Surah Al-Ankaboot · Ayah 15·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 6 words

Rarest here: س-ف-ن — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 3 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 37 letters · āyah 15 of 69

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 26:119 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

    So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.

  • Quran 37:77 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

    And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

  • Quran 10:73 · Yunusclose

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    And they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship and made them successors, and We drowned those who denied Our signs. Then see how was the end of those who were…

  • Quran 26:120 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

    Then We drowned thereafter the remaining ones.

  • Quran 54:13 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَحَمَلْنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَٰحٍ وَدُسُرٍ

    And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,

  • Quran 21:71 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds.

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-Anbiyaa 21:712 shared roots

    وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ج-وع-ل-م

  • At-Tawba 9:782 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

    ن-ج-وع-ل-م

  • Al-Maaida 5:862 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    ص-ح-بأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Maaida 5:102 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    ص-ح-بأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:392 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    ص-ح-بأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Hijr 15:962 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ج-ع-لع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 29:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 29:15 include Quran 26:119 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 37:77 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 10:73 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 26:120 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 26:119 reads: “So We saved him and those with him in the laden ship.” 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 29:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 29:15 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, The Spider) reads: “But We saved him and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 29:15 in?

Quran 29:15 is āyah 15 of Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), chapter 29 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 69 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 29:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 29:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.