Surah An-Najm · Ayah 22·Makkī

22

تِلْكَ إِذًا ﴿٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That, then, is an unjust division.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Rarest here: ض-ي-ز — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 22 of 62

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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    وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُم بَنِينَ وَحَفَدَةً وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ أَفَبِٱلْبَٰطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ

    And Allah has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things. Then in falsehood do…

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    إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

    Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

  • Quran 37:149 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

    So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?

  • Quran 26:165 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Do you approach males among the worlds

  • Quran 4:176 · An-Nisaaclose

    يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِى ٱلْكَلَٰلَةِ إِنِ ٱمْرُؤٌا۟ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُۥٓ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٌ فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ وَإِن كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَةً رِّجَالًا وَنِسَآءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۢ

    They request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allah gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but…

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    And of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 53:22?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 53:22 include Quran 16:72 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 92:4 (Surah Al-Lail), Quran 37:149 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 26:165 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 16:72 reads: “And Allah has made for you from yourselves mates and has made for you from your mates sons and grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things. Then in falsehood do…” 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 53:22 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 53:22 (Surah An-Najm, The Star) reads: “That, then, is an unjust division.”

Which surah is verse 53:22 in?

Quran 53:22 is āyah 22 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 53:22?

Tartīl presents Quran 53:22 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.