Surah 42
Ash-Shura
Consultation
الشورى
Editorial study · not independently reviewed.
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Name and conventional translation
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Arabic name
الشورى
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Transliteration
Ash-Shura
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English name
Consultation
Source fact as Tanzil metadata gives it; Tanzil names no translator for it
Verse count and position
From a layer
Verses
53
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Words
860
Derived link whitespace-separated tokens of the Uthmani text, the rule the morphology layer uses
Position in the mushaf order
42 of 114
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Position in a revelation ordering
62 of 114
Revelation order as encoded by the Tanzil metadata · Tanzil publishes an "order" value for each surah and documents the field only as "revelation order". It does not name which ordering it encodes, cite a scholar, or reference an edition. We have therefore not established whose ordering this is, and we do not name one. The major orderings disagree about dozens of surahs, so naming the likeliest candidate would be a guess presented as a citation.
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Place of revelation, as Tanzil classifies it
Meccan
Source fact Tanzil's classification, carried without a named authority
Juzʾ
Within juzʾ 25
Source fact juzʾ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record
Opening formula (basmala) in this edition
stands before verse 1 and is not numbered
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What the surah says of itself
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Major movements and sections
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Rukūʿ divisions
| Rukūʿ | Verses | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42:1-9 | حمٓ |
| 2 | 42:10-19 | وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن … |
| 3 | 42:20-29 | مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ … |
| 4 | 42:30-43 | وَمَآ أَصَٰبَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ … |
| 5 | 42:44-53 | وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا … |
Source fact rukūʿ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record; each runs to the verse before the next; opening words are the first 4 words of its first verse
Repeated words and themes
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Verses repeated word for word
No verse of this surah repeats another word for word.
Derived link verses of this surah whose Uthmani text is byte-identical to another verse of it
Phrases repeated word for word
| Times | Words | Phrase | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا | 14, 16, 28 |
| 3 | 3 | ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ | 22-23, 26 |
Derived link runs of at least 3 consecutive words, inside one verse, occurring at least 3 times in this surah, kept only where no longer run has the same occurrences; a run that is only ever a whole repeated verse is listed above instead
Roots carried by the most words
860 words253 with one root, counted70 conflicting roots185 no root recorded352 not analysed
| Root | Words, at least | Verses | Forms in this surah |
|---|---|---|---|
| س.م.و | 7 | 7 | ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ |
| ظ.ل.م | 7 | 7 | ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ وَٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ يَظْلِمُونَ |
| ش.ي.أ | 6 | 6 | شَىْءٍ شَىْءٌ يَشَأْ |
| ب.ع.د | 5 | 5 | بَعْدِ بَعِيدٍ بَعْدَ |
| ع.ذ.ب | 5 | 5 | عَذَابٌ عَذَابٍ |
| ع.ل.م | 5 | 5 | عَلِيمٌ وَيَعْلَمَ وَيَعْلَمُ وَيَعْلَمُونَ |
| ق.د.ر | 5 | 5 | قَدِيرٌ بِقَدَرٍ وَيَقْدِرُ |
| ل.ه.م | 5 | 4 | لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ |
| ج.ع.ل | 4 | 4 | جَعَلَ جَعَلْنَٰهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ وَيَجْعَلُ |
| ر.ب.و | 4 | 4 | رَبِّهِمْ |
| ر.ز.ق | 4 | 4 | ٱلرِّزْقَ رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يَرْزُقُ |
| س.ب.ل | 4 | 4 | سَبِيلٍ ٱلسَّبِيلُ |
48 more roots
| ص.ل.ح | 4 | 4 | ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَأَصْلَحَ |
| غ.ف.ر | 4 | 4 | غَفُورٌ وَغَفَرَ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ يَغْفِرُونَ |
| ق.و.ل | 4 | 4 | يَقُولُونَ وَقَالَ وَقُلْ |
| ك.و.ن | 4 | 3 | كَانَ |
| ي.و.م | 4 | 3 | يَوْمَ يَوْمٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ |
| ق.ب.ل | 3 | 3 | قَبْلِ قَبْلِكَ يَقْبَلُ |
| ك.ل.م | 3 | 3 | كَلِمَةٌ كَلِمَةُ يُكَلِّمَهُ |
| و.ك.ل | 3 | 3 | بِوَكِيلٍ تَوَكَّلْتُ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ |
| و.ل.ي | 3 | 3 | وَلِىٍّ |
| ر.س.ل | 3 | 2 | أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ رَسُولًا يُرْسِلَ |
| ز.و.ج | 3 | 2 | أَزْوَٰجًا يُزَوِّجُهُمْ |
| أ.ل.م | 2 | 2 | أَلِيمٌ |
| أ.م.م | 2 | 2 | أُمَّ أُمَّةً |
| أ.ن.ث | 2 | 2 | إِنَٰثًا وَإِنَٰثًا |
| ب.س.ط | 2 | 2 | بَسَطَ يَبْسُطُ |
| ب.ش.ر | 2 | 2 | لِبَشَرٍ يُبَشِّرُ |
| ح.ف.ظ | 2 | 2 | حَفِيظًا حَفِيظٌ |
| ح.م.د | 2 | 2 | بِحَمْدِ ٱلْحَمِيدُ |
| خ.ل.ق | 2 | 2 | خَلْقُ يَخْلُقُ |
| د.ر.ي | 2 | 2 | تَدْرِى يُدْرِيكَ |
| د.و.ن | 2 | 2 | دُونِ |
| ذ.ك.ر | 2 | 2 | ذُكْرَانًا ٱلذُّكُورَ |
| ر.أ.ي | 2 | 2 | تَرَى وَتَرَى |
| ر.ب.ب | 2 | 2 | رَبُّنَا لِرَبِّكُم |
| ر.ح.م | 2 | 2 | رَحْمَةً ٱلرَّحِيمُ |
| ر.و.ح | 2 | 2 | رُوحًا ٱلرِّيحَ |
| ر.ي.ب | 2 | 2 | رَيْبَ مُرِيبٍ |
| س.و.ع | 2 | 2 | ٱلسَّاعَةَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ |
| ش.د.د | 2 | 2 | شَدِيدٌ |
| ش.ف.ق | 2 | 2 | مُشْفِقُونَ مُشْفِقِينَ |
| ش.ك.ر | 2 | 2 | شَكُورٌ شَكُورٍ |
| ص.ر.ط | 2 | 2 | صِرَٰطٍ صِرَٰطِ |
| ع.ب.د | 2 | 2 | عِبَادَهُ عِبَادِنَا |
| ف.ط.ر | 2 | 2 | فَاطِرُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ |
| ق.ض.ي | 2 | 2 | لَقُضِىَ لَّقُضِىَ |
| ك.ث.ر | 2 | 2 | كَثِيرٍ |
| ك.ل.ل | 2 | 2 | بِكُلِّ كُلِّ |
| ن.ز.ل | 2 | 2 | يُنَزِّلُ |
| ن.ص.ر | 2 | 2 | نَصِيرٍ |
| ن.ف.س | 2 | 2 | أَنفُسَهُمْ أَنفُسِكُمْ |
| ن.و.ب | 2 | 2 | أُنِيبُ يُنِيبُ |
| أ.ن.س | 2 | 1 | ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ |
| ب.ي.ن | 2 | 1 | بَيْنَنَا |
| ح.ر.ث | 2 | 1 | حَرْثَ |
| ح.س.ن | 2 | 1 | حَسَنَةً حُسْنًا |
| ر.و.د | 2 | 1 | يُرِيدُ |
| و.ح.ي | 2 | 1 | فَيُوحِىَ وَحْيًا |
| و.ه.ب | 2 | 1 | وَيَهَبُ يَهَبُ |
Derived link a word counts toward a root only where every analysis Camel Morph kept for it names that one root and no analysis records none; words with no analysis, no root or conflicting roots are not counted anywhere. Roots on at least 2 words.
Not supplied
Words the analyser did not read
352 of this surah's 860 words have no analysis, and a further 255 have no single root, so the root counts are minimums. Camel Morph MSA is a Modern Standard Arabic analyser meeting Qur'anic Arabic.
People and events named
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Common claims the text does not itself establish
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Provisional stand-in: studies tagged a common misconception that cite this surah
Derived link every current study that carries the common-misconception tag and cites a verse of this surah. That tag is a discovery aid, not a mark that the text does not establish the claim — that mark does not exist yet — so this list is provisional and not a complete account of the claims the text does not establish. The question is quoted; the answer is on the study.
Links to related topical studies
From a layer
Current studies citing a verse of this surah
18 current studies
Character & relationships3
God & divine attributes3
Justice & governance2
Other faiths & interreligious relations2
Repentance & spiritual development2
Children & parenting1
Mental wellbeing & hardship1
Money, work & economic ethics1
Nature & environmental responsibility1
Questions the Qur'an does not directly answer1
Revelation & transmission1
Derived link every study whose current signature cites at least one verse of this surah, grouped by its /studies theme (largest first, ties by name, no theme last) and ordered by first verse cited. A citation is not a statement that the study is about this surah.
Source and review status
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Sources this page draws on
| Source | Licence | Attribution notice |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) Uthmani, Version 1.1 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 | Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/ |
| Tanzil Qur'an metadata quran-data.xml v1.0 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution — version not specified by the source | Surah metadata from Tanzil Qur'an metadata (quran-data.xml, version 1.0), Tanzil Project, tanzil.net. (C) 2008-2009 Tanzil.info. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; the source does not state a version. Values are reproduced unchanged; this site selects and arranges them, and derives verse ranges from the division start points. https://tanzil.net/res/text/metadata/quran-data.xml |
| Camel Morph MSA v1.0, LREC-COLING 2024 release · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | Morphological analyses from Camel Morph MSA (LREC-COLING 2024 release) by Christian Khairallah, Salam Khalifa, Reham Marzouk, Mayar Mohamadein Nassar and Nizar Habash, CAMeL Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi (Khairallah et al., 2024), https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Modified: this site runs the analyser over its Qur'anic text, keeps only analyses whose vocalisation matches the text, removes duplicates and counts the result. https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph |
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Verse restatements signed for this surah
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Signed introduction to this surah
Fifty-three verses describing revelation as it arrives — behind a veil, or by a messenger, or as inspiration — and religion as one thing established for Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus alike. It takes its name from a single phrase in a list of what believers are: those whose affair is consultation among themselves. It opens with disconnected letters.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 2026-08-29 · Editorial
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