Surah Al-Qasas · Ayah 53·Makkī

53

وَإِذَا عَلَيْهِمْ بِهِۦٓ إِنَّهُ مِن إِنَّا مِن ﴿٥٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [submitting to Allah]."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

مسلمانان قبل از بعثت پیامبر خاتم(ص)

کسانی که این آیات از آنها سخن می‌گوید - یعنی اهل کتابی که در برابر پیامبر(ص) و قرآن سر تسلیم فرود آوردند - با جملة «انا کنا من قبله مسلمین» علت حق بودن و آشنا بودن قرآن در نزدشان را بیان می‌کنند. آنها با این جمله می‌گویند که ما پیش از نزول قرآن» در برابر آن تسلیم بودیم؛ یا این که به دینی که این قران به آن دعوت می‌کند و اسلام می‌نامد ایمان داشتیم. این جمله» اشاره به آگاهی آنها از اوصاف پیامبر خدا و کتابی که بر او نازل می‌شود» دارد؛ زیرا آنها این اوصاف را به روشنی در کتاب‌های آسمانی خویش مطالعه کرده بودند. قرآن کریم نیز در بارهٌ آنها می‌فرماید: «همان‌ها که از فرستادة خدا, پیامبر امی» پیروی می‌کنند؛ پیامبری که صفاتش را در تورات و انجیل (که نزدشان است) می‌یایند.» (اعراف -۱۵۷). نیز می‌فرماید: «آیا همین نشانه برای آنها کافی نیست که علمای بنی‌اسرائیل به خوبی از آن آگاه‌اند؟» (شعراء - ۱۹۷). (برای اطلاع بیشتر از آگاهی اهل کتاب از ویژگی‌های پیامبر ر.ک. به: بقره - ‎۸٩‏ و انعام - ۱.)۲۰ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): al-Kāfī.

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 · 8 roots in 8 of 15 words

Recitation · 19 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ghunnah4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

15 words · 56 letters · āyah 53 of 88

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.

  • 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

    And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is…

  • وَإِذَا جَآءُوكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَقَد دَّخَلُوا۟ بِٱلْكُفْرِ وَهُمْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْتُمُونَ

    And when they come to you, they say, "We believe." But they have entered with disbelief [in their hearts], and they have certainly left with it. And Allah is most knowing of what…

  • قُلْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَٱلنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ

    Say, "We have believed in Allah and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Descendants, and in what was given to Moses and…

  • وَإِذْ أَوْحَيْتُ إِلَى ٱلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِى وَبِرَسُولِى قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَٱشْهَدْ بِأَنَّنَا مُسْلِمُونَ

    And [remember] when I inspired to the disciples, "Believe in Me and in My messenger Jesus." They said, "We have believed, so bear witness that indeed we are Muslims [in submission…

  • وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهُۥ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And so those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts humbly submit to it. And indeed is Allah the…

  • قُلْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦٓ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا

    Say, "Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,

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-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Qasas 28:33 shared roots

    نَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-قأ-م-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:2522 shared roots

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ت-ل-وح-ق-ق

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:693 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ

    س-ل-مأ-م-نك-و-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:1313 shared roots

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ل-مر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • Al-Waaqia 56:262 shared roots

    إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا

    س-ل-مق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 28:53?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 28:53 include Quran 2:91 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 5:61 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 3:84 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 5:111 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 2:91 reads: “And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is…” 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 28:53 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 28:53 (Surah Al-Qasas, The Stories) reads: “And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [submitting to Allah]."”

Which surah is verse 28:53 in?

Quran 28:53 is āyah 53 of Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), chapter 28 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 28:53?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 28:53 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 28:53?

Tartīl presents Quran 28:53 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.