Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 53·Makkī

53

وَلَقَدْ مُوسَى إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿٥٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Recitation · 15 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 40 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 53 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 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 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 17:2 · Al-Israavery close

    وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًا

    And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,

  • Quran 28:43 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

  • Quran 2:53 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

  • Quran 25:35 · Al-Furqaanvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَا مَعَهُۥٓ أَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ وَزِيرًا

    And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:592 shared roots

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    و-ر-ثب-ن-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:493 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Israa 17:24 shared roots

    وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًا

    ب-ن-يه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • As-Sajda 32:234 shared roots

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

    ب-ن-يه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:533 shared roots

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Maryam 19:802 shared roots

    وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًا

    و-ر-ثأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:53?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:53 include Quran 32:23 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 23:49 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 17:2 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 28:43 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 32:23 reads: “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.” 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 40:53 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:53 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture”

Which surah is verse 40:53 in?

Quran 40:53 is āyah 53 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 40:53?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:53 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.