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Quran 42:9

Ash-Shura — Consultationالشورى

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ فَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْوَلِيُّ وَهُوَ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Or have they chosen protecting friends besides Him? But Allah, He (alone) is the Protecting Friend. He quickeneth the dead, and He is Able to do all things.

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)

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6 verses share an exact phrase of at least five Arabic words with this verse. Each link below shows the longest shared phrase for that pair; different pairs may share different phrases. Arabic pause marks are preserved in the text and ignored when matching.

  • Quran 5:120

    Al-Maaida — The Table

    Shared phrase

    وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is therein, and He is Able to do all things.

  • Quran 11:4

    Hud — Hud

    Shared phrase

    وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    إِلَى اللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Unto Allah is your return, and He is Able to do all things.

  • Quran 30:50

    Ar-Room — The Romans

    Shared phrase

    الْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    فَانظُرْ إِلَىٰ آثَارِ رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Look, therefore, at the prints of Allah's mercy (in creation): how He quickeneth the earth after her death. Lo! He verily is the Quickener of the Dead, and He is Able to do all things.

  • Quran 57:2

    Al-Hadid — The Iron

    Shared phrase

    وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; He quickeneth and He giveth death; and He is Able to do all things.

  • Quran 64:1

    At-Taghaabun — Mutual Disillusion

    Shared phrase

    وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah; unto Him belongeth Sovereignty and unto Him belongeth praise, and He is Able to do all things.

  • Quran 67:1

    Al-Mulk — The Sovereignty

    Shared phrase

    وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things.