Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 136·Makkī

136

مِنْهُمْ فِى بِأَنَّهُمْ عَنْهَا ﴿١٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.

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Tafsīr

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 24 points across 7 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 58 letters · āyah 136 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 43:55 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

  • Quran 21:77 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

  • Quran 43:25 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

  • Quran 8:54 · Al-Anfaalclose

    كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَكُلٌّ كَانُوا۟ ظَٰلِمِينَ

    [Theirs is] like the custom of the people of Pharaoh and of those before them. They denied the signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people…

  • Quran 78:27 · An-Nabaclose

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا

    Indeed, they were not expecting an account

  • Quran 51:40 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

    So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:552 shared roots

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    ن-ق-مغ-ر-ق

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:774 shared roots

    وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    غ-ر-قك-ذ-بأ-ي-يك-و-ن

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:253 shared roots

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    ن-ق-مك-ذ-بك-و-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:644 shared roots

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَمِينَ

    غ-ر-قك-ذ-بأ-ي-يك-و-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:644 shared roots

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَمِينَ

    غ-ر-قك-ذ-بأ-ي-يك-و-ن

  • As-Sajda 32:222 shared roots

    وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهَآ إِنَّا مِنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُنتَقِمُونَ

    ن-ق-مأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:136?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:136 include Quran 43:55 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 21:77 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 43:25 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 8:54 (Surah Al-Anfaal). For example, 43:55 reads: “And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.” 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 7:136 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:136 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.”

Which surah is verse 7:136 in?

Quran 7:136 is āyah 136 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 7:136?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:136 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.