Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 137·Makkī

137

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مِّنَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَوْ مَا وَمَا ﴿١٣٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And likewise, to many of the polytheists their partners have made [to seem] pleasing the killing of their children in order to bring about their destruction and to cover them with confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and that which they invent.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

قربانی فرزندان برای بت‌ها

معنای این که بت‌هاء کشتن فرزندان را در چشم‌های بت‌پرستان جلوه و زینت داده بودندء این است که موقعیتی که بت‌ها در دل‌های مشرکان داشتند و محبت خیالی آنها باعث شده بود که برخی از مشرکان فرزندانشان را بکشند و آنها را قربانی بت‌ها کنند تا به بت‌ها نزدیک شوند. این مطلب در تاریخ بت پرستان و ستاره پرستان کذشته ضبط شده است. البته باید دانست که این مطلب، غیر از زنده به گورکردن دختران است که قبیلةٌ بنی‌تمیم انجام می‌داد. این آیه در بارة کشتن فرزندان اعم از پسر و دختر سخن گفته؛ اما زنده به گور کردن» مخصوص دختران بوده است. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان؛ چ ۵ ص ۴۴۹ > ۲- نمونهء ج۵» ص ۴۴۹ > ۳ المیزان؛ جچ۷ ص ۲۳۷۲ > 1F٥ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

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 · 13 roots in 14 of 20 words

Rarest here: ر-د-ي 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 26 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Light rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī6
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

20 words · 95 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 137 of 165

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.

  • أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَٰٓؤُا۟ شَرَعُوا۟ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنۢ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةُ ٱلْفَصْلِ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    Or have they other deities who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not consented? But if not for the decisive word, it would have been concluded between them. And…

  • وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and in what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are defiantly disobedient.

  • فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرْبَانًا ءَالِهَةًۢ بَلْ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنْهُمْ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

    Then why did those they took besides Allah as deities by which to approach [Him] not aid them? But they had strayed from them. And that was their falsehood and what they were…

  • ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ سَآءَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    They have taken their oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allah. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.

  • وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

    And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

  • وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

    But if Allah had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:562 shared roots

    قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

    ر-د-يأ-ل-ه

  • Yusuf 12:1063 shared roots

    وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ

    ش-ر-كك-ث-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:263 shared roots

    وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِىٓ أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْفَسَادَ

    و-ذ-رد-ي-نق-ت-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:484 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱفْتَرَىٰٓ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا

    ف-ر-يش-ر-كش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

  • Nooh 71:272 shared roots

    إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا

    و-ذ-رو-ل-د

  • Al-An'aam 6:1124 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّا شَيَٰطِينَ ٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلْجِنِّ يُوحِى بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ ٱلْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ

    و-ذ-رف-ر-يف-ع-لش-ي-أ

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:137?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:137 include Quran 42:21 (Surah Ash-Shura), Quran 5:81 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 46:28 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), and Quran 63:2 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon). For example, 42:21 reads: “Or have they other deities who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not consented? But if not for the decisive word, it would have been concluded between them. And…” 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 6:137 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:137 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “And likewise, to many of the polytheists their partners have made [to seem] pleasing the killing of their children in order to bring about their destruction and to cover them with confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done…”

Which surah is verse 6:137 in?

Quran 6:137 is āyah 137 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 6:137?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 6:137 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:137?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:137 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.