Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 29·Madanī

29

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى لَكُم مَّا فِى ثُمَّ إِلَى وَهُوَ ﴿٢٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

هفت آسمان

از آّیات قرآن چنین استفاده می‌شود که تمام ستارگان و سیاره‌هایی که ما می‌بینیم؛ همه جزء آسمان اول است و در ماورای آسمان» شش عالم دیگر وجود دارد که از محدودةٌ دید ما و ابزارهای علمی ما بیرون است و در محموع هفت عالم می‌شوند. شاهد این سخن این است که قرآن در ید ۱۲ سورةٌ فصّلت می‌فرماید: «ما آسمان پایین را با چراغ‌های ستارگان زینت دادیم.» در آَیةٌ ۶ سورة صافات هم می‌خوانیم: «ما آسمان پایین را با ستارگان زینت بخشیدیم.» > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه چ ص ۱۴۵ ۲ اطیب‌البیان» ج۰۱ ص ۴۸۰ ۳ تفسیر موضوعی, ج۱ء ص ۴۳۲ > ۴ نمونهء ج ۰۱ ص ۱۵۰ > ۷ نمونهء چ۱ء ص ۱۶۷ > ۴ نمونهء ج ۰۱ ص ۱۵۰ ۵- اطیب‌البیان» ج۰۱ ص ۴۸۴ ۶- نمونهء ج ۰۱ ص ۱۵۶ > ۵- اطیب‌البیان» ج۰۱ ص ۴۸۴ > ۳ تفسیر موضوعی» ج۱ء ص ۴۳۲ > ۶- نمونهء ج ۰۱ ص ۱۵۶ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, Aṭyab al-Bayān, Tafsīr-i Mawḍūʿī.

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 · 9 roots in 11 of 19 words

Recitation · 20 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

19 words · 68 letters · āyah 29 of 286

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.

  • خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    He created the heavens and earth in truth and formed you and perfected your forms; and to Him is the [final] destination.

  • فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًا يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِۦ شَىْءٌ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

    [He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him…

  • خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ تَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    He created the heavens and earth in truth. High is He above what they associate with Him.

  • أَوَلَيْسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.

  • هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what…

  • وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَهُ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in…

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.

  • At-Talaaq 65:125 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۢا

    س-ب-عخ-ل-قس-م-وك-ل-لأ-ر-ض

  • Al-A'laa 87:22 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    س-و-يخ-ل-ق

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:165 shared roots

    قُلْ أَتُعَلِّمُونَ ٱللَّهَ بِدِينِكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    س-م-وك-ل-لأ-ر-ضش-ي-أع-ل-م

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:982 shared roots

    إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-و-يع-ل-م

  • Nooh 71:153 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا

    س-ب-عخ-ل-قس-م-و

  • Al-Muminoon 23:862 shared roots

    قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    س-ب-عس-م-و

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:29?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:29 include Quran 64:3 (Surah At-Taghaabun), Quran 42:11 (Surah Ash-Shura), Quran 16:3 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 36:81 (Surah Yaseen). For example, 64:3 reads: “He created the heavens and earth in truth and formed you and perfected your forms; and to Him is the [final] destination.” 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 2:29 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:29 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.”

Which surah is verse 2:29 in?

Quran 2:29 is āyah 29 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 2:29?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:29 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:29?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:29 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.