Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 35·Makkī

35

إِذَا ذَٰلِكَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.

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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 · 8 roots in 9 of 11 words

Rarest here: ق-س-ط-س — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 56 letters · āyah 35 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.

  • Quran 26:182 · Ash-Shu'araarelated

    وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ

    And weigh with an even balance.

  • Quran 7:8 · Al-A'raafrelated

    وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.

  • Quran 83:3 · Al-Mutaffifinrelated

    وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

    But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

  • Quran 55:8 · Ar-Rahmaanrelated

    أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ

    That you not transgress within the balance.

  • Quran 83:2 · Al-Mutaffifinrelated

    ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

    Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.

  • Quran 76:16 · Al-Insaanrelated

    قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا

    Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1823 shared roots

    وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ

    ق-س-ط-سو-ز-نق-و-م

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:32 shared roots

    وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

    ك-ي-لو-ز-ن

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:22 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

    ك-ي-لو-ف-ي

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1812 shared roots

    أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ

    ك-ي-لو-ف-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:855 shared roots

    وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    ك-ي-لو-ز-نو-ف-يخ-ي-رق-و-م

  • Hud 11:854 shared roots

    وَيَٰقَوْمِ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْمِكْيَالَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ

    ك-ي-لو-ز-نو-ف-يق-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:35?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:35 include Quran 26:182 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 7:8 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 83:3 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin), and Quran 55:8 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan). For example, 26:182 reads: “And weigh with an even balance.” 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 17:35 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:35 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.”

Which surah is verse 17:35 in?

Quran 17:35 is āyah 35 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:35?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:35 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.