Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 79·Makkī

79

سُلَيْمَٰنَ مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ﴿٧٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].

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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 · 11 roots in 11 of 14 words

Rarest here: ف-ه-م — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 19 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 69 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 79 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 27:15 · An-Namlvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ عِلْمًا وَقَالَا ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى فَضَّلَنَا عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise [is due] to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants."

  • Quran 27:16 · An-Namlvery close

    وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ دَاوُۥدَ وَقَالَ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ ٱلطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    And Solomon inherited David. He said, "O people, we have been taught the language of birds, and we have been given from all things. Indeed, this is evident bounty."

  • Quran 38:30 · Saadclose

    وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

    And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allah].

  • Quran 34:10 · Sabaclose

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ

    And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

  • Quran 38:34 · Saadclose

    وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ

    And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.

  • Quran 26:64 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

    And We advanced thereto the pursuers.

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.

  • An-Noor 24:415 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلطَّيْرُ صَٰٓفَّٰتٍ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُۥ وَتَسْبِيحَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ

    ط-ي-رس-ب-حف-ع-لك-ل-لع-ل-م

  • Saad 38:183 shared roots

    إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ

    س-خ-رج-ب-لس-ب-ح

  • Al-Baqara 2:323 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    س-ب-حح-ك-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Israa 17:1083 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُونَ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولًا

    س-ب-حف-ع-لك-و-ن

  • Al-Infitaar 82:122 shared roots

    يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    ف-ع-لع-ل-م

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1432 shared roots

    فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ

    س-ب-حك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:79?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:79 include Quran 27:15 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 27:16 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 38:30 (Surah Saad), and Quran 34:10 (Surah Saba). For example, 27:15 reads: “And We had certainly given to David and Solomon knowledge, and they said, "Praise [is due] to Allah, who has favored us over many of His believing servants."” 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 21:79 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:79 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].”

Which surah is verse 21:79 in?

Quran 21:79 is āyah 79 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 21:79?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:79 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.