Surah Al-Ankaboot · Ayah 61·Makkī

61

وَلَئِن مَّنْ فَأَنَّىٰ ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, "Allah." Then how are they deluded?

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

در دل, خدا می‌گویند و با زبان» بت

بت‌پرستان شبه جزیرةٌ عرب» در موضوع توحیدٍ در خالقیت دجار اشکال و لغزش نبودند؛ ولی در موضوع تدبیر در خلقت، مشرک بودند. أنها معتقد بودند که خداوند پس از آفرینش جهان» تدبیر برخی از امور خلقت را به مخلوق های برتر خود سپرده و خود کنار رفته است. این مخلوق های برتر در نظر آنان عبارت بودند از فرشتگان» اجه ارواح مقدس و... که هر کدام در نظر آنان» مدبر گوشه‌ای از این جهان بودند. این گروه معتقد بودند که مقام خلقت» غیر از مقام تدبیر و کارگردانی است. چیزی که مربوط به خداست» همان خلقت آفرینش است؛ ولی چون تدبیر جدا از خلقت استء مربوط به موجودات دیگر است که اختیاردار این جهان هستند. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه جچ0۶ ص ۳۲۶ > ۱- نمونه, چ۸۶ ص ۳۷۶ ۲ پیشین» ص ۳۳۲ ۳ منشور جاویده ج۲. ص ۲۸۱ > ۳- منشور جاوید»ء ج۲» ص ۲۸۱ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh.

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 · 10 roots in 10 of 13 words

Recitation · 20 points across 7 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

13 words · 62 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 61 of 69

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 43:87 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

    And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?

  • Quran 31:25 · Luqmanvery close

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ قُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know.

  • Quran 39:38 · Az-Zumarvery close

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ قُلْ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَٰشِفَٰتُ ضُرِّهِۦٓ أَوْ أَرَادَنِى بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَٰتُ رَحْمَتِهِۦ قُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

    And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allah? If Allah intended me…

  • Quran 17:99 · Al-Israavery close

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ أَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورًا

    Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt…

  • Quran 43:9 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."

  • Quran 30:8 · Ar-Roomvery close

    أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِم مَّا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِلِقَآئِ رَبِّهِمْ لَكَٰفِرُونَ

    Do they not contemplate within themselves? Allah has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. And indeed, many of…

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.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:875 shared roots

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ

    أ-ف-كس-أ-لخ-ل-قق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Qiyaama 75:92 shared roots

    وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

    ق-م-رش-م-س

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:52 shared roots

    ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

    ق-م-رش-م-س

  • Ibrahim 14:333 shared roots

    وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ دَآئِبَيْنِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-ر

  • Az-Zumar 39:55 shared roots

    خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-رخ-ل-قس-م-و

  • An-Nahl 16:123 shared roots

    وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومُ مُسَخَّرَٰتٌۢ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

    ق-م-رش-م-سس-خ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 29:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 29:61 include Quran 43:87 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 31:25 (Surah Luqman), Quran 39:38 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 17:99 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 43:87 reads: “And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?” 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 29:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 29:61 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, The Spider) reads: “If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, "Allah." Then how are they deluded?”

Which surah is verse 29:61 in?

Quran 29:61 is āyah 61 of Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), chapter 29 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 69 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 29:61?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 29:61 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 29:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 29:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.