Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 81·Makkī

81

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Translation

Saheeh International

And He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?

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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 · 4 roots in 6 of 6 words

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Light rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 28 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 81 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 2:242 · Al-Baqaravery close

    كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.

  • Quran 3:98 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah while Allah is Witness over what you do?"

  • Quran 40:13 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    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 45:6 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe?

  • Quran 27:93 · An-Namlclose

    وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    And say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah. He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."

  • Quran 42:13 · Ash-Shuraclose

    شَرَعَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا وَصَّىٰ بِهِۦ نُوحًا وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِۦٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا۟ فِيهِ كَبُرَ عَلَى ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مَا تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْهِ ٱللَّهُ يَجْتَبِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَن يُنِيبُ

    He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to…

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.

  • An-Nahl 16:832 shared roots

    يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    ن-ك-رأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nahl 16:222 shared roots

    إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مُّنكِرَةٌ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    ن-ك-رأ-ل-ه

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:202 shared roots

    فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلْـَٔايَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • Taa-Haa 20:232 shared roots

    لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Alaq 96:142 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

    ر-أ-يأ-ل-ه

  • An-Najm 53:182 shared roots

    لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:81?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:81 include Quran 2:242 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 3:98 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 40:13 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), and Quran 45:6 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 2:242 reads: “Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.” 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 40:81 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:81 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny?”

Which surah is verse 40:81 in?

Quran 40:81 is āyah 81 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 40:81?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:81 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.