Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 121·Madanī

121

ٱلَّذِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ بِهِۦ وَمَن بِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ﴿١٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Those to whom We have given the Book recite it with its true recital. They [are the ones who] believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it - it is they who are the losers.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

تلاوت شایستةٌ قرآن

در ذیل این جمله از آیه که می‌فرماید «کسانی که کتاب آسمانی به آنها داده‌ایم» آن را چنان‌که شایستةٌ آن است. می‌خوانند» از امام صادق(ع) نقل شده است: «منظور این است که آیات قرآن را با دقت و شمرده بخوانند و حقایق آن را بفهمند و به احکام آن عمل کنند. به مژده‌های آن امیدوار و از بیم‌های آن ترسان باشند. از داستان‌های آن عبرت بگیرند. به دستورهایش گردن نهند و از آنچه که نهی کرده, بپرهیزند. به خدا سوگند. منظور, حفظ کردن آیات و یاد گرفتن حروف و تلاوت سوره‌ها و فراگیری اعشار و اخماس (تقسیماتی که در قرآن و سوره‌های آن می‌شود؛ مانند تقسیم به سی جزء پا چهار حزب و...) نیست. آنها حروف قرآن را حفظ کردند؛ اما حدود آن را ضایع کردند. منظور تنها این است که در آیات قرآن بیندیشند و به احکامش عمل کنند.»!

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 · 7 roots in 8 of 15 words

Recitation · 15 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

15 words · 68 letters · āyah 121 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.

  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    And thus We have sent down to you the Qur'an. And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture believe in it. And among these [people of Makkah] are those who believe in it…

  • إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَكِتَٰبٌ عَزِيزٌ

    Indeed, those who disbelieve in the message after it has come to them... And indeed, it is a mighty Book.

  • ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.

  • أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ فَإِن يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَّيْسُوا۟ بِهَا بِكَٰفِرِينَ

    Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if the disbelievers deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein…

  • وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَجْهَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱكْفُرُوٓا۟ ءَاخِرَهُۥ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that…

  • أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا

    Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in superstition and false objects of worship and say about the disbelievers, "These are better…

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-Qasas 28:33 shared roots

    نَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:2522 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-ق

  • Al-Baqara 2:2522 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-ق

  • Al-An'aam 6:204 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    خ-س-رك-ت-بأ-ت-يأ-م-ن

  • Al-Qasas 28:533 shared roots

    وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:73 shared roots

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قك-ف-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:121?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:121 include Quran 29:47 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 41:41 (Surah Fussilat), Quran 6:20 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 6:89 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 29:47 reads: “And thus We have sent down to you the Qur'an. And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture believe in it. And among these [people of Makkah] are those who believe in it…” 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 2:121 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:121 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Those to whom We have given the Book recite it with its true recital. They [are the ones who] believe in it. And whoever disbelieves in it - it is they who are the losers.”

Which surah is verse 2:121 in?

Quran 2:121 is āyah 121 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 2:121?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:121 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:121?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:121 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.