Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 97·Makkī

97

فَمَا أَن وَمَا لَهُۥ ﴿٩٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.

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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 · 3 roots in 4 of 8 words

Rarest here: ن-ق-ب — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 33 letters · āyah 97 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 51:45 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

    And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.

  • Quran 36:67 · Yaseenrelated

    وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.

  • Quran 21:96 · Al-Anbiyaarelated

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ

    Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend

  • Quran 36:50 · Yaseenrelated

    فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And they will not be able [to give] any instruction, nor to their people can they return.

  • Quran 18:43 · Al-Kahfrelated

    وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ فِئَةٌ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مُنتَصِرًا

    And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor could he defend himself.

  • Quran 51:42 · Adh-Dhaariyatrelated

    مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ

    It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:97?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:97 include Quran 51:45 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 36:67 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 21:96 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 36:50 (Surah Yaseen). For example, 51:45 reads: “And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.” 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 18:97 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:97 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.”

Which surah is verse 18:97 in?

Quran 18:97 is āyah 97 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 18:97?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:97 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.