Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 7·Makkī

7

إِنَّا مَا عَلَى لَّهَا ﴿٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 44 letters · āyah 7 of 110

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 77:24 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

  • Quran 51:48 · Adh-Dhaariyatrelated

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ

    And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.

  • Quran 77:22 · Al-Mursalaatrelated

    إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    For a known extent.

  • Quran 20:131 · Taa-Haarelated

    وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ

    And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the…

  • Quran 15:16 · Al-Hijrrelated

    وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

    And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.

  • Quran 23:30 · Al-Muminoonrelated

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِينَ

    Indeed in that are signs, and indeed, We are ever testing [Our servants].

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-Muminoon 23:302 shared roots

    إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِينَ

    ب-ل-وأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Mulk 67:24 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

    ب-ل-وح-س-نع-م-لأ-ي-ي

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:332 shared roots

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ مَا فِيهِ بَلَٰٓؤٌا۟ مُّبِينٌ

    ب-ل-وأ-ي-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1683 shared roots

    وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا مِّنْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    ب-ل-وح-س-نأ-ر-ض

  • Hud 11:75 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    ب-ل-وح-س-نع-م-لأ-ر-ضأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Anfaal 8:172 shared roots

    فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ وَلِيُبْلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    ب-ل-وح-س-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:7?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:7 include Quran 77:24 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 51:48 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 77:22 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 20:131 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 77:24 reads: “Woe, that Day, to the deniers.” 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 18:7 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:7 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.”

Which surah is verse 18:7 in?

Quran 18:7 is āyah 7 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:7?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:7 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.