Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 3·Makkī

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عَلَيْكَ مِن مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 39 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 3 of 88

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 46:30 · Al-Ahqafvery close

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰقَوْمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.

  • Quran 7:122 · Al-A'raafclose

    رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

    The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

  • Quran 2:53 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

  • Quran 79:16 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    إِذْ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

    When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,

  • Quran 10:88 · Yunusclose

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِينَةً وَأَمْوَٰلًا فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِكَ رَبَّنَا ٱطْمِسْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَٱشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way…

  • Quran 40:54 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    هُدًى وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

    As guidance and a reminder for those of understanding.

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 26:692 shared roots

    وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

    ت-ل-ون-ب-أ

  • Al-Baqara 2:2522 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-ق

  • Al-Qasas 28:533 shared roots

    وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Qasas 28:533 shared roots

    وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:1213 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَتْلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:63 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍۭ بَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:3 include Quran 46:30 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), Quran 7:122 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 2:53 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 79:16 (Surah An-Naazi'aat). For example, 46:30 reads: “They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.” 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 28:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:3 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.”

Which surah is verse 28:3 in?

Quran 28:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), chapter 28 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 28:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.