Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 48·Makkī

48

وَمَا مِّنْ إِلَّا هِىَ مِنْ لَعَلَّهُمْ ﴿٤٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)also covers 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50

۳۵ در هم شکستن ارزش‌های نادرست

به راستی تعبیری رساتر از آنچه در این آیات آمده» برای درهم شکستن ارزش‌های دروغین پیدا نمی‌شود. برای دگرگون کردن جامعه‌ای که محور سنجش شخصیت افراد در ان، شمار شتران و مقدار درهم و دینار و غلامان و کنیزان و خانهها و وسایل است، تا آنجا که تعجب می‌کنند که چرا محمد یتیم و از نظر مادی فقیر به نبوت برگزیده شدهء اساسی‌ترین کار این است که این چهارچوب‌های غلط ارزشی درهم شکسته شود و بر ویرانة آن. ارزش‌های اصیل انسانی مثل پرهیز کَاری و دانش وفداکاری و شهامت و کَذشت بنا کَردد. در غیر این صورت، همة اصلاحات، روبنایی وسطحی ونایایدار خواهد بود. این همان کاری است که اسلام وقران و شخص پیامبر اسلام(ص) به عالی‌ترین وجهی انجام دادند و به همین دلیل, جامعه‌ای که از عقب‌افتاده‌ترین و خرافی‌ترین جوامع بشری بودء در مدت کوتاهی چنان رشد و نمو کرد که در صف اول قرار گرفت. در حدیتی از پیامبر(ص) در تکمیل این برنامه می‌خوانیم: اگر دنیا به اندازة بال مگسی نزد خداوند وزن داشت. خداوند به کافر حتی جرعة آبی نمی‌نوشاند.»!

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 · 7 roots in 7 of 13 words

Recitation · 18 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Idghām shafawī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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Shape

13 words · 55 letters · āyah 48 of 89

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.

  • كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

    They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.

  • فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."

  • قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

    They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

  • فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

  • وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.

  • فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً

    And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:48?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:48 include Quran 54:42 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 27:13 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 68:31 (Surah Al-Qalam), and Quran 54:30 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 54:42 reads: “They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.” 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 43:48 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:48 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].”

Which surah is verse 43:48 in?

Quran 43:48 is āyah 48 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), chapter 43 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 89 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 43:48?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 43:48 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 43:48?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:48 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.