Surah Al-Ahqaf · Ayah 21·Makkī

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إِذْ وَقَدْ مِنۢ وَمِنْ أَلَّا إِلَّا إِنِّىٓ عَلَيْكُمْ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سرزمین احقاف

«احقاف» به معنای شن های روانی است که بر اثر وزش باد در بیابان‌ها به صورت مستطیل و کج و معوج روی هم انباشته می‌گردد. از این تعبیر روشن می‌شود که سرزمین قوم بوده است. درست‌تر از همه این است که این منطقه در جنوب شبه جزیرةٌ عربستان و در نزدیکی سرزمین یمن عادء ریگستان بزرگی بوده است. در این که این سرزمین کجاست» سخنان متفاوتی به میان آمده اما

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 · 16 roots in 17 of 25 words

Rarest here: ح-ق-ف used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 25 points across 8 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Iẓhār5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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Shape

25 words · 95 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 21 of 35

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.

  • كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    'Aad denied the messengers

  • أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

  • وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا ٱللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا قَالُوا۟ مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    And when a community among them said, "Why do you advise [or warn] a people whom Allah is [about] to destroy or to punish with a severe punishment?" they [the advisors] said, "To…

  • قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍ أَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

    Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness…

  • وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ وَلَا تَنقُصُوا۟ ٱلْمِكْيَالَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُم بِخَيْرٍ وَإِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ مُّحِيطٍ

    And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed…

  • أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ

    That you not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day."

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 46:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 46:21 include Quran 26:123 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 71:3 (Surah Nooh), Quran 7:164 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 34:46 (Surah Saba). For example, 26:123 reads: “'Aad denied the messengers” 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 46:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 46:21 (Surah Al-Ahqaf, The Dunes) reads: “And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible…”

Which surah is verse 46:21 in?

Quran 46:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes), chapter 46 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 35 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 46:21?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 46:21 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 46:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 46:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.