Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

فِى ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.

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Tafsīr

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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 10 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 47 letters · āyah 40 of 88

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 51:40 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

    So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

  • Quran 17:103 · Al-Israavery close

    فَأَرَادَ أَن يَسْتَفِزَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ جَمِيعًا

    So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.

  • Quran 10:73 · Yunusclose

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    And they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship and made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our signs. Then see how was the end of those who were…

  • Quran 21:77 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

  • Quran 37:141 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

    And he drew lots and was among the losers.

  • Quran 7:136 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَٰفِلِينَ

    So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:40 include Quran 51:40 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 17:103 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 10:73 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 21:77 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 51:40 reads: “So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.” 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 28:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:40 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “So We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.”

Which surah is verse 28:40 in?

Quran 28:40 is āyah 40 of Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), chapter 28 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 28:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.