Surah Fussilat · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

لَّا مِنۢ وَلَا مِنْ مِّنْ ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.

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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 · 8 roots in 8 of 13 words

Recitation · 15 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Iqlāb6
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 45 letters · āyah 42 of 54

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 34:49 · Sabavery close

    قُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ

    Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."

  • Quran 3:60 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ

    The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.

  • Quran 69:43 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

  • Quran 3:71 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    O People of the Scripture, why do you confuse the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?

  • Quran 34:48 · Sabaclose

    قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَقْذِفُ بِٱلْحَقِّ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

    Say, "Indeed, my Lord projects the truth. Knower of the unseen."

  • Quran 53:3 · An-Najmclose

    وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ

    Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

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.

  • Maryam 19:644 shared roots

    وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فن-ز-لب-ي-ن

  • Yaseen 36:453 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فب-ي-ن

  • Al-Hajj 22:693 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

    خ-ل-فح-ك-مب-ي-ن

  • Fussilat 41:144 shared roots

    إِذْ جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً فَإِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فن-ز-لب-ي-ن

  • Fussilat 41:144 shared roots

    إِذْ جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً فَإِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فن-ز-لب-ي-ن

  • Al-Hajj 22:763 shared roots

    يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فب-ي-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 41:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 41:42 include Quran 34:49 (Surah Saba), Quran 3:60 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 69:43 (Surah Al-Haaqqa), and Quran 3:71 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 34:49 reads: “Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."” 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 41:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 41:42 (Surah Fussilat, Explained in detail) reads: “Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.”

Which surah is verse 41:42 in?

Quran 41:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Fussilat (Explained in detail), chapter 41 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 54 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 41:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 41:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.