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Quran 51:28

Adh-Dhaariyat — The Winnowing Windsالذاريات

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)

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1 verse shares 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 11:70

    Hud — Hud

    Shared phrase

    مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ

    فَلَمَّا رَأَىٰ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۚ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

    And when he saw their hands reached not to it, he mistrusted them and conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! Lo! we are sent unto the folk of Lot.