Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 32·Makkī

32

وَلَا إِنَّهُۥ ﴿٣٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

نزدیک زنا نشوید

این تعبیر» علاوه بر این که تأکیدی بر نهی از زنا استء اشارةٌ لطیفی به این نکته دارد که آلودگی به این گناه شرم‌آور غالباً مقدماتی دارد که انسان را به تدریج به آن نزدیک می‌کند. چشم‌چرانی؛ برهنگی و بی‌حجابی» کتاب‌های بداموزء فیلم‌های آلوده کانون‌های فاسدء خلوت با نامحرم و ترک ازدواج جوانان و سخت‌گیری‌های بی‌دلیل طرفین ازدواج در این زمینه» همه از عوامل نزدیک شدن به زنا است که این آیه با یک جملةٌ کوتاه از همه آنها هی می‌کند.

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 · 6 roots in 6 of 8 words

Rarest here: ز-ن-ي — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 33 letters · āyah 32 of 111

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 4:22 · An-Nisaaclose

    وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا

    And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] and was evil as a way.

  • Quran 24:3 · An-Noorclose

    ٱلزَّانِى لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَٱلزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَآ إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَحُرِّمَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    The fornicator does not marry except a [female] fornicator or polytheist, and none marries her except a fornicator or a polytheist, and that has been made unlawful to the…

  • Quran 26:183 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

    And do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.

  • Quran 42:37 · Ash-Shuraclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا۟ هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ

    And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive,

  • Quran 5:63 · Al-Maaidaclose

    لَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ

    Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.

  • Quran 4:31 · An-Nisaaclose

    إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُم مُّدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا

    If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].

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.

  • Al-Baqara 2:1692 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَأَن تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    ف-ح-شس-و-أ

  • Al-Waaqia 56:882 shared roots

    فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    ق-ر-بك-و-ن

  • An-Nisaa 4:224 shared roots

    وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ مَا نَكَحَ ءَابَآؤُكُم مِّنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَٰحِشَةً وَمَقْتًا وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا

    ف-ح-شس-و-أس-ب-لك-و-ن

  • An-Nahl 16:902 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآئِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ف-ح-شق-ر-ب

  • An-Nisaa 4:173 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

    ق-ر-بس-و-أك-و-ن

  • Yusuf 12:242 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِۦ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرْهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    ف-ح-شس-و-أ

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:32?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:32 include Quran 4:22 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 24:3 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 26:183 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 42:37 (Surah Ash-Shura). For example, 4:22 reads: “And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] and was evil as a way.” 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 17:32 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:32 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.”

Which surah is verse 17:32 in?

Quran 17:32 is āyah 32 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 17:32?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 17:32 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:32?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:32 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.