Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 115·Makkī

115

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن وَإِمَّآ أَن نَحْنُ ﴿١١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."

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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 · 3 roots in 4 of 10 words

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ghunnah3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 39 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 115 of 206

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 26:43 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

    Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

  • Quran 10:80 · Yunusvery close

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

    So when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw down whatever you will throw."

  • Quran 20:67 · Taa-Haaclose

    فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

    And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.

  • Quran 7:155 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَٱخْتَارَ مُوسَىٰ قَوْمَهُۥ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا لِّمِيقَٰتِنَا فَلَمَّآ أَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ أَهْلَكْتَهُم مِّن قَبْلُ وَإِيَّٰىَ أَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَّآ إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّا فِتْنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَهْدِى مَن تَشَآءُ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْغَٰفِرِينَ

    And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before…

  • Quran 23:48 · Al-Muminoonclose

    فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْلَكِينَ

    So they denied them and were of those destroyed.

  • Quran 26:60 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ

    So they pursued them at sunrise.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:115?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:115 include Quran 26:43 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 10:80 (Surah Yunus), Quran 20:67 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 7:155 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 26:43 reads: “Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."” 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 7:115 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:115 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."”

Which surah is verse 7:115 in?

Quran 7:115 is āyah 115 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:115?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:115 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.