Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 51·Makkī

51

مَّآ وَلَا وَمَا ﴿٥١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.

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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 · 9 roots in 10 of 13 words

Rarest here: ع-ض-د — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ikhfāʾ3

Commentary

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

Shape

13 words · 57 letters · āyah 51 of 110

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:51?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:51 include Quran 51:55 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), Quran 11:101 (Surah Hud), Quran 23:71 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 46:3 (Surah Al-Ahqaf). For example, 51:55 reads: “And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.” 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 18:51 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:51 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.”

Which surah is verse 18:51 in?

Quran 18:51 is āyah 51 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:51?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:51 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.