Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 34·Makkī

34

فَإِذَا لَا وَلَا ﴿٣٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].

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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 · 7 roots in 8 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 47 letters · āyah 34 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 10:49 · Yunusclose

    قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    Say, "I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allah should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When their time has come, then they will not remain…

  • Quran 34:30 · Sabaclose

    قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]."

  • Quran 6:67 · Al-An'aamclose

    لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍ مُّسْتَقَرٌّ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    For every happening is a finality; and you are going to know.

  • Quran 44:40 · Ad-Dukhaanrelated

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ مِيقَٰتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all -

  • Quran 30:14 · Ar-Roomrelated

    وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَفَرَّقُونَ

    And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.

  • Quran 15:5 · Al-Hijrrelated

    مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.

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.

  • Yunus 10:495 shared roots

    قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    س-و-عأ-ج-لق-د-مأ-م-مأ-خ-ر

  • An-Nahl 16:615 shared roots

    وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    س-و-عأ-ج-لق-د-مأ-خ-رج-ي-أ

  • Saba 34:303 shared roots

    قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    س-و-عق-د-مأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Muminoon 23:433 shared roots

    مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-م-مأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Hijr 15:53 shared roots

    مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    أ-ج-لأ-م-مأ-خ-ر

  • Al-Hijr 15:242 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ

    ق-د-مأ-خ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:34?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:34 include Quran 10:49 (Surah Yunus), Quran 34:30 (Surah Saba), Quran 6:67 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 44:40 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan). For example, 10:49 reads: “Say, "I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allah should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When their time has come, then they will not remain…” 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 7:34 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:34 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].”

Which surah is verse 7:34 in?

Quran 7:34 is āyah 34 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 7:34?

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