Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 45·Makkī

45

إِنَّمَآ وَلَا إِذَا مَا ﴿٤٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

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 · 6 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

11 words · 46 letters · āyah 45 of 112

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 10:42 · Yunusvery close

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?

  • Quran 43:40 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

  • Quran 30:52 · Ar-Roomclose

    فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.

  • Quran 8:21 · Al-Anfaalclose

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.

  • Quran 25:73 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا

    And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind.

  • Quran 36:6 · Yaseenclose

    لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَٰفِلُونَ

    That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.

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.

  • Ar-Room 30:523 shared roots

    فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    ص-م-مس-م-عد-ع-و

  • An-Naml 27:803 shared roots

    إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    ص-م-مس-م-عد-ع-و

  • Yunus 10:422 shared roots

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    ص-م-مس-م-ع

  • Saad 38:702 shared roots

    إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    و-ح-ين-ذ-ر

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:723 shared roots

    قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

    س-م-عد-ع-وق-و-ل

  • Taa-Haa 20:132 shared roots

    وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ

    و-ح-يس-م-ع

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:45?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:45 include Quran 10:42 (Surah Yunus), Quran 43:40 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 30:52 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 8:21 (Surah Al-Anfaal). For example, 10:42 reads: “And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?” 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 21:45 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:45 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.”

Which surah is verse 21:45 in?

Quran 21:45 is āyah 45 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:45?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:45 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.