Surah Al-Burooj · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

هَلْ ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 17 of 22

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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.

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    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

    When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,

  • Quran 79:17 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

    "Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

  • Quran 7:123 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أَهْلَهَا فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to…

  • Quran 89:10 · Al-Fajrclose

    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

    And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -

  • Quran 27:22 · An-Namlclose

    فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ

    But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.

  • Quran 19:78 · Maryamclose

    أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا

    Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 85:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 85:17 include Quran 79:16 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 79:17 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 7:123 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 89:10 (Surah Al-Fajr). For example, 79:16 reads: “When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,” 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 85:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 85:17 (Surah Al-Burooj, The Constellations) reads: “Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -”

Which surah is verse 85:17 in?

Quran 85:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations), chapter 85 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 22 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 85:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 85:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.