Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 87·Makkī

87

إِلَّا مِّن إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ ﴿٨٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 30 letters · āyah 87 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 11:90 · Hudvery close

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ

    And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."

  • Quran 23:118 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    And, [O Muhammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."

  • Quran 28:73 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.

  • Quran 3:8 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

    [Who say], "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.

  • Quran 1:4 · Al-Faatihavery close

    مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

  • Quran 108:1 · Al-Kawtharvery close

    إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ

    Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.

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-Ahzaab 33:472 shared roots

    وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَنَّ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ فَضْلًا كَبِيرًا

    ف-ض-لك-ب-ر

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:32 shared roots

    وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ

    ك-ب-رر-ب-ب

  • As-Saaffaat 37:352 shared roots

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    ك-ب-رك-و-ن

  • An-Noor 24:102 shared roots

    وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ حَكِيمٌ

    ف-ض-لر-ح-م

  • Saad 38:742 shared roots

    إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    ك-ب-رك-و-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:643 shared roots

    ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    ف-ض-لر-ح-مك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:87?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:87 include Quran 11:90 (Surah Hud), Quran 23:118 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 28:73 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 3:8 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 11:90 reads: “And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."” 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 17:87 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:87 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.”

Which surah is verse 17:87 in?

Quran 17:87 is āyah 87 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 17:87?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:87 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.