Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 13·Madanī

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وَإِذَا لَهُمْ كَمَآ كَمَآ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

شیطان

کلم شیطان به معنای دورشده از خیر و خوبی و موجود شرور ‏ است. این نام مخصوص ابلیس نیست؛ ولی چون او به شدّت از رحمت خدا رانده و دور شده و مظهر شرارت و دوری از خیر است.» به حق می توان او را شیطان خواند. خداوند در ایة ١١٢ سوره انعام می فرماید: «این جنین در برابر هر پیامبری، دشمنی از شیطان‌های انسانی و جنّی قرار دادیم. آنها به طور سرّی (و درگوشی) سخنان فریبنده و بی‌اساس (برای اغفال مردم ) به یکدیگر می‌گفتند.»مراد از شیطان در این آیه. سران کافران و منافقان‌اند که در عقیدة کفرامیزشان با هم موافق و در خلوتشان همدم و همراز یکدیگرند.

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 · 5 roots in 10 of 19 words

Recitation · 20 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

19 words · 80 letters · āyah 13 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 36:10 · Yaseenclose

    وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.

  • Quran 3:72 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    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…

  • Quran 77:49 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

  • Quran 46:11 · Al-Ahqafclose

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيْهِ وَإِذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ

    And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This…

  • Quran 36:7 · Yaseenclose

    لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.

  • Quran 26:111 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلْأَرْذَلُونَ

    They said, "Should we believe you while you are followed by the lowest [class of people]?"

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-A'raaf 7:673 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ف-هع-ل-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Jinn 72:42 shared roots

    وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا

    س-ف-هق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:662 shared roots

    قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

    س-ف-هق-و-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:1423 shared roots

    سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    س-ف-هأ-ن-سق-و-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:1423 shared roots

    سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    س-ف-هأ-ن-سق-و-ل

  • Al-Alaq 96:52 shared roots

    عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ

    أ-ن-سع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:13 include Quran 36:10 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 3:72 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 77:49 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 46:11 (Surah Al-Ahqaf). For example, 36:10 reads: “And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.” 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 2:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:13 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.”

Which surah is verse 2:13 in?

Quran 2:13 is āyah 13 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 2:13?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:13 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.