Surah Adh-Dhaariyat · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 8 words

Recitation · 9 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 32 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 38 of 60

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 11:96 · Hudvery close

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority

  • Quran 43:46 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."

  • Quran 23:45 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and a clear authority

  • Quran 17:101 · Al-Israavery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسْعَ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ فَسْـَٔلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِذْ جَآءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُۥ فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى لَأَظُنُّكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ مَسْحُورًا

    And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are…

  • Quran 23:49 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.

  • Quran 20:25 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى

    [Moses] said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance]

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-Ghaafir 40:233 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طر-س-لب-ي-ن

  • Hud 11:963 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طر-س-لب-ي-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1562 shared roots

    أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:453 shared roots

    ثُمَّ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طر-س-لب-ي-ن

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:192 shared roots

    وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

  • At-Tur 52:382 shared roots

    أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    س-ل-طب-ي-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 51:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 51:38 include Quran 11:96 (Surah Hud), Quran 43:46 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 23:45 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 17:101 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 11:96 reads: “And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority” 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 51:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 51:38 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, The Winnowing Winds) reads: “And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.”

Which surah is verse 51:38 in?

Quran 51:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), chapter 51 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 51:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 51:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.