Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 55·Madanī

55

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَهُمْ لَا ﴿٥٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe -

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

بهودیان پیمان‌شکن

آیات گذشته در بارة وضعیت مشرکان» جنگ با آنها و عاقبت کار آنها بود. از این یه به بعدء احکام و دستورهای دیگری در بارةٌ جنگ» صلح» پیمان‌ها و نقض آنها و... بیان شده است. البته آیات 0۵ ۵۶ ۵۷ و ۵۸ بر طایفه‌های یهود که در مدینه و اطراف آن حضور داشتند.ء منطبق است. پیامبر(ص) با این طایفه‌ها پیمان بست که آنها به پیامبر و مسلمانان زیانی نرسانند و علیه آنها نیرنگی به کار نبرند و به دشمنان اسلام کمک نکنند در عوض بر دینشان باقی بمانند و از امنیت برخوردار باشند؛ ولی آنها یکی پس از دیگری پیمان‌هایشان را شکستند تا این که خداوند به پیامبر(ص) فرمان داد با آنها بجنگد (برای اطلاع بیشتر از تاریخ یهود مدینه به تفسیر المیزان در ذیل این آّیات مراجعه شود.). > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): 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 · 6 roots in 6 of 10 words

Recitation · 12 points across 7 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

10 words · 38 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 55 of 75

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 16:104 · An-Nahlvery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَهْدِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of Allah - Allah will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.

  • Quran 4:168 · An-Nisaavery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَظَلَمُوا۟ لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ طَرِيقًا

    Indeed, those who disbelieve and commit wrong [or injustice] - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path.

  • Quran 2:161 · Al-Baqaravery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ

    Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - upon them will be the curse of Allah and of the angels and the people, all together,

  • Quran 2:90 · Al-Baqaraclose

    بِئْسَمَا ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمْ أَن يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بَغْيًا أَن يُنَزِّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ فَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ عَلَىٰ غَضَبٍ وَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ

    How wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allah has revealed through [their] outrage that Allah would send down His favor upon whom…

  • Quran 58:20 · Al-Mujaadilaclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحَآدُّونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ٱلْأَذَلِّينَ

    Indeed, the ones who oppose Allah and His Messenger - those will be among the most humbled.

  • Quran 8:22 · Al-Anfaalclose

    إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason.

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.

  • Al-Anfaal 8:224 shared roots

    إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    د-ب-بش-ر-رع-ن-دأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Anfaal 8:224 shared roots

    إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    د-ب-بش-ر-رع-ن-دأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:602 shared roots

    وَكَأَيِّن مِّن دَآبَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا ٱللَّهُ يَرْزُقُهَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    د-ب-بأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nahl 16:492 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    د-ب-بأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Bayyina 98:62 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

    ش-ر-رك-ف-ر

  • Qaaf 50:242 shared roots

    أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

    ع-ن-دك-ف-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:55?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:55 include Quran 16:104 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 4:168 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 2:161 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 2:90 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 16:104 reads: “Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of Allah - Allah will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.” 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 8:55 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:55 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe -”

Which surah is verse 8:55 in?

Quran 8:55 is āyah 55 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 8:55?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 8:55 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:55?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:55 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.