Surah Al-Maaida · Ayah 27·Madanī

27

عَلَيْهِمْ إِذْ مِنْ وَلَمْ مِنَ إِنَّمَا مِنَ ﴿٢٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice [to Allah], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

قربانی پسران آدم(ع)

از این آیه تا آَیةُ ۰۳۱ سرگذشت کشته شدن یکی از پسران حضرت آدم(ع) به دست فرزند دیگر آن حضرت - که طبق روایات» هابیل و قابیل نام دارند - بیان شده است. از امام صادق(ع) روایت شده است که به دستور خداء هابیل» وصی حضرت آدم(ع) شد و اسم اعظم به او آموخته شد. قابیل - که برادر بزرگ‌تر بود -خود را از هابیل بهتر و سزاوارتر می‌دانست به همین دلیل بنا شد که هرکدام یک قربانی تقدیم کنند و از هرکس که قبول شدء او وصی حضرت آدم باشد؛ ولی به خاطر اخلاص و تقوای هابیل» قربانی از او قبول شد و قربانی قابیل حسود و لجوج» مردود گردید. قابیل از این رویداد به سختی ناراحت شد و دست به جنایتی هولناک زد و هابیل را کشت. این آیات» بیانگر آن واقعه است.

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 · 13 roots in 17 of 24 words

Recitation · 24 points across 8 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

24 words · 101 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 27 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.

  • ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَآ أَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَنَا بِقُرْبَانٍ تَأْكُلُهُ ٱلنَّارُ قُلْ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِى بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَبِٱلَّذِى قُلْتُمْ فَلِمَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    [They are] those who said, "Indeed, Allah has taken our promise not to believe any messenger until he brings us an offering which fire [from heaven] will consume." Say, "There…

  • وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    But the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among…

  • فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ وَلِيُبْلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    And you did not kill them, but it was Allah who killed them. And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw that He might test the believers with a…

  • وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا۟ بَقَرَةً قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ

    And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being…

  • إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    When their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

  • قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

    They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and…

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-Qasas 28:33 shared roots

    نَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ت-ل-ون-ب-أح-ق-ق

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:692 shared roots

    وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

    ت-ل-ون-ب-أ

  • Al-Qasas 28:534 shared roots

    وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مُسْلِمِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قق-ب-لق-و-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:2523 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:915 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ نُؤْمِنُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَكْفُرُونَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهُۥ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُونَ أَنۢبِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ مِن قَبْلُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    ق-ت-لن-ب-أح-ق-قق-ب-لق-و-ل

  • Al-Ikhlaas 112:13 shared roots

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

    أ-ح-دق-و-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 5:27?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 5:27 include Quran 3:183 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 5:18 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 8:17 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 2:67 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 3:183 reads: “[They are] those who said, "Indeed, Allah has taken our promise not to believe any messenger until he brings us an offering which fire [from heaven] will consume." Say, "There…” 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 5:27 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 5:27 (Surah Al-Maaida, The Table) reads: “And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice [to Allah], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allah…”

Which surah is verse 5:27 in?

Quran 5:27 is āyah 27 of Surah Al-Maaida (The Table), chapter 5 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 120 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 5:27?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 5:27 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 5:27?

Tartīl presents Quran 5:27 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.