Surah Maryam · Ayah 17·Makkī

17

مِن إِلَيْهَا لَهَا ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

روح

تقریباً همه مفسران معروف» «روح» را در اینجا به جبرئیل تفسیر کرده‌اند؛ اما در این که چرا از جبرئیل به روح تعبیر شده» گفته‌اند که اوء هم موجودی روحانی است و هم وجودی است حیاتبخش؛ چرا که حامل رسالت الهی به پیامبران است که احیاکنندة همةٌ انسان‌های لایق است. اضافة روح به خدا (روح ما دلیل بر عظمت و شرافت این روح است.

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 · 8 roots in 8 of 11 words

Rarest here: ح-ج-ب — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 51 letters · āyah 17 of 98

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 12:24 · Yusufclose

    وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِۦ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرْهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and…

  • Quran 21:91 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

  • Quran 12:23 · Yusufclose

    وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

    And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made…

  • Quran 12:31 · Yusufclose

    فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـًٔا وَءَاتَتْ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًا وَقَالَتِ ٱخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُۥٓ أَكْبَرْنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ

    So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and prepared for them a banquet and gave each one of them a knife and said [to Joseph], "Come out before them." And when…

  • Quran 19:27 · Maryamclose

    فَأَتَتْ بِهِۦ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهُۥ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـًٔا فَرِيًّا

    Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.

  • Quran 6:9 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَٰهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنَٰهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّا يَلْبِسُونَ

    And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves.

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-Shura 42:513 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ

    ح-ج-بب-ش-رر-س-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:472 shared roots

    فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-ل

  • Yaseen 36:742 shared roots

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    د-و-نأ-خ-ذ

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1542 shared roots

    مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1862 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَإِن نَّظُنُّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

    ب-ش-رم-ث-ل

  • Al-Furqaan 25:483 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً طَهُورًا

    ر-و-حب-ش-رر-س-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 19:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 19:17 include Quran 12:24 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 21:91 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 12:23 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 12:31 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 12:24 reads: “And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil 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 19:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 19:17 (Surah Maryam, Mary) reads: “And she took, in seclusion from them, a screen. Then We sent to her Our Angel, and he represented himself to her as a well-proportioned man.”

Which surah is verse 19:17 in?

Quran 19:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Maryam (Mary), chapter 19 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 98 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 19:17?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 19:17 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 19:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 19:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.