Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 139·Madanī

139

ٱلَّذِينَ مِن فَإِنَّ ﴿١٣٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

عزت نزد خداست؛ نه دشمنان خدا

این آّیه به همةٌ مسلمانان هشدار می‌دهد که عزت خود را در همه شئون زندگی - اعم از شئون اقتصادی» فرهنگی» سیاسی و مانند آن - در دوستی با دشمنان اسلام نجویند؛ بلکه تکیه‌گاه خود را ذات پاک خداوندی قرار دهند که سرچشمةٌ همةٌ عزت‌هاست. غیر خدا از دشمنان اسلامء نه عزتی دارند که به کسی ببخشند و نه اگر می‌داشتندء سزاوار اعتماد بودند؛ زیرا هر روزی که منافع آنها اقتضا کند. فوراً صمیمی‌ترین متحدان خود را رها می‌کنند و به سراغ کار خویش می‌روند که گویی هرگز با هم آشنایی نداشته‌اند؛ حتی در بسیاری از موارد حاضرند دوستان خود را فدا کنند تا به منافع خویش برسند؛ چنان که تاریخ معاصرء شاهد بسیار گویای این واقعیت 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 · 10 roots in 11 of 14 words

Recitation · 18 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 70 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 139 of 176

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 3:28 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةً وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence…

  • Quran 25:55 · Al-Furqaanvery close

    وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱلْكَافِرُ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ ظَهِيرًا

    But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].

  • Quran 4:144 · An-Nisaavery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَٰنًا مُّبِينًا

    O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allah against yourselves a clear case?

  • Quran 16:83 · An-Nahlclose

    يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    They recognize the favor of Allah; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.

  • Quran 9:62 · At-Tawbaclose

    يَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ لِيُرْضُوكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ أَحَقُّ أَن يُرْضُوهُ إِن كَانُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    They swear by Allah to you [Muslims] to satisfy you. But Allah and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy, if they should be believers.

  • Quran 2:89 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتَٰبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَلَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when…

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.

  • Maryam 19:814 shared roots

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

    ع-ز-زد-و-نأ-خ-ذأ-ل-ه

  • Muhammad 47:114 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَأَنَّ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَا مَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ

    و-ل-يك-ف-رأ-م-نأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1445 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَٰنًا مُّبِينًا

    د-و-نو-ل-يأ-خ-ذك-ف-رأ-م-ن

  • An-Nisaa 4:1445 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَٰنًا مُّبِينًا

    د-و-نو-ل-يأ-خ-ذك-ف-رأ-م-ن

  • Al-Ghaashiya 88:232 shared roots

    إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ

    و-ل-يك-ف-ر

  • Faatir 35:172 shared roots

    وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

    ع-ز-زأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:139?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:139 include Quran 3:28 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 25:55 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 4:144 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 16:83 (Surah An-Nahl). For example, 3:28 reads: “Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence…” 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 4:139 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:139 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.”

Which surah is verse 4:139 in?

Quran 4:139 is āyah 139 of Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), chapter 4 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 176 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 4:139?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:139 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:139?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:139 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.