Surah Al-Hadid · Ayah 17·Madanī

17

أَنَّ قَدْ لَكُمُ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. We have made clear to you the signs; perhaps you will understand.

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 13 words

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 54 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 17 of 29

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 2:242 · Al-Baqaravery close

    كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.

  • Quran 16:65 · An-Nahlclose

    وَٱللَّهُ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

    And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.

  • Quran 2:209 · Al-Baqaraclose

    فَإِن زَلَلْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

    But if you deviate after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Quran 30:50 · Ar-Roomclose

    فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِ رَحْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    So observe the effects of the mercy of Allah - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things…

  • Quran 16:70 · An-Nahlclose

    وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَىْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ

    And Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a…

  • Quran 2:73 · Al-Baqaraclose

    فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    So, We said, "Strike the slain man with part of it." Thus does Allah bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.

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.

  • Al-Baqara 2:2424 shared roots

    كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لب-ي-نأ-ي-يأ-ل-ه

  • Ar-Room 30:194 shared roots

    يُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَيُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ

    م-و-تح-ي-يب-ع-دأ-ر-ض

  • Al-Baqara 2:735 shared roots

    فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لم-و-تح-ي-يأ-ي-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:635 shared roots

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّن نَّزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ق-لم-و-تح-ي-يب-ع-دأ-ر-ض

  • Al-A'laa 87:132 shared roots

    ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

    م-و-تح-ي-ي

  • Al-Mursalaat 77:262 shared roots

    أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوَٰتًا

    م-و-تح-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 57:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 57:17 include Quran 2:242 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 16:65 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 2:209 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 30:50 (Surah Ar-Room). For example, 2:242 reads: “Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.” 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 57:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 57:17 (Surah Al-Hadid, The Iron) reads: “Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. We have made clear to you the signs; perhaps you will understand.”

Which surah is verse 57:17 in?

Quran 57:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Hadid (The Iron), chapter 57 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 57:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 57:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.