Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 15·Makkī

15

ذُو مِنْ عَلَىٰ مَن مِنْ ﴿١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

روح را به فرمانش بر هر کس از بندگانش که بخواهد. القا می‌کند

از قراین موجود در یه و برخی یات مشابه دیگر استفاده می‌شود که منظور از روح در این آیه» همان قرآن و وحی است که مایةٌ حیات دل‌ها و همانند روح در پیکر انسانی است؛ روحی که مایة حیات و حرکت و جنبش و جهاد و پیشرفت است و اگر می‌بینیم در بعضی از روایات» روح در این آیه به «روح‌القدس» تفسیر شده و ویِژةٌ پیامبران و امامان معصوم معرفی گردیده با آنچه گفتیم منافاتی ندارد؛ زیر روح‌القدس همان روح مقدس و مقام معنوی والایی است که به صورت کامل در پیامبران و امامان معصوم قرار دارد و بسیار می‌شود که پرتوی از آن در وجود افراد دیگر تجلی می‌کند و فیض روح‌القدس هر گاه به آنها کمک کندء کارهای مهم الهی انجام می‌دهند.

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 11 of 16 words

Recitation · 22 points across 5 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ5
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Iẓhār4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

16 words · 62 letters · āyah 15 of 85

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 6:18 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].

  • Quran 45:37 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَلَهُ ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    And to Him belongs [all] grandeur within the heavens and the earth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 85:16 · Al-Buroojclose

    فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

    Effecter of what He intends.

  • Quran 81:20 · At-Takwirclose

    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

  • Quran 43:82 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

  • Quran 25:1 · Al-Furqaanclose

    تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ نَذِيرًا

    Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -

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-Nahl 16:25 shared roots

    يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

    ر-و-حن-ذ-رأ-م-رع-ب-دش-ي-أ

  • Al-An'aam 6:833 shared roots

    وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

    د-ر-جر-ف-عش-ي-أ

  • Al-Baqara 2:2534 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجَٰتٍ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ وَلَٰكِنِ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ ءَامَنَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن كَفَرَ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ

    د-ر-جر-ف-عر-و-حش-ي-أ

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:24 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ

    ر-ف-عع-ر-شل-ق-يأ-م-ر

  • Hud 11:22 shared roots

    أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنَّنِى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ

    ن-ذ-رع-ب-د

  • Al-An'aam 6:1652 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

    د-ر-جر-ف-ع

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:15?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:15 include Quran 6:18 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 45:37 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), Quran 85:16 (Surah Al-Burooj), and Quran 81:20 (Surah At-Takwir). For example, 6:18 reads: “And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with 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 40:15 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:15 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.”

Which surah is verse 40:15 in?

Quran 40:15 is āyah 15 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 40:15?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 40:15 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:15?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:15 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.