Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 142·Makkī

142

إِذْ لَهُمْ أَلَا ﴿١٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 7 words

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Iẓhār1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 24 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 142 of 227

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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 26:124 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

  • Quran 26:161 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

  • Quran 26:106 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

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

  • Quran 11:61 · Hudvery close

    وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ رَبِّى قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ

    And to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so…

  • Quran 26:178 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ

    Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

  • Quran 27:45 · An-Namlclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ

    And We had certainly sent to Thamud their brother Salih, [saying], "Worship Allah," and at once they were two parties conflicting.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:142?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:142 include Quran 26:124 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:161 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:106 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 11:61 (Surah Hud). For example, 26:124 reads: “When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?” 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 26:142 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:142 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?”

Which surah is verse 26:142 in?

Quran 26:142 is āyah 142 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:142?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:142 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.