Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

وَلَقَدْ مُوسَىٰ ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 30 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 23 of 85

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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.

  • Quran 23:45 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority

  • Quran 51:38 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

  • Quran 43:46 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."

  • Quran 23:49 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.

  • Quran 32:23 · As-Sajdavery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَآئِهِۦ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so do not be in doubt over his meeting. And we made the Torah guidance for the Children of Israel.

  • Quran 17:101 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسْعَ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ فَسْـَٔلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِذْ جَآءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُۥ فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ مَسْحُورًا

    And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:23 include Quran 23:45 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 51:38 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 43:46 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 23:49 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 23:45 reads: “Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority” 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 40:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:23 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority”

Which surah is verse 40:23 in?

Quran 40:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.