Surah Al-Hajj · Ayah 42·Madanī

42

وَإِن فَقَدْ نُوحٍ وَثَمُودُ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And if they deny you, [O Muhammad] - so, before them, did the people of Noah and 'Aad and Thamud deny [their prophets],

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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 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Qalqalah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 42 of 78

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 50:12 · Qaafvery close

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ

    The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud

  • Quran 38:12 · Saadvery close

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

    The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,

  • Quran 50:13 · Qaafvery close

    وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ

    And 'Aad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lot

  • Quran 9:70 · At-Tawbavery close

    أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَأَصْحَٰبِ مَدْيَنَ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتِ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

    Has there not reached them the news of those before them - the people of Noah and [the tribes of] 'Aad and Thamud and the people of Abraham and the companions of Madyan and the…

  • Quran 3:184 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    فَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ جَآءُو بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلزُّبُرِ وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُنِيرِ

    Then if they deny you, [O Muhammad] - so were messengers denied before you, who brought clear proofs and written ordinances and the enlightening Scripture.

  • Quran 26:104 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 22:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 22:42 include Quran 50:12 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 38:12 (Surah Saad), Quran 50:13 (Surah Qaaf), and Quran 9:70 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 50:12 reads: “The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud” 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 22:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 22:42 (Surah Al-Hajj, The Pilgrimage) reads: “And if they deny you, [O Muhammad] - so, before them, did the people of Noah and 'Aad and Thamud deny [their prophets],”

Which surah is verse 22:42 in?

Quran 22:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), chapter 22 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 78 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 22:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 22:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.