Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 121·Makkī

121

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Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 20 letters · āyah 121 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 20:70 · Taa-Haavery close

    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 26:46 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

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

  • Quran 26:48 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

  • Quran 10:79 · Yunusclose

    وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱئْتُونِى بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every learned magician."

  • Quran 10:80 · Yunusclose

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

    So when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw down whatever you will throw."

  • Quran 43:49 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ

    And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:121?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:121 include Quran 20:70 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 26:46 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:48 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 10:79 (Surah Yunus). For example, 20:70 reads: “So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."” 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 7:121 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:121 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,”

Which surah is verse 7:121 in?

Quran 7:121 is āyah 121 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 7:121?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:121 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.