Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 117·Makkī

117

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Translation

Saheeh International

And We gave them the explicit Scripture,

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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 3 of 3 words

Recitation · 7 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 22 letters · āyah 117 of 182

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 6:87 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَمِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَٱجْتَبَيْنَٰهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.

  • Quran 33:67 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا ٱلسَّبِيلَا۠

    And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way.

  • Quran 7:52 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَٰهُم بِكِتَٰبٍ فَصَّلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge - as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.

  • Quran 32:24 · As-Sajdaclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ

    And We made from among them leaders guiding by Our command when they were patient and [when] they were certain of Our signs.

  • Quran 37:172 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ

    [That] indeed, they would be those given victory

  • Quran 21:9 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

    Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:117?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:117 include Quran 6:87 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 33:67 (Surah Al-Ahzaab), Quran 7:52 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 32:24 (Surah As-Sajda). For example, 6:87 reads: “And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.” 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 37:117 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:117 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “And We gave them the explicit Scripture,”

Which surah is verse 37:117 in?

Quran 37:117 is āyah 117 of Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), chapter 37 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 182 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 37:117?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:117 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.