Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 116·Madanī

116

بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِى لَّهُۥ ﴿١١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They say, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 14 words

Recitation · 16 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 52 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 116 of 286

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 10:68 · Yunusvery close

    قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِنْ عِندَكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بِهَٰذَآ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    They have said, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He; He is the [one] Free of need. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority…

  • Quran 19:35 · Maryamvery close

    مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥٓ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    It is not [befitting] for Allah to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

  • Quran 21:26 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ

    And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.

  • Quran 43:81 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."

  • Quran 39:44 · Az-Zumarvery close

    قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ جَمِيعًا لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Say, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned."

  • Quran 7:190 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُمَا صَٰلِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُۥ شُرَكَآءَ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمَا فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    But when He gives them a good [child], they ascribe partners to Him concerning that which He has given them. Exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him.

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 30:264 shared roots

    وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

    ق-ن-تس-م-وك-ل-لأ-ر-ض

  • Yunus 10:685 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِنْ عِندَكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بِهَٰذَآ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    و-ل-دس-ب-حأ-خ-ذس-م-وأ-ر-ض

  • Maryam 19:355 shared roots

    مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥٓ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    و-ل-دس-ب-حأ-خ-ذق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:264 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ

    و-ل-دس-ب-حأ-خ-ذق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:883 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا

    و-ل-دأ-خ-ذق-و-ل

  • Al-Furqaan 25:25 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ تَقْدِيرًا

    و-ل-دأ-خ-ذس-م-وك-ل-لأ-ر-ض

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:116?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:116 include Quran 10:68 (Surah Yunus), Quran 19:35 (Surah Maryam), Quran 21:26 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 43:81 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 10:68 reads: “They have said, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He; He is the [one] Free of need. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority…” 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 2:116 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:116 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “They say, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him,”

Which surah is verse 2:116 in?

Quran 2:116 is āyah 116 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:116?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:116 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.