Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 22·Makkī

22

لَّا مَعَ ﴿٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

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 · 6 roots in 7 of 9 words

Rarest here: خ-ذ-ل — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Qalqalah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

9 words · 37 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 22 of 111

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 26:213 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

    So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

  • Quran 26:214 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ

    And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred.

  • Quran 17:39 · Al-Israavery close

    ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلْقَىٰ فِى جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومًا مَّدْحُورًا

    That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed…

  • Quran 28:88 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 51:51 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

  • Quran 3:176 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَلَا يَحْزُنكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْكُفْرِ إِنَّهُمْ لَن يَضُرُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًٔا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَلَّا يَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ حَظًّا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

    And do not be grieved, [O Muhammad], by those who hasten into disbelief. Indeed, they will never harm Allah at all. Allah intends that He should give them no share in the…

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.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1602 shared roots

    إِن يَنصُرْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ وَإِن يَخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَنصُرُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    خ-ذ-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Israa 17:182 shared roots

    مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَىٰهَا مَذْمُومًا مَّدْحُورًا

    ذ-م-مج-ع-ل

  • Al-Israa 17:182 shared roots

    مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَىٰهَا مَذْمُومًا مَّدْحُورًا

    ذ-م-مج-ع-ل

  • Al-Hijr 15:963 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    أ-خ-رج-ع-لأ-ل-ه

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:513 shared roots

    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    أ-خ-رج-ع-لأ-ل-ه

  • Qaaf 50:263 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

    أ-خ-رج-ع-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 17:22?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:22 include Quran 26:213 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:214 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 17:39 (Surah Al-Israa), and Quran 28:88 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 26:213 reads: “So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.” 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 17:22 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:22 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.”

Which surah is verse 17:22 in?

Quran 17:22 is āyah 22 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:22?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:22 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.