Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

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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 4 of 8 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 30 letters · āyah 8 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 26:158 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

  • Quran 36:7 · Yaseenclose

    لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.

  • Quran 26:191 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

  • Quran 12:103 · Yusufclose

    وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And most of the people, although you strive [for it], are not believers.

  • Quran 6:25 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign…

  • Quran 2:100 · Al-Baqaraclose

    أَوَكُلَّمَا عَٰهَدُوا۟ عَهْدًا نَّبَذَهُۥ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Is it not [true] that every time they took a covenant a party of them threw it away? But, [in fact], most of them do not believe.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:8 include Quran 26:158 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 36:7 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 26:191 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 12:103 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 26:158 reads: “And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.” 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 26:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:8 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.”

Which surah is verse 26:8 in?

Quran 26:8 is āyah 8 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 26:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.