Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

ٱلَّذِىٓ ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And he who believed said, "O my people, follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

هدایتگران راستین و دروغین

در ید ۲۹ خواندیم که فرعون سخن موّمن آل فرعون را قطع کرد و گفت: «من جز آنچه را معتقدم, به شما ارایه نمی‌دهم و شما را جز به راه صحیح راهنمایی نمی‌کنم.» آری» حال همةٌ جباران و طاغوت‌ها در طول تاریخ چنین بوده و هست که همیشه نظر درست را نظر خودشان می‌پندارند و به احدی اجازة اظهار نظر در برابر ری خود نمی‌دهند؛ انگار آنها عقل کل هستند و دیگران مطلقاً عقل و دانشی ندارندء و این نهایت جهل و حماقت است. این آیه می‌فرماید که موّمن آل فرعون به مقابله و تکذیب سخن فرعون پرداخت و گفت «از من پیروی کنید تا شما را به راه درست هدایت کنم» و به جمعیت فهماند که فریب سخنان وسوسه‌انگیز فرعون را نخورید که برنامه‌های او به شکست و بدبختی می‌انجامد. راه این است که من می‌گویم؛ راه تقوی و خداپرستی و پیروی از پیامبر خدا.

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 · 7 roots in 7 of 8 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 37 letters · āyah 38 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 6:153 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطِى مُسْتَقِيمًا فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلسُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

    And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may…

  • Quran 37:99 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

    And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.

  • Quran 39:33 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَٱلَّذِى جَآءَ بِٱلصِّدْقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ

    And the one who has brought the truth and [they who] believed in it - those are the righteous.

  • Quran 18:89 · Al-Kahfclose

    ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

    Then he followed a way

  • Quran 33:67 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا ٱلسَّبِيلَا۠

    And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way.

  • Quran 26:83 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    [And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

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-Kahf 18:663 shared roots

    قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا

    ر-ش-دت-ب-عق-و-ل

  • Al-Jinn 72:23 shared roots

    يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشْدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدًا

    ر-ش-ده-د-يأ-م-ن

  • Hud 11:972 shared roots

    إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَآ أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ

    ر-ش-دت-ب-ع

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:295 shared roots

    يَٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ظَٰهِرِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِنۢ بَأْسِ ٱللَّهِ إِن جَآءَنَا قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَآ أُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَرَىٰ وَمَآ أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ

    ر-ش-دس-ب-له-د-يق-و-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:295 shared roots

    يَٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ظَٰهِرِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِنۢ بَأْسِ ٱللَّهِ إِن جَآءَنَا قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَآ أُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَرَىٰ وَمَآ أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ

    ر-ش-دس-ب-له-د-يق-و-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Jinn 72:212 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا

    ر-ش-دق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:38 include Quran 6:153 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 37:99 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 39:33 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 18:89 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 6:153 reads: “And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may…” 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 40:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:38 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And he who believed said, "O my people, follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct.”

Which surah is verse 40:38 in?

Quran 40:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 40:38?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 40:38 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.