Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 51·Madanī

51

أَلَمْ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ﴿٥١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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 guided than the believers as to the way"?

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

طرفداری یهود از مشرکان

در شأن نزول این آیه آمده است که بعد از هجرت پیامبر(ص) به مدینه یکی از بزرگان یهود به نام «کعب بن اشرف» از مدینه بیرون رفت و خود را از جدال میان اصحاب دو دین کنار کشیده» در مکه ساکن شد. او به مردم می‌گفت: من نه حاضرم علیه محمد به کسی کمک کنم و نه برای او بجنگم. مشرکان از او پرسیدند: ای کعبء دین ما بهتر است یا دین محمد و اصحاب او؟ گفت: دین شما بهتر و قدیم‌تر است؛ ولی دین محمد نوظهور است. این آیه در بارة او نازل گردید. قرآن در ی ۵۴ همین سوره به ریش چنین داوری ظالمانه‌ای اشاره می‌کند و می‌فرماید: ریشةٌ این کار» حسد و رشک است؛ زیرا نبوت پیامبر اسلام(ص) نشانة انتقال نبوت از خاندان اسحاق به خاندان اسماعیل بود و یهودیان که از نسل اسحاق بودنده بر این جریان حسد می‌ورزیدند و با کمال بی‌شرمی» بت‌پرستی را بر آیین توحید ترجیح می‌دادند. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان» ج۴» ص ۳۷۳ > ۴ المیزان» ج۴. ص ۳۹۳ > ۲ نمونه ج۳. ص ۴۴۷ > ۵- منشور جاویدء ج۵» ص ۲۵۳ > ۱- المیزان» ج۴. ص ۳۷۳ ۲ نمونه, ج۳. ص ۴۴۷ ۳ پیشین» ص ۴۵۰ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān.

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 · 11 roots in 12 of 20 words

Rarest here: ج-ب-ت used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 29 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī19
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

20 words · 93 letters · āyah 51 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 يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُوٓا۟ أَن يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا

    Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while…

  • أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يَشْتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    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?

  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    And thus We have sent down to you the Qur'an. And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture believe in it. And among these [people of Makkah] are those who believe in it…

  • وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ

    But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals?

  • 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…

  • وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

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 4:445 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يَشْتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    ن-ص-بس-ب-لك-ت-بر-أ-يأ-ت-ي

  • An-Nisaa 4:445 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ يَشْتَرُونَ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    ن-ص-بس-ب-لك-ت-بر-أ-يأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:493 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Qalam 68:312 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

    ط-غ-يق-و-ل

  • 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-Insaan 76:33 shared roots

    إِنَّا هَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا

    س-ب-له-د-يك-ف-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:51?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:51 include Quran 4:60 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 4:44 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 29:47 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), and Quran 45:31 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 4:60 reads: “Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while…” 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 4:51 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:51 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) 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 guided than the believers as to the way"?”

Which surah is verse 4:51 in?

Quran 4:51 is āyah 51 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 4:51?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:51 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:51?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:51 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.