Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 78·Makkī

78

وَلَقَدْ مِّن مِنْهُم مَّن عَلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّمْ عَلَيْكَ وَمَا أَن إِلَّا فَإِذَا هُنَالِكَ ﴿٧٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them are those [whose stories] We have not related to you. And it was not for any messenger to bring a sign [or verse] except by permission of Allah. So when the command of Allah comes, it will be concluded in truth, and the falsifiers will thereupon lose [all].

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

شمار پیامبران خدا

بسیاری از مفسران» به تناسب این آیه, بحثی در بارةٌ شمار پیامبران المی مطرح و روایات گوناگونی نقل کرده‌اند. طبق روایات متعددی که از پیامبر اکرم و امامان معصوم نقل شده» شمار پیامبران خدا ۱۳۴ هزار نفر است. در حدینی از امام رضا(ع) آمده که پیامبر(ص) فرمود: «خداوند عزوجل ۱۲۴ هزار پیامبر آفرید که من از همة آنها نزد خدا گرامی‌ترم؛ در عین حال فخر و مباهاتی نمی‌کنم. و خداوند ۱۲۴ هزار وصی آفرید که علی از همة آنها نزد خدا گرامی‌تر و برتر است.» در حدیث دیگری از پیامبر اکرم بعد از ذکر عدد ۱۳۴ هزار می‌خوانیم: «پنج نفر آنها از اولوالعزم بودند: نوح؛ ابراهیم. موسی, عیسی و محمد.» باطل زیان خواهند کرد.» گاه می‌گفت که این مرد (امام چهارم) مرا خسته کرده است؛ تا به حال نتوانسته‌ام او را بخندانم. روزی امام عبور می‌کردء آن مرد پیش آمد و عبای حضرت را از دوش مبارکش برداشت و رفت. امام توجهی نکرد. همراهان به دنبال او رفتند و عبا را از وی گرفتند و بر دوش حضرت افکندند. امام پرسید: «این شخص که بود؟» عرض کردند: دلقکی است که اهل مدینه را می‌خنداند. فرمود به او بگویید: «خداوند روزی دارد که در آن روزء امل باطل زیان خواهند کرد.»

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 · 14 roots in 18 of 32 words

Recitation · 40 points across 8 rule families

  • Qalqalah4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ikhfāʾ9
  • Ghunnah3
  • Idghām shafawī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Light Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

32 words · 124 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 78 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.

  • وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَصَبَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا كُذِّبُوا۟ وَأُوذُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰهُمْ نَصْرُنَا وَلَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكَ مِن نَّبَإِى۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the…

  • وَرُسُلًا قَدْ قَصَصْنَٰهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلًا لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ وَكَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ مُوسَىٰ تَكْلِيمًا

    And [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct]…

  • وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ

    And We have already sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and descendants. And it was not for a messenger to come with a sign except by permission of Allah. For…

  • تِلْكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَٰتٍ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ وَلَٰكِنِ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ

    Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary…

  • يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ عَلَىٰ فَتْرَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنۢ بَشِيرٍ وَلَا نَذِيرٍ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُم بَشِيرٌ وَنَذِيرٌ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger to make clear to you [the religion] after a period [of suspension] of messengers, lest you say, "There came not to…

  • وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَهَلْ عَلَى ٱلرُّسُلِ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    And those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:78?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:78 include Quran 6:34 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 4:164 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 13:38 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 2:253 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 6:34 reads: “And certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the…” 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 40:78 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:78 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them are those [whose stories] We have not related to you. And it was not for any messenger to bring a sign [or verse] except by permission…”

Which surah is verse 40:78 in?

Quran 40:78 is āyah 78 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 40:78?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 40:78 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:78?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:78 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.