Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

وَلَقَدْ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Rarest here: ض-و-أ — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 43 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 48 of 112

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 2:53 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

  • Quran 28:43 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

  • Quran 37:114 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.

  • 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 37:120 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    "Peace upon Moses and Aaron."

  • Quran 6:154 · Al-An'aamvery close

    ثُمَّ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ تَمَامًا عَلَى ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Then We gave Moses the Scripture, making complete [Our favor] upon the one who did good and as a detailed explanation of all things and as guidance and mercy that perhaps in [the…

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-Haaqqa 69:482 shared roots

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    و-ق-يذ-ك-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:532 shared roots

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    ف-ر-قأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Qasas 28:712 shared roots

    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَآءٍ أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ

    ض-و-أأ-ت-ي

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1652 shared roots

    أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Bayyina 98:42 shared roots

    وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

    ف-ر-قأ-ت-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:692 shared roots

    وَمَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ وَلَٰكِن ذِكْرَىٰ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    و-ق-يذ-ك-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:48 include Quran 2:53 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 28:43 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 37:114 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 23:45 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 2:53 reads: “And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.” 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 21:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:48 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous”

Which surah is verse 21:48 in?

Quran 21:48 is āyah 48 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.