Surah Al-Maaida · Ayah 16·Madanī

16

بِهِ مَنِ مِّنَ إِلَى إِلَىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.

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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 · 12 roots in 13 of 18 words

Recitation · 25 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Light rāʾ4
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

18 words · 76 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 16 of 120

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 10:25 · Yunusvery close

    وَٱللَّهُ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلسَّلَٰمِ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path

  • Quran 16:9 · An-Nahlvery close

    وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرٌ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And upon Allah is the direction of the [right] way, and among the various paths are those deviating. And if He willed, He could have guided you all.

  • Quran 24:46 · An-Noorvery close

    لَّقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ ءَايَٰتٍ مُّبَيِّنَٰتٍ وَٱللَّهُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    We have certainly sent down distinct verses. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path.

  • Quran 43:64 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ

    Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."

  • Quran 19:76 · Maryamclose

    وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدًى وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا

    And Allah increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse.

  • Quran 4:175 · An-Nisaaclose

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱعْتَصَمُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِى رَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَيْهِ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

    So those who believe in Allah and hold fast to Him - He will admit them to mercy from Himself and bounty and guide them to Himself on a straight path.

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 5:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 5:16 include Quran 10:25 (Surah Yunus), Quran 16:9 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 24:46 (Surah An-Noor), and Quran 43:64 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 10:25 reads: “And Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path” 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 5:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 5:16 (Surah Al-Maaida, The Table) reads: “By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.”

Which surah is verse 5:16 in?

Quran 5:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Al-Maaida (The Table), chapter 5 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 120 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 5:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 5:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.