Surah Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

مِنْهُم ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 7 words

Rarest here: م-ض-ي — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār2
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 32 letters · āyah 8 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 50:36 · Qaafclose

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ

    And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?

  • Quran 19:74 · Maryamclose

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

    And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?

  • Quran 77:16 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Did We not destroy the former peoples?

  • Quran 23:42 · Al-Muminoonclose

    ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قُرُونًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    Then We produced after them other generations.

  • Quran 27:51 · An-Namlclose

    فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.

  • Quran 26:138 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

    And we are not to be punished."

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.

  • Al-Burooj 85:122 shared roots

    إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

    ب-ط-شش-د-د

  • Al-Mursalaat 77:162 shared roots

    أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    ه-ل-كأ-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:812 shared roots

    بَلْ قَالُوا۟ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    أ-و-لم-ث-ل

  • Qaaf 50:363 shared roots

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ

    ب-ط-شه-ل-كش-د-د

  • An-Najm 53:502 shared roots

    وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    ه-ل-كأ-و-ل

  • Al-Anfaal 8:382 shared roots

    قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَنتَهُوا۟ يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ وَإِن يَعُودُوا۟ فَقَدْ مَضَتْ سُنَّتُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    م-ض-يأ-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 43:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 43:8 include Quran 50:36 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 19:74 (Surah Maryam), Quran 77:16 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 23:42 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 50:36 reads: “And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?” 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 43:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 43:8 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ornaments of gold) reads: “And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.”

Which surah is verse 43:8 in?

Quran 43:8 is āyah 8 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 43:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 43:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.