Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 101·Makkī

101

وَلَقَدْ مُوسَىٰ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِذْ لَهُۥ فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّى يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿١٠١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

معجزات موسی(ع) پیش از غرق شدن فرعونیان

معجزاتی که قرآن از حضرت موسی(ع) نقل می‌کند» بیش از نه تا است؛ ولی معجزاتی که این آیه بدانها اشاره داردء آنهایی است که قبل از هلاکت فرعون و فرعونیان صادر شد: ۱- تبدیل عصای حضرت موسی(ع) به مار عظیم ۲- ید بیضاء: بدین صورت که حضرت موسی(ع) دست خود را در گریبان خود می‌کرد و چون بیرون می‌آورد» آن دست چون خورشید می‌درخشید (به این دو معجزه در أَیةٌ ۳۲ سور قصص آشاره شده است) ۳- طوفان‌های کوبنده ۴- ملخ‌ها که بر زراعت‌ها و درختان آنها مسلط گشت ۵- آفت گیاهی که غلّات آنها را نابود می‌کرد ۶ - قورباغه‌ها که از رود نیل سر بر آوردند و آن‌قدر تولید مثل کردند که زندگی آنها دچار بدبختی و مشکلات شد ۷- خون: بدین صورت که آب فرعونیان به خون تبدیل شد (به این پنج میجزه در آَیةْ ۱۳۳ سور اعراف اشاره شده است) ۸ - قحطی و خشکسالی ‎٩‏ کمبود میوه‌ها (این دو معجزه در یه ۱۳۰ سورة اعراف آمده است). > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونهء ج۱۲ ص ۳۰۱ > ۱-نمونه چ۱۳ ص ۳۰۱ ۲- اطیب‌البیان» چ۸» ص ۳۱۴ > ۳ اطیب‌البیان» جچ۸» ص ۳۱۴ و نمونهء ج۱۲ ص ۳۰۹ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, Aṭyab al-Bayān.

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 10 of 18 words

Rarest here: ت-س-ع 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 25 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī16
  • Iqlāb3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

18 words · 75 letters · 4 proper nouns · āyah 101 of 111

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.

  • ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

    Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed."

  • وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

  • وَلَمَّا جَآءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَٰتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِىٓ أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَىٰنِى وَلَٰكِنِ ٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُۥ فَسَوْفَ تَرَىٰنِى فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُۥ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُۥ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا فَلَمَّآ أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look…

  • وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱئْتُونِى بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every learned magician."

  • وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَآئِهِۦ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so do not be in doubt over his meeting. And we made the Torah guidance for the Children of Israel.

  • فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّفْتَرًى وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:101?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:101 include Quran 20:24 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 51:38 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 7:143 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 10:79 (Surah Yunus). For example, 20:24 reads: “Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed."” 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 17:101 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:101 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."”

Which surah is verse 17:101 in?

Quran 17:101 is āyah 101 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 17:101?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 17:101 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:101?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:101 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.