Surah As-Saaffaat · Ayah 123·Makkī

123

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ﴿١٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,

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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 · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 19 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 123 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 23:32 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"

  • Quran 26:107 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

    Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

  • Quran 37:129 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

    And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

  • Quran 26:123 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    'Aad denied the messengers

  • Quran 26:124 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

  • Quran 51:31 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 37:123?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 37:123 include Quran 23:32 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 26:107 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 37:129 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 26:123 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 23:32 reads: “And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?"” 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 37:123 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 37:123 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Those drawn up in Ranks) reads: “And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,”

Which surah is verse 37:123 in?

Quran 37:123 is āyah 123 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 37:123?

Tartīl presents Quran 37:123 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.