Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 45·Makkī

45

وَلَٰكِنَّآ عَلَيْهِمُ وَمَا فِىٓ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَٰكِنَّا ﴿٤٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].

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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 12 of 18 words

Rarest here: ط-و-ل 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 27 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī15
  • Ghunnah3
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

18 words · 82 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 45 of 88

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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  • وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.

  • مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

    No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].

  • سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا

    [That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.

  • قَالَ أَلَمْ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدًا وَلَبِثْتَ فِينَا مِنْ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ

    [Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

  • ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    Then We produced after them a generation of others.

  • لَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَأَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ رُسُلًا كُلَّمَا جَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُهُمْ فَرِيقًا كَذَّبُوا۟ وَفَرِيقًا يَقْتُلُونَ

    We had already taken the covenant of the Children of Israel and had sent to them messengers. Whenever there came to them a messenger with what their souls did not desire, a party…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:45?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:45 include Quran 15:10 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 23:43 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 17:77 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 26:18 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 15:10 reads: “And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.” 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 28:45 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:45 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].”

Which surah is verse 28:45 in?

Quran 28:45 is āyah 45 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 28:45?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:45 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.