Surah Al-Hadid · Ayah 16·Madanī

16

أَلَمْ لِلَّذِينَ أَن وَمَا مِنَ وَلَا كَٱلَّذِينَ مِن عَلَيْهِمُ مِّنْهُمْ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

غفلت و بی‌خبری تا کی؟

«تَخشَعٌ» از مادة خشوع به معنای حالت تواضع و ادب جسمی و روحی است که در برابر حقیقت مهم یا شخص بزرگی به انسان دست می‌دهد. روشن است که یاد خداوند اگر در عمق جان قرار گیرد یا انسان در آیاتی که بر پیامبر(ص) نازل شده استء به درستی تدبر کند. خشوع می‌یابد؛ ولی قرآن گروهی از موّمنان را در اینجا سخت ملامت می‌کند که چرا در برابر این امور خاشع نمی‌شوند و چرا همچون بسیاری از امت‌های پیشین گرفتار غفلت و بی‌خبری هستند؛ همان غفلتی که نتیجةٌ آن قساوت دل و فسق و گناه است. آیا به ادعای ایمان قناعت کردن و از کنار این موضوعات مهم به سادگی گذشتن و تن به زندگی مرفه سپردن و در ناز و نعمت زیستن و پیوسته مشغول عیش و نوش بودن, با ایمان سازگار است؟! > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۴ نمونه, ج۲۳. ص۳۳۲ ۵ پیشین» ص۳۴۱ > ۴ نمونهء چ۰۲۳ ص۳۳۲ > ۱- نمونهء ج۰۳۳ ص۳۲۹ ۲- پیشین» ص۳۳۲ ۳ المیزان» ج ۰۹ ص ۱۶۳ > ۵ پیشین» ص۳۴۱ > ۳ المیزان» ج ۰۱۹ ص ۱۶۳ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

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 · 17 roots in 18 of 28 words

Rarest here: أ-م-د 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 34 points across 8 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī17
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

28 words · 117 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 16 of 29

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.

  • لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    We would have been the chosen servants of Allah."

  • وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ إِيمَٰنِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَٱعْفُوا۟ وَٱصْفَحُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to…

  • بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ

    But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.

  • وَمَا لَنَا لَا نُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَنَطْمَعُ أَن يُدْخِلَنَا رَبُّنَا مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And why should we not believe in Allah and what has come to us of the truth? And we aspire that our Lord will admit us [to Paradise] with the righteous people."

  • وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ جُمْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَ وَرَتَّلْنَٰهُ تَرْتِيلًا

    And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.

  • إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَٰتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمْتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ

    Indeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah - they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for righteousness. For them is forgiveness and great reward.

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-Maaida 5:595 shared roots

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ هَلْ تَنقِمُونَ مِنَّآ إِلَّآ أَنْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    ف-س-قك-ث-رن-ز-لك-ت-بق-ب-ل

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:15 shared roots

    الٓمٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ك-ث-رن-ز-لح-ق-قك-ت-بأ-م-ن

  • Al-Maaida 5:815 shared roots

    وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    ف-س-قك-ث-رن-ز-لأ-م-نك-و-ن

  • Al-Qasas 28:524 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ هُم بِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ك-ت-بق-ب-لأ-ت-يأ-م-ن

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:463 shared roots

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

    ف-س-قق-ب-لك-و-ن

  • Az-Zumar 39:224 shared roots

    أَفَمَن شَرَحَ ٱللَّهُ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَٰمِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْقَٰسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    ق-س-وق-ل-بذ-ك-رأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 57:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 57:16 include Quran 37:169 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 2:109 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 38:2 (Surah Saad), and Quran 5:84 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 37:169 reads: “We would have been the chosen servants of Allah."” 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 57:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 57:16 (Surah Al-Hadid, The Iron) reads: “Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed…”

Which surah is verse 57:16 in?

Quran 57:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Hadid (The Iron), chapter 57 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 29 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 57:16?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 57:16 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 57:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 57:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.