Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

إِلَّا مِنْهُمُ ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 20 letters · āyah 40 of 99

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 38:83 · Saadvery close

    إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except, among them, Your chosen servants."

  • Quran 25:17 · Al-Furqaanvery close

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"

  • Quran 28:85 · Al-Qasasvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Indeed, [O Muhammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur'an will take you back to a place of return. Say, "My Lord is most knowing of who brings guidance and who is in clear error."

  • Quran 7:16 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَ فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَٰطَكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

    [Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.

  • Quran 38:78 · Saadvery close

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِىٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."

  • Quran 14:36 · Ibrahimvery close

    رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فَمَن تَبِعَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّى وَمَنْ عَصَانِى فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    My Lord, indeed they have led astray many among the people. So whoever follows me - then he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:40 include Quran 38:83 (Surah Saad), Quran 25:17 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 28:85 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 7:16 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 38:83 reads: “Except, among them, Your chosen servants."” 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 15:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:40 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “Except, among them, Your chosen servants."”

Which surah is verse 15:40 in?

Quran 15:40 is āyah 40 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.