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Mutashabihat Pairs

9 pairs

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Ar-Rum · Fatir

Both contain 'have they not traveled the earth and observed how was the end of those before them?'; see also 30:9/40:82 (batch 5) and 12:109/40:82 for the wider cluster.

Al-Hajj · Fatir

Verbatim paradise adornment: 'they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearl, and their garments therein will be silk'; 22:23 is part of the reward for believers in Al-Hajj (see also 22:14/22:23), 35:33 is in the inheritance of paradise passage in Fatir.

Luqman · Fatir

Both describe the merging of night and day and the subjugation of the sun and moon running to an appointed term; 31:29 closes 'Allah is aware of what you do,' 35:13 closes 'Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.'

Luqman · Fatir

Verbatim: 'the promise of Allah is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and let not the Deceiver deceive you about Allah'; 31:33 and 35:5 are addressed identically to mankind with no variation in the shared text.

Fatir · Al-Ahqaf

Both challenge polytheists: show what their deities created on earth or their share in the heavens. 35:40 names their 'partners' explicitly; 46:4 ends with a demand for a prior scripture or trace of knowledge.

Fatir · Muhammad

Part of the travel-and-observe formula cluster (12:109, 30:9, 35:44, 40:82, 47:10 all share this phrase); this pair is 35:44 and 47:10.

Fatir · Ghafir

Part of the travel-and-observe formula cluster (12:109, 30:9, 35:44, 40:82, 47:10 all share this phrase); this pair is 35:44 and 40:82.

An-Nahl · Fatir

Verbatim: 'if Allah were to punish people for what they have earned He would not leave upon the earth any creature, but He defers them to an appointed term'; 16:61 is among Allah's attributes of forbearance, 35:45 makes the same point closing Fatir.

Yusuf · Fatir

Part of the travel-and-observe formula cluster (12:109, 30:9, 35:44, 40:82, 47:10 all share this phrase); this pair is 12:109 and 35:44.