Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 21·Madanī

21

ٱلَّذِى وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

کتابی برای همه

خطاب «یا ایَها النْاس» که در قرآن بیست بار تکرار شده و خطابی جامع و عمومی است. خود شرکت داده و همه را به پرستش خدای یگانه و مبارزه با هر گونه شرک و انحراف از خط توحید دعوت کرده است.!

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 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 15 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil7
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

11 words · 52 letters · āyah 21 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.

  • رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    [And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.

  • سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

  • وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

    And recite to them the news of Abraham,

  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

    O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.

  • وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

    And it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed…

  • وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

    And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:21 include Quran 26:83 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 87:1 (Surah Al-A'laa), Quran 26:69 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 22:77 (Surah Al-Hajj). For example, 26:83 reads: “[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.” 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 2:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:21 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -”

Which surah is verse 2:21 in?

Quran 2:21 is āyah 21 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 2:21?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:21 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.