Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

إِذْ إِلَىٰٓ مَا ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

معانی وحی در قرآن

کلمة «وحی» در اصل به معنای صدای آهسته یا چیزی را آهسته گفتن است. این کلمه در قرأن به معانی گوناگونی استعمال شده است. گاهی به معنای اشارةٌ رمزی به چیزی است (مریم - ۱۱) و گاه به معنای الهام غریزی است (نحل - ۶۸). گاه به معنای فرمان تکوینی است؛ فرمانی که با زبان آفرینش داده می‌شود (زلزال - ۵). گاه به معنای الهام می‌آید؛ الهامی که خدا به قلب افراد باایمان می‌فرستد؛ هرچند پیامیر نباشند؛ مانند آَیةٌ مورد بحث. اما یکی از مهم‌ترین موارد استعمال آن در قرآن» پیام‌های الهی است که مخصوص پیامبران 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 · 2 roots in 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil4
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

6 words · 20 letters · āyah 38 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 23:27 · Al-Muminoonclose

    فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ فَٱسْلُكْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا تُخَٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ

    So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each [creature]…

  • Quran 28:7 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىٓ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and…

  • Quran 13:30 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    كَذَٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ فِىٓ أُمَّةٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهَآ أُمَمٌ لِّتَتْلُوَا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ مَتَابِ

    Thus have We sent you to a community before which [other] communities have passed on so you might recite to them that which We revealed to you, while they disbelieve in the Most…

  • Quran 28:25 · Al-Qasasclose

    فَجَآءَتْهُ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا تَمْشِى عَلَى ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِى يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَنَا فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُۥ وَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَصَصَ قَالَ لَا تَخَفْ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    Then one of the two women came to him walking with shyness. She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for us." So when he came to him and…

  • Quran 71:11 · Noohclose

    يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا

    He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

  • Quran 31:14 · Luqmanclose

    وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ فِى عَامَيْنِ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَ إِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to…

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-Anbiyaa 21:732 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ

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  • Ar-Ra'd 13:302 shared roots

    كَذَٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ فِىٓ أُمَّةٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهَآ أُمَمٌ لِّتَتْلُوَا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ مَتَابِ

    و-ح-يأ-م-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:72 shared roots

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىٓ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    و-ح-يأ-م-م

  • Ash-Shura 42:72 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنذِرَ يَوْمَ ٱلْجَمْعِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَرِيقٌ فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِى ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    و-ح-يأ-م-م

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1602 shared roots

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    و-ح-يأ-م-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:38 include Quran 23:27 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 28:7 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 13:30 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 28:25 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 23:27 reads: “So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each [creature]…” 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 20:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:38 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,”

Which surah is verse 20:38 in?

Quran 20:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 20:38?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 20:38 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.