Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 3·Makkī

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مَآ إِلَيْكُم مِّن وَلَا مِن مَّا ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.

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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 · 7 roots in 8 of 14 words

Recitation · 17 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 57 letters · āyah 3 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 39:55 · Az-Zumarvery close

    وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

    And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,

  • Quran 10:108 · Yunusvery close

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ

    Say, "O mankind, the truth has come to you from your Lord, so whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever goes astray only goes astray [in…

  • Quran 31:15 · Luqmanclose

    وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَٱتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَىَّ ثُمَّ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow…

  • Quran 68:8 · Al-Qalamclose

    فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Then do not obey the deniers.

  • Quran 18:27 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

    And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.

  • Quran 26:215 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.

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.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:682 shared roots

    إِنَّ أَوْلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ت-ب-عو-ل-ي

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:533 shared roots

    رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا بِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ وَٱتَّبَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَ فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

    ت-ب-عن-ز-لر-ب-ب

  • Al-Kahf 18:1023 shared roots

    أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا

    د-و-نو-ل-ين-ز-ل

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:432 shared roots

    تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ز-لر-ب-ب

  • Al-Waaqia 56:802 shared roots

    تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ز-لر-ب-ب

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1922 shared roots

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ز-لر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:3 include Quran 39:55 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 10:108 (Surah Yunus), Quran 31:15 (Surah Luqman), and Quran 68:8 (Surah Al-Qalam). For example, 39:55 reads: “And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,” 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 7:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:3 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.”

Which surah is verse 7:3 in?

Quran 7:3 is āyah 3 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 7:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.