-ز-عي-د-ي

  • Taa-Haa 20:222 shared roots

    وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ

    ب-ي-ضي-د-ي

  • An-Naml 27:122 shared roots

    وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ فِى تِسْعِ ءَايَٰتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

    ب-ي-ضي-د-ي

  • Al-Qasas 28:322 shared roots

    ٱسْلُكْ يَدَكَ فِى جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ وَٱضْمُمْ إِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ ٱلرَّهْبِ فَذَٰنِكَ بُرْهَٰنَانِ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦٓ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

    ب-ي-ضي-د-ي

  • An-Naba 78:402 shared roots

    إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا

    ي-د-ين-ظ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:108?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:108 include Quran 20:22 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 38:31 (Surah Saad), Quran 53:7 (Surah An-Najm), and Quran 20:96 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 20:22 reads: “And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,” 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 7:108 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:108 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.”

Which surah is verse 7:108 in?

Quran 7:108 is āyah 108 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 7:108?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 7:108 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:108?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:108 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.