Surah Al-Ankaboot · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

وَثَمُودَا۟ وَقَد لَكُم مِّن لَهُمُ عَنِ ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

مستبصرین

بعضی از مفسران» جملةٌ «و کانوا مستبصرین» را به معنای داشتن چشم بینا و عقل و درک کافی, بعضی به معنای دارا بودن فطرت سالم و بعضی به معنای استفاده از راهنمایی پیامبران دانسته‌اند. هیچ مانعی ندارد که همةٌ اینها در معنی آیه جمع باشد؛ اشاره به این که آنها جاهل قاصر نبودند؛ بلکه به‌خوبی حق را می‌شناختند» وجدان بیدار و عقل و خرد کافی داشتند و پیامبران به آنها اتمام حجت کرده بودند؛ ولی با این‌همه» ندای عقل و وجدان» دعوت انبیا را رها کردند و به دنبال وسوسه‌های شیطانی افتادند و روز به روز اعمال زشت و شومشان در نظرشان زیباتر جلوه کرد و به جایی رسیدند که راهی برای بازگشت نبود. قانون آفرینش» این چوب‌های خشک و بی بار و بر را به آتش کشید. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان» ج ۰۱۶ ص ۱۲۸ و ۱۳۲ > ۲- نمونهء ج ۱۶ ص ۲۶۳ > ۱- المیزان» ج ۰۶ ص ۱۲۸ و ۱۳۲ ۲- نمونه, ج ۵۶ ص ۲۶۳ ۳- پیشین» ص ۲۷۱ > f.. > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān, al-Kāfī.

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 · 10 roots in 10 of 16 words

Recitation · 22 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Idghām shafawī4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

16 words · 75 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 38 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.

  • وَإِذْ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لَا غَالِبَ لَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّى جَارٌ لَّكُمْ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلْفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْنَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two…

  • وَأُتْبِعُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَآ إِنَّ عَادًا كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّعَادٍ قَوْمِ هُودٍ

    And they were [therefore] followed in this world with a curse and [as well] on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, 'Aad denied their Lord; then away with 'Aad, the people of…

  • فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِ وَقُلْنَا ٱهْبِطُوا۟ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will…

  • فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ

    So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

  • وَأَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ

    And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.

  • وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

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-Naml 27:245 shared roots

    وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ

    ص-د-دز-ي-نش-ط-نس-ب-لع-م-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:623 shared roots

    وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    ص-د-دش-ط-نب-ي-ن

  • Muhammad 47:13 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

    ص-د-دس-ب-لع-م-ل

  • Al-Munaafiqoon 63:24 shared roots

    ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    ص-د-دس-ب-لع-م-لك-و-ن

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:372 shared roots

    وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

    ص-د-دس-ب-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:1672 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا

    ص-د-دس-ب-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 29:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 29:38 include Quran 8:48 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 11:60 (Surah Hud), Quran 2:36 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 69:5 (Surah Al-Haaqqa). For example, 8:48 reads: “And [remember] when Satan made their deeds pleasing to them and said, "No one can overcome you today from among the people, and indeed, I am your protector." But when the two…” 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 29:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 29:38 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, The Spider) reads: “And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception.”

Which surah is verse 29:38 in?

Quran 29:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), chapter 29 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 69 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 29:38?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 29:38 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 29:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 29:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.