Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 128·Makkī

128

أَفَلَمْ لَهُمْ كَمْ مِّنَ فِى إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لِّأُو۟لِى ﴿١٢٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.

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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 · 8 roots in 8 of 17 words

Recitation · 25 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī6
  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

17 words · 66 letters · āyah 128 of 135

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 32:26 · As-Sajdavery close

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?

  • Quran 36:31 · Yaseenvery close

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?

  • Quran 36:32 · Yaseenclose

    وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

    And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.

  • Quran 37:72 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

    And We had already sent among them warners.

  • Quran 38:62 · Saadclose

    وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ

    And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?

  • Quran 23:68 · Al-Muminoonclose

    أَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا۟ ٱلْقَوْلَ أَمْ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Then have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?

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.

  • As-Sajda 32:265 shared roots

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    م-ش-يق-ر-نه-ل-كس-ك-نه-د-ي

  • Yaseen 36:313 shared roots

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

  • Yunus 10:133 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

  • Al-Qasas 28:433 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كه-د-ي

  • Maryam 19:743 shared roots

    وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

    ق-ر-نه-ل-كق-ب-ل

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:62 shared roots

    مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ه-ل-كق-ب-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:128?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:128 include Quran 32:26 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 36:31 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 36:32 (Surah Yaseen), and Quran 37:72 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 32:26 reads: “Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?” 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 20:128 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:128 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.”

Which surah is verse 20:128 in?

Quran 20:128 is āyah 128 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:128?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:128 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.