Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 59·Makkī

59

وَمَا أَن إِلَّآ أَن بِهَا ثَمُودَ بِهَا وَمَا إِلَّا ﴿٥٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.

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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 · 10 roots in 12 of 21 words

Rarest here: ن-و-ق — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 28 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī16
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

21 words · 93 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 59 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 67:9 · Al-Mulkclose

    قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ

    They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"

  • Quran 7:77 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Salih, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."

  • Quran 15:80 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.

  • Quran 25:56 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

    And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

  • Quran 7:132 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ مَهْمَا تَأْتِنَا بِهِۦ مِنْ ءَايَةٍ لِّتَسْحَرَنَا بِهَا فَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And they said, "No matter what sign you bring us with which to bewitch us, we will not be believers in you."

  • Quran 15:9 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

    Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.

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.

  • Ash-Shams 91:132 shared roots

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

    ن-و-قر-س-ل

  • Al-Qamar 54:272 shared roots

    إِنَّا مُرْسِلُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَٱرْتَقِبْهُمْ وَٱصْطَبِرْ

    ن-و-قر-س-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:122 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    خ-و-فك-ذ-ب

  • Al-Kahf 18:553 shared roots

    وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا

    م-ن-عأ-و-لأ-ت-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:773 shared roots

    فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ن-و-قر-س-لأ-ت-ي

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1412 shared roots

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ك-ذ-بر-س-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:59?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:59 include Quran 67:9 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 7:77 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 15:80 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 25:56 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 67:9 reads: “They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"” 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 17:59 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:59 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.”

Which surah is verse 17:59 in?

Quran 17:59 is āyah 59 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 17:59?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:59 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.