Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 3·Makkī

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ذِى لَآ إِلَّا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.

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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 14 words

Rarest here: ط-و-ل — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Iqlāb1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 56 letters · āyah 3 of 85

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 20:82 · Taa-Haavery close

    وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

  • Quran 40:13 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقًا وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَن يُنِيبُ

    It is He who shows you His signs and sends down to you from the sky, provision. But none will remember except he who turns back [in repentance].

  • Quran 85:13 · Al-Buroojclose

    إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

    Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.

  • Quran 45:15 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to your Lord you will be returned.

  • Quran 39:53 · Az-Zumarclose

    قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the…

  • Quran 19:93 · Maryamclose

    إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًا

    There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.

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-Maaida 5:984 shared roots

    ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ع-ق-بش-د-دغ-ف-رأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:115 shared roots

    كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    ذ-ن-بع-ق-بش-د-دق-ب-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Anfaal 8:525 shared roots

    كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    ذ-ن-بع-ق-بش-د-دق-ب-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:743 shared roots

    أَفَلَا يَتُوبُونَ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:344 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رق-ب-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:215 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ

    ذ-ن-بع-ق-بش-د-دق-ب-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:3 include Quran 20:82 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 40:13 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 85:13 (Surah Al-Burooj), and Quran 45:15 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 20:82 reads: “But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.” 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 40:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:3 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.”

Which surah is verse 40:3 in?

Quran 40:3 is āyah 3 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 40:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.