Surah Az-Zumar · Ayah 28·Makkī

28

ذِى لَّعَلَّهُمْ ﴿٢٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[It is] an Arabic Qur'an, without any deviance that they might become righteous.

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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 7 words

Rarest here: ع-و-ج — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 28 of 75

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 56:78 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ

    In a Register well-protected;

  • Quran 84:21 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ

    And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?

  • Quran 13:37 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ

    And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any…

  • Quran 3:138 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    هَٰذَا بَيَانٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    This [Qur'an] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allah.

  • Quran 85:21 · Al-Buroojclose

    بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

    But this is an honored Qur'an

  • Quran 27:92 · An-Namlclose

    وَأَنْ أَتْلُوَا۟ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ

    And to recite the Qur'an." And whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] himself; and whoever strays - say, "I am only [one] of the warners."

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:32 shared roots

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أ

  • Yusuf 12:22 shared roots

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أ

  • Fussilat 41:32 shared roots

    كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أ

  • Taa-Haa 20:1133 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا

    ع-ر-بق-ر-أو-ق-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:322 shared roots

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    غ-ي-رو-ق-ي

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:372 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ

    ع-ر-بو-ق-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 39:28?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 39:28 include Quran 56:78 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 84:21 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 13:37 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 3:138 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 56:78 reads: “In a Register well-protected;” 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 39:28 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 39:28 (Surah Az-Zumar, The Groups) reads: “[It is] an Arabic Qur'an, without any deviance that they might become righteous.”

Which surah is verse 39:28 in?

Quran 39:28 is āyah 28 of Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), chapter 39 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 39:28?

Tartīl presents Quran 39:28 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.