Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 120·Makkī

120

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Translation

Saheeh International

And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].

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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 3 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 16 letters · āyah 120 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.

  • Quran 26:47 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

  • Quran 26:46 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

    So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].

  • Quran 20:70 · Taa-Haaclose

    فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

  • Quran 68:43 · Al-Qalamclose

    خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ

    Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.

  • Quran 2:36 · Al-Baqaraclose

    فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ وَقُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will…

  • Quran 11:60 · Hudclose

    وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّعَادٍ قَوْمِ هُودٍ

    And they were [therefore] followed in this world with a curse and [as well] on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, 'Aad denied their Lord; then away with 'Aad, the people of…

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 26:463 shared roots

    فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

    س-ح-رس-ج-دل-ق-ي

  • Taa-Haa 20:703 shared roots

    فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ

    س-ح-رس-ج-دل-ق-ي

  • Yunus 10:802 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

    س-ح-رل-ق-ي

  • Yunus 10:812 shared roots

    فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ مَا جِئْتُم بِهِ ٱلسِّحْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَيُبْطِلُهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُصْلِحُ عَمَلَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    س-ح-رل-ق-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1162 shared roots

    قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ

    س-ح-رل-ق-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1162 shared roots

    قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ

    س-ح-رل-ق-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:120?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:120 include Quran 26:47 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:46 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 20:70 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 68:43 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 26:47 reads: “They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,” 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 7:120 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:120 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].”

Which surah is verse 7:120 in?

Quran 7:120 is āyah 120 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:120?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:120 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.