Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 197·Makkī

197

أَوَلَمْ لَّهُمْ أَن إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ﴿١٩٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?

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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 · 4 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 35 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 197 of 227

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 27:76 · An-Namlclose

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَقُصُّ عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَكْثَرَ ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

    Indeed, this Qur'an relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they disagree.

  • Quran 46:30 · Al-Ahqafclose

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰقَوْمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.

  • Quran 43:21 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ

    Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?

  • Quran 32:26 · As-Sajdaclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?

  • Quran 26:22 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

  • Quran 26:59 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Qalam 68:142 shared roots

    أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

    ب-ن-يك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:712 shared roots

    قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ

    ب-ن-يك-و-ن

  • Hud 11:792 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِى بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ

    ب-ن-يع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:1222 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ب-ن-يع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:472 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ب-ن-يع-ل-م

  • Taa-Haa 20:472 shared roots

    فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ قَدْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

    ب-ن-يأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:197?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:197 include Quran 27:76 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 46:30 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), Quran 43:21 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 32:26 (Surah As-Sajda). For example, 27:76 reads: “Indeed, this Qur'an relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they disagree.” 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 26:197 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:197 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?”

Which surah is verse 26:197 in?

Quran 26:197 is āyah 197 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 26:197?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:197 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.