Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 59·Makkī

59

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَلَيْهِ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ﴿٥٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

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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

  • Iẓhār4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 40 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 59 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.

  • Quran 38:30 · Saadclose

    وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُۥدَ سُلَيْمَٰنَ نِعْمَ ٱلْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

    And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allah].

  • Quran 37:111 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

  • Quran 26:22 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

  • Quran 45:16 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.

  • Quran 7:138 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَجَٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَى ٱجْعَل لَّنَآ إِلَٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ

    And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they…

  • Quran 18:65 · Al-Kahfclose

    فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا

    And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom we had given mercy from us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:223 shared roots

    وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    ن-ع-مب-ن-يع-ب-د

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1332 shared roots

    أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَٰمٍ وَبَنِينَ

    ن-ع-مب-ن-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:1222 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ع-مب-ن-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:472 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ن-ع-مب-ن-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:472 shared roots

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ

    م-ث-لع-ب-د

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:572 shared roots

    وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ

    م-ث-لب-ن-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:59?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:59 include Quran 38:30 (Surah Saad), Quran 37:111 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 26:22 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 45:16 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 38:30 reads: “And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allah].” 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 43:59 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:59 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.”

Which surah is verse 43:59 in?

Quran 43:59 is āyah 59 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), chapter 43 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 89 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 43:59?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:59 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.