Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 120·Makkī

120

عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ﴿١٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

"Peace upon Moses and Aaron."

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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 · 1 root in 1 of 4 words

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 120 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 37:115 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,

  • Quran 37:114 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.

  • Quran 21:48 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءً وَذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

  • Quran 37:109 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

    "Peace upon Abraham."

  • Quran 37:130 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ

    "Peace upon Elias."

  • Quran 6:84 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ كُلًّا هَدَيْنَا وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦ دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    And We gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before; and among his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:120?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:120 include Quran 37:115 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 37:114 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 21:48 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 37:109 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 37:115 reads: “And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,” 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 37:120 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:120 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “"Peace upon Moses and Aaron."”

Which surah is verse 37:120 in?

Quran 37:120 is āyah 120 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 37:120?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:120 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.