Surah Saad · Ayah 40·Makkī

40

وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ ﴿٤٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Rarest here: ز-ل-ف — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 23 letters · āyah 40 of 88

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 38:25 · Saadvery close

    فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.

  • Quran 19:52 · Maryamclose

    وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ مِن جَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنَٰهُ نَجِيًّا

    And We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].

  • Quran 7:114 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."

  • Quran 69:21 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ

    So he will be in a pleasant life -

  • Quran 84:14 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].

  • Quran 38:49 · Saadrelated

    هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return

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.

  • Saad 38:254 shared roots

    فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    ز-ل-فأ-و-بح-س-نع-ن-د

  • Saad 38:254 shared roots

    فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُۥ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    ز-ل-فأ-و-بح-س-نع-ن-د

  • Saad 38:492 shared roots

    هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    أ-و-بح-س-ن

  • Saad 38:492 shared roots

    هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَـَٔابٍ

    أ-و-بح-س-ن

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:292 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ طُوبَىٰ لَهُمْ وَحُسْنُ مَـَٔابٍ

    أ-و-بح-س-ن

  • Hud 11:1142 shared roots

    وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ إِنَّ ٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ يُذْهِبْنَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ذَٰلِكَ ذِكْرَىٰ لِلذَّٰكِرِينَ

    ز-ل-فح-س-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:40?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:40 include Quran 38:25 (Surah Saad), Quran 19:52 (Surah Maryam), Quran 7:114 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 69:21 (Surah Al-Haaqqa). For example, 38:25 reads: “So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.” 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 38:40 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:40 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.”

Which surah is verse 38:40 in?

Quran 38:40 is āyah 40 of Surah Saad (The letter Saad), chapter 38 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 38:40?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:40 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.