Al-A'raf · Sad

Verbatim quote of Iblees's arrogance: 'He said: I am better than him; You created me from fire and created him from clay'; 7:12 is in the Al-A'raf account of the prostration, 38:76 reprises the same dialogue in Sad.

Al-Baqarah · Al-A'raf

Both contain the command to Adam and his wife in the garden: 'wherever you wish, but do not approach this tree lest you be among the wrongdoers'; 2:35 is the brief account, 7:19 comes in the expanded garden narrative.

Al-Baqarah · Al-A'raf

Both contain the expulsion command after Adam's disobedience: 'descend, some of you enemies to others; in the earth is a place of settlement and provision for a time'; 2:36 is the brief account, 7:24 is within the expanded narrative.

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.

Al-A'raf · Al-A'raf

Consecutive penalty verses for those who deny the signs — 7:40 ends with 'wa kadhalika najzi al-mujrimin' and 7:41 ends with 'wa kadhalika najzi al-zalimin' — a single word difference (mujrimin vs zalimin) in back-to-back verse endings.

Al-A'raf · Hud

Shared description: 'those who obstruct Allah's path and seek to make it crooked, and who disbelieve in the Hereafter'; 7:45 places them at the Fire scene, 11:19 introduces them as those who turn away from Allah's mercy.

Al-Baqarah · Al-A'raf

Both describe Pharaoh's oppression with the shared clause 'killing your sons and sparing your women, and in that was a great trial from your Lord'; the surrounding context differs (2:49 in a sequence of blessings, 7:141 recounting the rescue).

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).

Al-A'raf · Al-Hadid

Both open with 'who created the heavens and earth in six days then established Himself above the Throne'; see also 10:3/57:4 and the 25:59/32:4 pair (batch 4) for the wider cluster of this creation formula.

Al-Baqarah · Al-A'raf

Both command entering saying 'hittah' while prostrating, but the order of 'sujjadan' and 'hittah' is reversed between the two verses.

Al-Baqarah · Al-A'raf

Both describe water springing from the rock for Moses but 2:60 uses 'infajarat' (burst strongly) while 7:160 uses 'inbajassat' (gushed forth).

Al-A'raf · Al-A'raf

Adjacent prophet-stories within Al-A'raf sharing the same surprised-people formula: 'do you wonder that a reminder came to you from your Lord upon a man from among you to warn you?'; 7:63 is Nuh's response to his people, 7:69 is Hud's.

Al-A'raf · Hud

Both narrate Hud's call to Ad to worship Allah alone. 7:65 ends 'will you not fear?' (أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ); 11:50 ends 'you are only fabricators' (إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا مُفْتَرُونَ).

Al-A'raf · Hud

Both introduce Salih sent to Thamud with the same opening call to worship Allah alone; 7:73 continues with the she-camel as a sign, 11:61 continues with 'He produced you from the earth and settled you in it.'

Al-A'raf · Hud

Both warn Thamud about the she-camel of Allah as a sign for them. 7:73 threatens 'a painful punishment' (عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ); 11:64 threatens 'an imminent punishment' (عَذَابٌ قَرِيبٌ).

Al-A'raf · Al-A'raf

Salih (to Thamud) and Shu'ayb (to Madyan) both open with the same call: worship Allah alone, a clear proof has come from your Lord. Each continues with prophet-specific content.

Al-A'raf · Al-'Ankabut

The earthquake-destruction formula: 'the earthquake seized them and they became in their dwelling lying prone'; 7:78 is Thamud/Salih, 29:37 is Madyan/Shu'ayb; see also 7:91/29:37 and 7:78/7:91 (batch 6).

Al-A'raf · Al-A'raf

The earthquake-destruction formula: 'the earthquake seized them and they became in their dwelling lying prone (jathameen)'; 7:78 is the fate of Thamud after rejecting Salih, 7:91 is the identical fate of Madyan after rejecting Shu'ayb.

Al-A'raf · An-Naml

Both describe Lot's people approaching men with desire but 7:81 ends with 'musrifun' (transgressors) while 27:55 ends with 'tajhalun' (acting ignorantly).

Al-A'raf · Hud

Both introduce Shu'ayb sent to Madyan with the same call to worship Allah alone; 7:85 continues with commands to fill the measure and scale justly, 11:84 echoes the same economic injunctions.

Al-A'raf · Al-'Ankabut

Both describe Madyan's destruction: 7:91 uses rajfa for Shu'ayb's people in Al-A'raf, 29:37 also uses rajfa for the same event in Al-Ankabut; completes the three-way set with 7:78/7:91 (batch 6) and 7:78/29:37.

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'.