Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 242·Madanī

242

كَذَٰلِكَ لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿٢٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.

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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 7 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 31 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 242 of 286

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 24:18 · An-Noorvery close

    وَيُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And Allah makes clear to you the verses, and Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 4:26 · An-Nisaavery close

    يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ سُنَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    Allah wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And Allah is Knowing and…

  • Quran 42:3 · Ash-Shuravery close

    كَذَٰلِكَ يُوحِىٓ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Thus has He revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and to those before you - Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 2:209 · Al-Baqaravery close

    فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

    But if you deviate after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Quran 22:16 · Al-Hajjvery close

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يُرِيدُ

    And thus have We sent the Qur'an down as verses of clear evidence and because Allah guides whom He intends.

  • Quran 40:81 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَأَىَّ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ

    And He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?

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-Ankaboot 29:353 shared roots

    وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَا مِنْهَآ ءَايَةًۢ بَيِّنَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لب-ي-نأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Hadid 57:174 shared roots

    ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لب-ي-نأ-ي-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:733 shared roots

    فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لأ-ي-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:733 shared roots

    فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لأ-ي-يأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:282 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لب-ي-ن

  • Al-Qasas 28:22 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    ب-ي-نأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:242?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:242 include Quran 24:18 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 4:26 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 42:3 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 2:209 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 24:18 reads: “And Allah makes clear to you the verses, and Allah is Knowing and Wise.” 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 2:242 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:242 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.”

Which surah is verse 2:242 in?

Quran 2:242 is āyah 242 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:242?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:242 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.