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Mutashabihat Pairs

10 pairs

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Yunus · Al-Hadid

Both open with 'who created the heavens and earth in six days then established Himself above the Throne'; see also 7:54/57:4 (this batch) and 25:59/32:4 (batch 4) for the wider creation-formula cluster.

Al-An'am · Yunus

Verbatim: 'if Allah touches you with harm, there is no remover of it except Him, and if He wills good for you, there is no repeller of His bounty'; 6:17 is in the context of tawhid argument, 10:107 closes a passage on trust in Allah.

Al-An'am · Yunus

Nearly identical: who is more unjust than one who fabricates lies against Allah or denies His signs? 6:21 (وَمَنْ) ends with الظَّالِمُونَ; 10:17 (فَمَنْ) ends with الْمُجْرِمُونَ.

Yunus · Al-Kahf

Both use the same parable: 'the example of worldly life is like rain We send down from the sky; the vegetation of the earth mingles with it then it withers'; 10:24 develops the metaphor fully, 18:45 gives a compressed version.

Al-A'raf · Yunus

Verbatim rhetorical question: 'who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs?'; 7:37 condemns those who reject the messengers, 10:17 addresses the accusation that the Prophet fabricated the Quran.

Yunus · Hud

Both contain the Quran challenge ending with 'call upon whom you can besides Allah if you are truthful'; 10:38 challenges to bring one surah like it, 11:13 challenges to bring ten fabricated surahs.

Al-A'raf · Yunus

Both open with Allah creating the heavens and earth in six days then establishing on the Throne. 7:54 continues with the night covering the day in swift pursuit; 10:3 continues with 'He directs all affairs' (يُدَبِّرُ الْأَمْرَ).

Yunus · Saba

Both contain 'not the weight of a speck escapes your Lord in the earth or in the sky, nor anything smaller or larger, except that it is in a clear register'; 10:61 is addressed to the Prophet, 34:3 refutes the disbelievers' denial of the Hour.

Yunus · Al-Jathiyah

Verbatim: 'your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ'; 10:93 follows the settlement of Bani Israel in Egypt, 45:17 follows a description of the Israelites' divisions after receiving clear proofs.

Al-A'raf · Yunus

Both have the Prophet saying he has no power over benefit or harm for himself, but 7:188 says 'naf'an wa la darran' while 10:49 reverses to 'darran wa la naf'an'.