Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا إِلَّا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ فِيهَا ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 15 words

Rarest here: ك-ل-ف — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 19 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī14
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

15 words · 67 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 42 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 2:82 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

  • Quran 11:23 · Hudvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَأَخْبَتُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds and humbled themselves to their Lord - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide eternally therein.

  • Quran 29:58 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا نِعْمَ أَجْرُ ٱلْعَٰمِلِينَ

    And those who have believed and done righteous deeds - We will surely assign to them of Paradise [elevated] chambers beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally…

  • Quran 18:107 · Al-Kahfvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا

    Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,

  • Quran 10:26 · Yunusvery close

    لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra. No darkness will cover their faces, nor humiliation. Those are companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally

  • Quran 29:9 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely admit them among the righteous [into Paradise].

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-Baqara 2:825 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    خ-ل-دص-ح-بص-ل-حج-ن-نع-م-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:623 shared roots

    وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَٰبٌ يَنطِقُ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    ك-ل-فو-س-عن-ف-س

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:144 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    خ-ل-دص-ح-بج-ن-نع-م-ل

  • Hud 11:235 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَأَخْبَتُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    خ-ل-دص-ح-بص-ل-حج-ن-نع-م-ل

  • At-Talaaq 65:73 shared roots

    لِيُنفِقْ ذُو سَعَةٍ مِّن سَعَتِهِۦ وَمَن قُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُۥ فَلْيُنفِقْ مِمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا مَآ ءَاتَىٰهَا سَيَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُسْرًا

    ك-ل-فو-س-عن-ف-س

  • At-Takwir 81:222 shared roots

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    ص-ح-بج-ن-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:42 include Quran 2:82 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 11:23 (Surah Hud), Quran 29:58 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), and Quran 18:107 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 2:82 reads: “But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.” 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 7:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:42 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.”

Which surah is verse 7:42 in?

Quran 7:42 is āyah 42 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 7:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.