Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

عَمَّا ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

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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 6 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 28 letters · āyah 43 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 43:82 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

  • Quran 17:111 · Al-Israaclose

    وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًۢا

    And say, "Praise to Allah, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great]…

  • Quran 21:22 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَآ ءَالِهَةٌ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

  • Quran 21:20 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    يُسَبِّحُونَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ

    They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.

  • Quran 7:140 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"

  • Quran 78:37 · An-Nabaclose

    رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

    [From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.

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-A'laa 87:12 shared roots

    سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    ع-ل-وس-ب-ح

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:242 shared roots

    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    ع-ل-وق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:462 shared roots

    إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَالِينَ

    ع-ل-وك-ب-ر

  • Al-Qasas 28:682 shared roots

    وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخْتَارُ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    ع-ل-وس-ب-ح

  • An-Nahl 16:12 shared roots

    أَتَىٰٓ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    ع-ل-وس-ب-ح

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:92 shared roots

    عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِ

    ع-ل-وك-ب-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:43 include Quran 43:82 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 17:111 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 21:22 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 21:20 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 43:82 reads: “Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.” 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 17:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:43 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.”

Which surah is verse 17:43 in?

Quran 17:43 is āyah 43 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.