Surah Yunus · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

وَمِنْهُم مَّن إِلَيْكَ أَفَأَنتَ وَلَوْ لَا ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?

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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 5 of 11 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār3
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 47 letters · āyah 42 of 109

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 43:40 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

  • Quran 21:45 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلْوَحْىِ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ

    Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.

  • Quran 6:25 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign…

  • Quran 7:198 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ وَتَرَىٰهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ

    And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.

  • Quran 25:73 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا

    And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.

  • Quran 8:21 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.

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 43:403 shared roots

    أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ص-م-مس-م-عك-و-ن

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:452 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلْوَحْىِ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ

    ص-م-مس-م-ع

  • Ar-Room 30:522 shared roots

    فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    ص-م-مس-م-ع

  • An-Naml 27:802 shared roots

    إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    ص-م-مس-م-ع

  • Al-Anfaal 8:222 shared roots

    إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    ص-م-مع-ق-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:1713 shared roots

    وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَآءً وَنِدَآءً صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    ص-م-مع-ق-لس-م-ع

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 10:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 10:42 include Quran 43:40 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 21:45 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 6:25 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 7:198 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 43:40 reads: “Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?” 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 10:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 10:42 (Surah Yunus, Jonas) reads: “And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?”

Which surah is verse 10:42 in?

Quran 10:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Yunus (Jonas), chapter 10 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 109 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 10:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 10:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.