Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 85·Makkī

85

وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ مِّنَ ﴿٨٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous.

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Tafsīr

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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 7 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Light rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 33 letters · 4 proper nouns · āyah 85 of 165

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.

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    وَٱذْكُرْ عِبَٰدَنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَيْدِى وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرِ

    And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.

  • Quran 37:114 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.

  • Quran 19:58 · Maryamclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِن ذُرِّيَّةِ ءَادَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَٱجْتَبَيْنَآ إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًا وَبُكِيًّا

    Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of…

  • Quran 68:50 · Al-Qalamclose

    فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

  • Quran 3:33 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ وَنُوحًا وَءَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَءَالَ عِمْرَٰنَ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of 'Imran over the worlds -

  • Quran 38:48 · Saadclose

    وَٱذْكُرْ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخْيَارِ

    And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.

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    ح-ي-يك-ل-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:862 shared roots

    وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا

    ح-ي-يك-ل-ل

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    لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ح-ي-يك-ل-ل

  • Ash-Shura 42:92 shared roots

    أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ وَهُوَ يُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ح-ي-يك-ل-ل

  • An-Nahl 16:972 shared roots

    مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

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  • Yaseen 36:792 shared roots

    قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ

    ح-ي-يك-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:85?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:85 include Quran 38:45 (Surah Saad), Quran 37:114 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 19:58 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 68:50 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 38:45 reads: “And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.” 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 6:85 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:85 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “And Zechariah and John and Jesus and Elias - and all were of the righteous.”

Which surah is verse 6:85 in?

Quran 6:85 is āyah 85 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:85?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:85 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.