Juz 3 Relations

2:1 ↔ 3:1 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Ali 'Imran

2:23 ↔ 2:278 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Al-Baqarah

Both end with an 'in kuntum X' conditional — 2:23 challenges doubters with 'in kuntum sadiqin' (if you are truthful) while 2:278 addresses believers with 'in kuntum mu'minin' (if you truly believe), same challenge structure with a swapped qualifier.

2:25 ↔ 3:15 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Ali 'Imran

2:25 describes the rivers of Paradise 'tajri min tahtiha al-anhar' in its reward promise for believers, while 3:15 echoes the same Paradise promise in nearly identical terms — both use 'jannatin tajri min tahtiha al-anhar' in a reward context.

2:62 ↔ 2:274 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Al-Baqarah

Verbatim within Al-Baqarah: 'for them is their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be upon them, nor will they grieve'; 2:62 is the reward for sincere believers of any community, 2:274 is the reward for those who spend in charity.

2:136 ↔ 3:84 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Ali 'Imran

Both declare belief in all the prophets with near-identical wording but differ in 'ilayna'/'alayna' and the phrasing of 'what was given to the prophets'.

2:255 ↔ 3:2 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Ali 'Imran

both open with اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ

2:255 ↔ 20:111 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Ta-Ha

الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ — same divine attribute, different context

2:262 ↔ 2:277 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Al-Baqarah

Verbatim within Al-Baqarah: 'for them is their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be upon them, nor will they grieve'; 2:262 rewards charitable givers who do not follow charity with harm, 2:277 is the general reward for believers; see also 2:62/2:274 (batch 7).

2:285 ↔ 2:286 Compare

Al-Baqarah · Al-Baqarah

Closing verses of Al-Baqarah in the same passage — both are supplications but differ in ending: 2:285 ends with 'wa ilayka al-masir' and 2:286 ends with 'fansurna 'ala al-qawm al-kafirin'.

3:2 ↔ 20:111 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Ta-Ha

Both contain 'al-Hayy al-Qayyum' — the third occurrence of this divine attribute pairing in the Quran.

3:3 ↔ 5:48 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Al-Ma'idah

Both describe the Quran as 'musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi' but 5:48 adds 'wa muhaymina 'alayhi' (a guardian over it) which is absent in 3:3.

3:8 ↔ 3:9 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Ali 'Imran

Consecutive Rabbana supplications in Ali Imran — 3:8 ends with 'innaka anta al-wahhab' and 3:9 ends with 'inna Allah la yukhlif al-mi'ad' — the two duas follow each other and their endings are easy to swap.

3:10 ↔ 3:116 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Ali 'Imran

Near-identical opening within the same surah: 'indeed those who disbelieve -- their wealth and children will never avail them against Allah'; 3:10 ends 'fuel of the Fire,' 3:116 ends 'companions of the Fire, abiding therein eternally.'

3:41 ↔ 19:10 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Maryam

Both record Zakariyya's request for a sign and the identical divine response: 'your sign is that you shall not speak to the people for three days'; 3:41 adds 'except by gesture,' 19:10 specifies 'three nights while sound.'

3:44 ↔ 12:102 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Yusuf

Both use the 'news of the unseen' formula: 'that is from the reports of the unseen which We reveal to you; you were not present with them when...'; 3:44 follows the Maryam/Zakariyya story, 12:102 follows the Yusuf story.

3:47 ↔ 19:35 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Maryam

Both contain the divine command 'kun fayakun' in the context of miraculous creation but differ in the connecting particles and surrounding phrase structure.

3:49 ↔ 5:110 Compare

Ali 'Imran · Al-Ma'idah

Both list the miracles of Isa in nearly identical language but 3:49 uses 'fihi' (masculine pronoun for the bird) while 5:110 uses 'fiha' (feminine).

3:89 ↔ 24:5 Compare

Ali 'Imran · An-Nur

Verbatim exception clause: 'except those who repent afterward and reform; indeed Allah is Forgiving, Merciful'; 3:89 follows the condemnation of apostates, 24:5 follows the prescribed punishment for false accusers of chastity.