Surah Al-Ikhlaas · Ayah 4·Makkī

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وَلَمْ لَّهُۥ ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

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Tafsīr

al-Mīzān

al-Mīzān

"And none is comparable to Him (kufuwan aḥad)" — denial of peer or likeness completes the creed.

Theology

The anti-tashbīh statement in the verse itself — the keystone of the tanzīh cluster.

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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Rarest here: ك-ف-أ — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2

Commentary

  • al-Mīzān

Shape

5 words · 15 letters · āyah 4 of 4

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 53:4 · An-Najmclose

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

    It is not but a revelation revealed,

  • Quran 19:93 · Maryamclose

    إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًا

    There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.

  • Quran 12:60 · Yusufclose

    فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِى بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِى وَلَا تَقْرَبُونِ

    But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."

  • Quran 16:17 · An-Nahlclose

    أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?

  • Quran 69:34 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.

  • Quran 32:18 · As-Sajdaclose

    أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ

    Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.

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.

  • An-Nisaa 4:1522 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّقُوا۟ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ سَوْفَ يُؤْتِيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

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  • An-Noor 24:62 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُمْ شُهَدَآءُ إِلَّآ أَنفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَٰدَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ أَرْبَعُ شَهَٰدَٰتٍۭ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    أ-ح-دك-و-ن

  • Yusuf 12:782 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ إِنَّ لَهُۥٓ أَبًا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا فَخُذْ أَحَدَنَا مَكَانَهُۥٓ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    أ-ح-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:402 shared roots

    مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

    أ-ح-دك-و-ن

  • Al-Munaafiqoon 63:102 shared roots

    وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَٰكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَآ أَخَّرْتَنِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

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  • Faatir 35:412 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا

    أ-ح-دك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 112:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 112:4 include Quran 53:4 (Surah An-Najm), Quran 19:93 (Surah Maryam), Quran 12:60 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 16:17 (Surah An-Nahl). For example, 53:4 reads: “It is not but a revelation revealed,” 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 112:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 112:4 (Surah Al-Ikhlaas, Sincerity) reads: “Nor is there to Him any equivalent."”

Which surah is verse 112:4 in?

Quran 112:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Al-Ikhlaas (Sincerity), chapter 112 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 4 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 112:4?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 112:4 from al-Mīzān.

In how many languages can I read Quran 112:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 112:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.