Surah Al-Jaathiya · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

وَلَقَدْ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِّنَ عَلَى ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 13 words

Recitation · 25 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām shafawī2

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 69 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 16 of 37

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 44:31 · Ad-Dukhaanvery close

    مِن فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.

  • Quran 40:53 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

    And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture

  • Quran 26:59 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

  • Quran 2:47 · Al-Baqaraclose

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.

  • Quran 10:93 · Yunusclose

    وَلَقَدْ بَوَّأْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مُبَوَّأَ صِدْقٍ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

    And We had certainty settled the Children of Israel in an agreeable settlement and provided them with good things. And they did not differ until [after] knowledge had come to…

  • Quran 17:70 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا

    And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have…

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.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:483 shared roots

    وَيُعَلِّمُهُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ

    ح-ك-مك-ت-بع-ل-م

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:83 shared roots

    فَضْلًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَنِعْمَةً وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    ف-ض-لح-ك-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Israa 17:704 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا

    ط-ي-بف-ض-لر-ز-قب-ن-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:1223 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لب-ن-يع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:473 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لب-ن-يع-ل-م

  • As-Saaffaat 37:412 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    ر-ز-قع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 45:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 45:16 include Quran 44:31 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 40:53 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 26:59 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 2:47 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 44:31 reads: “From Pharaoh. Indeed, he was a haughty one among the transgressors.” 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 45:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 45:16 (Surah Al-Jaathiya, Crouching) reads: “And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 45:16 in?

Quran 45:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Jaathiya (Crouching), chapter 45 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 37 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 45:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 45:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.