Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 44·Madanī

44

أَلَمْ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِّنَ أَن ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error [in exchange for it] and wishing you would lose the way?

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

تحریف در تورات و انجیل

در توضیح این جمله از یه که می‌فرماید «بهره‌ای از کتاب به آنها داده شده است» مفسران گفته‌اند که منظور از کتاب» تورات و انجیل است و این تعبیر نشان می‌دهد که بخش زیادی از تورات و انجیل در زمان پیامبر(ص) از دست رفته و تحریف شده و تنها بخشی از آن دو کتاب به دست آنها رسیده و البته در همین بخش» مد بعثت پیامبر اکرم(ص) آمده بوده که آنها آن را کتمان می‌کردند. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونهء ج۲۷. ص ۳۶۳ > ۴ اطیب‌البیان» چ۴ء ص ‎٩۱‏ > ۲ نمونه ج۳ء ص ۴۳۹ > ۱- نمونهء ج۰۲۷ ص ۲۶۲ ۲ نمونه جء ص ۴۳۹ ۳ پیشین» ص ۴۴۲ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, Aṭyab al-Bayān.

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 9 of 14 words

Recitation · 22 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah3

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 62 letters · āyah 44 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.

  • أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا

    Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in superstition and false objects of worship and say about the disbelievers, "These are better…

  • أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    Do you not consider, [O Muhammad], those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They are invited to the Scripture of Allah that it should arbitrate between them; then a party…

  • إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

    Indeed, We sent down to you the Book for the people in truth. So whoever is guided - it is for [the benefit of] his soul; and whoever goes astray only goes astray to its…

  • وَلَئِنْ أَتَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِكُلِّ ءَايَةٍ مَّا تَبِعُوا۟ قِبْلَتَكَ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَتَهُمْ وَمَا بَعْضُهُم بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَةَ بَعْضٍ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّكَ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And if you brought to those who were given the Scripture every sign, they would not follow your qiblah. Nor will you be a follower of their qiblah. Nor would they be followers of…

  • وَمَا كُنتَ تَرْجُوٓا۟ أَن يُلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.

  • أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?

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.

  • An-Nisaa 4:515 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا

    ن-ص-بس-ب-لك-ت-بر-أ-يأ-ت-ي

  • An-Nisaa 4:515 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْجِبْتِ وَٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَهْدَىٰ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَبِيلًا

    ن-ص-بس-ب-لك-ت-بر-أ-يأ-ت-ي

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:234 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    ن-ص-بك-ت-بر-أ-يأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Mutaffifin 83:322 shared roots

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

    ض-ل-لر-أ-ي

  • Al-Qalam 68:262 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

    ض-ل-لر-أ-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:1752 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْعَذَابَ بِٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ فَمَآ أَصْبَرَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ

    ش-ر-يض-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:44?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:44 include Quran 4:51 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 3:23 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 39:41 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 2:145 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 4:51 reads: “Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, who believe in superstition and false objects of worship and say about the disbelievers, "These are better…” 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 4:44 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:44 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error [in exchange for it] and wishing you would lose the way?”

Which surah is verse 4:44 in?

Quran 4:44 is āyah 44 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 4:44?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:44 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:44?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:44 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.