Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

مِنَ إِنَّكُمْ ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

اعتقادی جاهلانه

این آّیه به یکی از افکار خرافی مشرکان اشاره می‌کند و پایةُ منطق و تفکر آنها را به این وسیله روشن می‌سازد؛ زیرا بسیاری از آنها معتقد بودند که فرشتگان دختران خدا هستند؛ در حالی که خود از شنیدن نام دختر ننگ و عار داشتند و تولد او را در خانة خودء مایة بدبختی و سرشکستگی می‌پنداشتند. قرآن» آنها را با منطق خودشان محکوم می‌کند و می‌گوید شما چگونه افراد نادانی هستید که برای پروردگارتان چیزی قائل می‌شوید که خودتان از آن ننگ و عار دارید؟!

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

Recitation · 17 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 57 letters · āyah 40 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 43:16 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ

    Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

  • Quran 93:6 · Ad-Dhuhaaclose

    أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

    Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

  • Quran 7:172 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ شَهِدْنَآ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَٰفِلِينَ

    And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?"…

  • Quran 3:124 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَن يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِثَلَٰثَةِ ءَالَٰفٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ

    [Remember] when you said to the believers, "Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?

  • Quran 37:149 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

    So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?

  • Quran 4:97 · An-Nisaaclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ فِيمَ كُنتُمْ قَالُوا۟ كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا۟ فِيهَا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا

    Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land."…

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:163 shared roots

    أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ

    ص-ف-وب-ن-يأ-خ-ذ

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1532 shared roots

    أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ

    ص-ف-وب-ن-ي

  • An-Najm 53:272 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

    أ-ن-ثم-ل-ك

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1502 shared roots

    أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ

    أ-ن-ثم-ل-ك

  • Al-Hajj 22:752 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

    ص-ف-وم-ل-ك

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:423 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قَالَتِ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يَٰمَرْيَمُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰكِ وَطَهَّرَكِ وَٱصْطَفَىٰكِ عَلَىٰ نِسَآءِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ص-ف-وم-ل-كق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:40 include Quran 43:16 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 93:6 (Surah Ad-Dhuhaa), Quran 7:172 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 3:124 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 43:16 reads: “Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?” 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 17:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:40 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.”

Which surah is verse 17:40 in?

Quran 17:40 is āyah 40 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 17:40?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 17:40 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.