Surah An-Najm · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

مَا وَمَا ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 16 letters · āyah 2 of 62

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 81:23 · At-Takwirclose

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

  • Quran 81:22 · At-Takwirclose

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    And your companion is not [at all] mad.

  • Quran 81:21 · At-Takwirclose

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

  • Quran 52:29 · At-Turclose

    فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

    So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

  • Quran 20:123 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ ٱهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۢا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَىٰ

    [Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance…

  • Quran 50:27 · Qaafclose

    قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."

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.

  • Az-Zumar 39:82 shared roots

    وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِىَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ مِن قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ

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  • Al-Muddaththir 74:312 shared roots

    وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَلَا يَرْتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَمَا هِىَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:2 include Quran 81:23 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 81:22 (Surah At-Takwir), Quran 81:21 (Surah At-Takwir), and Quran 52:29 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 81:23 reads: “And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.” 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 53:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:2 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,”

Which surah is verse 53:2 in?

Quran 53:2 is āyah 2 of Surah An-Najm (The Star), chapter 53 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 62 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 53:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.