Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 149·Madanī

149

ٱلَّذِينَ إِن ٱلَّذِينَ عَلَىٰٓ ﴿١٤٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

O you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will [then] become losers.

Compare all 34 translations →

Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

اطاعت از کافران؛ با زگشت به گَذشتةٌ کفرآلود

از این آیه و چند أَیة بعد استفاده می‌شود که پس از جنگ احدء برخی از کفار که با موّمنان رو به رو می‌شدندء در لباس خیرخواهی به مسلمانان القا می‌کردند که جنگ با کفار قریش اشتباه بوده و به طور کلی جنگ و جهاد با کافران به صلاح آنان نیست و در آینده نباید دیگر حاضر به جهاد شوند. خلاصه, مطالبی به آنها می‌گفتند که باعث اختلاف و تفرقةٌ بین آنان شود و چه بسا آیات ۳ و ۱۷۵ همین سوره به این موضوع اشاره‌ای داشته باشد؛ زیرا در این آیات» سخن از ترساندن موْمنان از سوی شیطان و شیطان‌صفتان و بازداشتن آنها از جهاد به میان آمده است. خداوند در این آیه به مژمنان هشدار می‌دهد که اگر تحت تأثیر سخنان کافران قرار گیرند, عقب‌گرد خواهند کرد و به دامن کفر و شرک باز خواهند اس ۱

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 8 roots in 8 of 12 words

Recitation · 22 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil15
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

12 words · 62 letters · āyah 149 of 200

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 3:100 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تُطِيعُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَرُدُّوكُم بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِكُمْ كَٰفِرِينَ

    O you who have believed, if you obey a party of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back, after your belief, [to being] unbelievers.

  • Quran 9:23 · At-Tawbavery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْكُفْرَ عَلَى ٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

    O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are…

  • Quran 8:15 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ

    O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight].

  • Quran 3:90 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِهِمْ ثُمَّ ٱزْدَادُوا۟ كُفْرًا لَّن تُقْبَلَ تَوْبَتُهُمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

    Indeed, those who reject the message after their belief and then increase in disbelief - never will their [claimed] repentance be accepted, and they are the ones astray.

  • Quran 2:6 · Al-Baqaraclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.

  • Quran 8:73 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ

    And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so, there will be fitnah on earth and great corruption.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1005 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تُطِيعُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَرُدُّوكُم بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِكُمْ كَٰفِرِينَ

    ر-د-دط-و-عك-ف-رأ-ي-يأ-م-ن

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1005 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِن تُطِيعُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَرُدُّوكُم بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِكُمْ كَٰفِرِينَ

    ر-د-دط-و-عك-ف-رأ-ي-يأ-م-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:342 shared roots

    وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُم بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

    خ-س-رط-و-ع

  • At-Takwir 81:212 shared roots

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    ط-و-عأ-م-ن

  • Al-Maaida 5:213 shared roots

    يَٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ

    ر-د-دخ-س-رق-ل-ب

  • Yunus 10:952 shared roots

    وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    خ-س-رأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:149?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:149 include Quran 3:100 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 9:23 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 8:15 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 3:90 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 3:100 reads: “O you who have believed, if you obey a party of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back, after your belief, [to being] unbelievers.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 3:149 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:149 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “O you who have believed, if you obey those who disbelieve, they will turn you back on your heels, and you will [then] become losers.”

Which surah is verse 3:149 in?

Quran 3:149 is āyah 149 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 3:149?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 3:149 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:149?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:149 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.