Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 22·Makkī

22

بَلْ إِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ﴿٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 19 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Ghunnah4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Idghām shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 47 letters · āyah 22 of 89

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 26:75 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

    He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,

  • Quran 45:25 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتُوا۟ بِـَٔابَآئِنَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, "Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."

  • Quran 6:87 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَمِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَٱجْتَبَيْنَٰهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.

  • Quran 2:170 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood…

  • Quran 37:70 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

    So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

  • Quran 33:67 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا ٱلسَّبِيلَا۠

    And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way.

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.

  • Abasa 80:352 shared roots

    وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

    أ-ب-وأ-م-م

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:244 shared roots

    قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    و-ج-دأ-ب-وه-د-يق-و-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:244 shared roots

    قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    و-ج-دأ-ب-وه-د-يق-و-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:235 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ

    أ-ث-رو-ج-دأ-ب-وأ-م-مق-و-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:235 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ

    أ-ث-رو-ج-دأ-ب-وأ-م-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:533 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

    و-ج-دأ-ب-وق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:22?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:22 include Quran 26:75 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 45:25 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), Quran 6:87 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 2:170 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 26:75 reads: “He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,” 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 43:22 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:22 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."”

Which surah is verse 43:22 in?

Quran 43:22 is āyah 22 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), chapter 43 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 89 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 43:22?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:22 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.