Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 204·Makkī

204

وَإِذَا لَهُۥ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿٢٠٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.

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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 5 of 8 words

Rarest here: ن-ص-ت — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 42 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 204 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 24:56 · An-Noorvery close

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.

  • Quran 6:155 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    And this [Qur'an] is a Book We have revealed [which is] blessed, so follow it and fear Allah that you may receive mercy.

  • Quran 23:118 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    And, [O Muhammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."

  • Quran 27:6 · An-Namlclose

    وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And indeed, [O Muhammad], you receive the Qur'an from one Wise and Knowing.

  • Quran 24:10 · An-Noorclose

    وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy... and because Allah is Accepting of repentance and Wise.

  • Quran 2:238 · Al-Baqaraclose

    حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ

    Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.

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.

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:293 shared roots

    وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

    ن-ص-تق-ر-أس-م-ع

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:62 shared roots

    رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    س-م-عر-ح-م

  • Fussilat 41:262 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَسْمَعُوا۟ لِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَٱلْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ

    ق-ر-أس-م-ع

  • Al-Jinn 72:12 shared roots

    قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًا

    ق-ر-أس-م-ع

  • Al-Israa 17:822 shared roots

    وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

    ق-ر-أر-ح-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:204?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:204 include Quran 24:56 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 6:155 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 23:118 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 27:6 (Surah An-Naml). For example, 24:56 reads: “And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.” 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 7:204 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:204 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.”

Which surah is verse 7:204 in?

Quran 7:204 is āyah 204 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 7:204?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:204 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.