Surah Ash-Shura · Ayah 3·Makkī

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كَذَٰلِكَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Thus has He revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and to those before you - Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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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 10 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 43 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 3 of 53

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 4:26 · An-Nisaavery close

    يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ سُنَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    Allah wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And Allah is Knowing and…

  • Quran 24:18 · An-Noorvery close

    وَيُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And Allah makes clear to you the verses, and Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 20:114 · Taa-Haavery close

    فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُقْضَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهُۥ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا

    So high [above all] is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My…

  • Quran 27:6 · An-Namlvery close

    وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And indeed, [O Muhammad], you receive the Qur'an from one Wise and Knowing.

  • Quran 34:27 · Sabavery close

    قُلْ أَرُونِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَلْحَقْتُم بِهِۦ شُرَكَآءَ كَلَّا بَلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Say, "Show me those whom you have attached to Him as partners. No! Rather, He [alone] is Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

  • Quran 33:2 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    وَٱتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا

    And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord. Indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 42:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 42:3 include Quran 4:26 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 24:18 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 20:114 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 27:6 (Surah An-Naml). For example, 4:26 reads: “Allah wants to make clear to you [the lawful from the unlawful] and guide you to the [good] practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And Allah is Knowing and…” 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 42:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 42:3 (Surah Ash-Shura, Consultation) reads: “Thus has He revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and to those before you - Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

Which surah is verse 42:3 in?

Quran 42:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Ash-Shura (Consultation), chapter 42 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 53 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 42:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 42:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.