Surah Al-Furqaan · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

أَوْ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ لَهُۥ مِنْهَا إِن إِلَّا ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

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Tafsīr

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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 · 10 roots in 10 of 17 words

Rarest here: ك-ن-ز 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil9
  • Ikhfāʾ7
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

17 words · 64 letters · āyah 8 of 77

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.

  • وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

  • أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    Does he think that no one has seen him?

  • أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم

    So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?

  • فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ

    Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"

  • كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

    Noble and dutiful.

  • يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

    He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 25:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 25:8 include Quran 81:25 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 90:7 (Surah Al-Balad), Quran 47:14 (Surah Muhammad), and Quran 43:53 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 81:25 reads: “And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].” 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 25:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 25:8 (Surah Al-Furqaan, The Criterion) reads: “Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."”

Which surah is verse 25:8 in?

Quran 25:8 is āyah 8 of Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), chapter 25 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 77 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 25:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 25:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.