Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 74·Makkī

74

بَلْ كَذَٰلِكَ ﴿٧٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 29 letters · āyah 74 of 227

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

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    They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

  • Quran 10:78 · Yunusclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

    They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."

  • Quran 11:87 · Hudclose

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ أَصَلَوٰتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَآ أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِنَا مَا نَشَٰٓؤُا۟ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ

    They said, "O Shu'ayb, does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the…

  • Quran 36:19 · Yaseenclose

    قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

    They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

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  • Al-A'raaf 7:284 shared roots

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  • Yusuf 12:613 shared roots

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  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2262 shared roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:74?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:74 include Quran 43:24 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 21:53 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 10:78 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 11:87 (Surah Hud). For example, 43:24 reads: “[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are…” 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 26:74 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:74 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."”

Which surah is verse 26:74 in?

Quran 26:74 is āyah 74 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:74?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:74 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.