Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

وَلَقَدْ مُوسَى مِنۢ مَآ لَّعَلَّهُمْ ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

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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 · 11 roots in 11 of 16 words

Recitation · 24 points across 7 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Iqlāb3
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

16 words · 75 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 43 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.

  • وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.

  • ثُمَّ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ تَمَامًا عَلَى ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Then We gave Moses the Scripture, making complete [Our favor] upon the one who did good and as a detailed explanation of all things and as guidance and mercy that perhaps in [the…

  • وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

    And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture

  • وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

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

  • وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءً وَذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

  • وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers…

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-Mursalaat 77:162 shared roots

    أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    ه-ل-كأ-و-ل

  • Al-Israa 17:174 shared roots

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ نُوحٍ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كب-ص-رب-ع-د

  • Yaseen 36:312 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-ك

  • Al-Muminoon 23:493 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • As-Sajda 32:263 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كه-د-ي

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:204 shared roots

    هَٰذَا بَصَٰٓئِرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

    ب-ص-ره-د-ير-ح-مأ-ن-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:43 include Quran 23:49 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 6:154 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 40:53 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), and Quran 2:53 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 23:49 reads: “And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.” 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 28:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:43 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.”

Which surah is verse 28:43 in?

Quran 28:43 is āyah 43 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 28:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.