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Mutashabihat Pairs

13 pairs

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Al-An'am · Ya-Sin

Verbatim: 'there comes not to them a sign from the signs of their Lord except that they turn away from it'; 6:4 is in Al-An'am describing the Meccan disbelievers, 36:46 makes the same statement in Yasin.

Al-An'am · Al-Anbiya

Identical verse: previous messengers were mocked, but the mockers were enveloped by what they ridiculed.

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.

Al-An'am · Al-Ahqaf

Both quote a courtroom-like scene: 'is this not the truth? They say: yes, by our Lord. He says: then taste the punishment for what you used to deny'; 6:30 is at resurrection, 46:34 is directed at those who rejected the Quran.

Al-An'am · Hud

Both have the prophet declaring 'I do not say I possess the treasures of Allah nor that I am an angel' but 6:50 adds 'lakum' (to you) in 'wa la aqulu lakum inni malak' while 11:31 omits it.

Al-An'am · Ghafir

Both are the Prophet's declaration 'I am forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah'; 6:56 is a direct rejection of the Meccan deities, 40:66 adds 'since the clear proofs have come to me from my Lord.'

Al-An'am · Al-An'am

Adjacent verses in Al-An'am applying the identical rhetorical challenge -- 'is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or what the wombs of the two females contain?' -- first to sheep and goats (6:143) then to camels and cattle (6:144).

Al-An'am · An-Nahl

Both share the duress exception clause for the same list of prohibitions; see also 2:173/16:115 (batch 4) -- 6:145 frames the list as a response to 'what has Allah forbidden you,' 16:115 is the direct restatement.

Al-Baqarah · Al-An'am

Both contain the identical phrase 'ya'rifunahu kama ya'rifuna abna'ahum' (they recognize him as they recognize their own sons) — in 2:146 about recognizing the qiblah, in 6:20 about recognizing the Prophet.

Al-An'am · Al-Isra

Both forbid killing children out of poverty but 6:151 says 'min imlaq' (from current poverty) while 17:31 says 'khashyata imlaq' (fearing future poverty) — a significant difference in meaning.

Al-An'am · Al-Isra

Both contain 'do not approach the orphan's property except in the best way until he reaches maturity'; 6:152 appears in a ten-command ethical list at the end of Al-An'am, 17:34 stands as a standalone injunction with the same wording.

Al-An'am · Az-Zumar

Both contain 'no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another, then to your Lord is your return and He will inform you of what you used to do'; 6:164 closes the chapter's ethical commands, 39:7 is embedded in an address on gratitude.