Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 103·Makkī

103

وَلَقَدْ أَنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا ٱلَّذِى إِلَيْهِ وَهَٰذَا ﴿١٠٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

کافران قرآن را به چه کسی نسبت می‌دادند؟

در این که این آیه به چه کسی اشاره می‌کند. سخنان مختلفی گفته شده است. از مجموع آنها به‌دست می‌آید که او مردی رومی و غلام آزادشدة بنی حضرمی و مسیحی بوده که در مکه می زیسته و با کتب اهل کتاب آشنایی داشته. مشرکان» پیامبر(ص) را متهم می کردند که قرآن را از او آموخته است. قرآن در پاسخ آنها می‌فرماید که اصلاً زبان آن شخص غیر عربی است؛ در حالی که قرآن به زبان عربی آشکار است و ممکن نیست که آن شخص غیر عرب بتواند قرأن فصیح عربی را به شخصی مانند پیامبر - که خواندن و نوشتن هم نمی‌دانست - بیاموزد.

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 10 of 16 words

Rarest here: ع-ج-م 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)4
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

16 words · 69 letters · āyah 103 of 128

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.

  • قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."

  • بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

    In a clear Arabic language.

  • وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥٓ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    And if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab…

  • وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلْوُۥنَ أَلْسِنَتَهُم بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِتَحْسَبُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This…

  • خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ

    Created man,

  • أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ مُفْتَرَيَٰتٍ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten surahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be…

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1953 shared roots

    بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

    ع-ر-بل-س-نب-ي-ن

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:123 shared roots

    وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ع-ر-بل-س-نب-ش-ر

  • Fussilat 41:443 shared roots

    وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥٓ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    ع-ج-مع-ر-بق-و-ل

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:252 shared roots

    إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

    ب-ش-رق-و-ل

  • Al-Jinn 72:222 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّى لَن يُجِيرَنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

    ل-ح-دق-و-ل

  • Fussilat 41:32 shared roots

    كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ع-ر-بع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:103?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:103 include Quran 67:26 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 26:195 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 41:44 (Surah Fussilat), and Quran 3:78 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 67:26 reads: “Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."” 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 16:103 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:103 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language.”

Which surah is verse 16:103 in?

Quran 16:103 is āyah 103 of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), chapter 16 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 128 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 16:103?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:103 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:103?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:103 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.