Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 77·Madanī

77

أَلَمْ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَهُمْ فَلَمَّا عَلَيْهِمُ إِذَا مِّنْهُمْ أَوْ لِمَ عَلَيْنَا لَوْلَآ إِلَىٰٓ لِّمَنِ وَلَا ﴿٧٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakah"? But then when fighting was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allah or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time." Say, The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears Allah. And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

ملامت مسامحه‌کاران در جهاد

در شأن نزول این آیه نقل شده است که جمعی از مسلمانان هنگامی که در مکه بودند و تحت فشار و آزار شدید مشرکان قرار داشتند» خدمت پیامبر(ص) رسیدند و گفتند: ما قبل از اسلام؛ عزیز و محترم بودیم؛ اما وضع ما پس از اسلام دگرگون شد. آن عزت و احترام را از دست داده‌ایم و همواره مورد آزار دشمنان قرار داریم. اگر اجازه دهیدء با دشمن می‌جنگیم تا عزت خود را باز یابیم. آن روز پیامبر(ص) فرمود: «من فعلاً مأمور به مبارزه نیستم.»؛ ولی هنگامی که مسلمانان به مدینه آمدند و زمینه برای مبارزة مسلحانه آماده شد و دستور جهاد نازل گردید. بعضی از آن افراد داغ و آتشین» از شرکت در میدان جهاد مسامحه کردند واز آن جوش و حرارت خبری نبود. این أیه نازل شد و برای تشجیع مسلمانان و ملامت افراد مسامحه‌کار» حقایقی را بیان کرد. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- نمونه, چ۴ء ص ‎٩‏ ۲ المیزان» چ۴ ص ۴۳۱ ۳ نمونه چ۲. ص ۲۸۰ > ۴ المیزان» ج۴» ص ۴۱۳ ۵- نمونهء ج۴ء ص ۱۴ > ۲ المیزان» ج۴» ص ۴۳۱ > ۵- نمونهء ج۴ء ص ۱۴ > ۳ نمونه ج۲» ص ۲۸۰ > **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 · 26 roots in 33 of 48 words

Rarest here: ف-ت-ل 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 62 points across 8 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Heavy rāʾ6
  • Madd ṭabīʿī30
  • Lām shamsiyyah8
  • Ghunnah3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)9
  • Qalqalah1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

48 words · 205 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 77 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 ٱلْمَلَإِ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِنَبِىٍّ لَّهُمُ ٱبْعَثْ لَنَا مَلِكًا نُّقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ قَالَ هَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ أَلَّا تُقَٰتِلُوا۟ قَالُوا۟ وَمَا لَنَآ أَلَّا نُقَٰتِلَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَدْ أُخْرِجْنَا مِن دِيَٰرِنَا وَأَبْنَآئِنَا فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوْا۟ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنْهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of…

  • وَإِذَا كُنتَ فِيهِمْ فَأَقَمْتَ لَهُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَلْتَقُمْ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُم مَّعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوٓا۟ أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ فَإِذَا سَجَدُوا۟ فَلْيَكُونُوا۟ مِن وَرَآئِكُمْ وَلْتَأْتِ طَآئِفَةٌ أُخْرَىٰ لَمْ يُصَلُّوا۟ فَلْيُصَلُّوا۟ مَعَكَ وَلْيَأْخُذُوا۟ حِذْرَهُمْ وَأَسْلِحَتَهُمْ وَدَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُم مَّيْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِن كَانَ بِكُمْ أَذًى مِّن مَّطَرٍ أَوْ كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَن تَضَعُوٓا۟ أَسْلِحَتَكُمْ وَخُذُوا۟ حِذْرَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا

    And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms. And when they have prostrated, let them be [in…

  • أَلَا تُقَٰتِلُونَ قَوْمًا نَّكَثُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَهُمْ وَهَمُّوا۟ بِإِخْرَاجِ ٱلرَّسُولِ وَهُم بَدَءُوكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ فَٱللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَوْهُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    Would you not fight a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allah has…

  • قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحْدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."

  • إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا۟ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْفَتْحُ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا۟ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَإِن تَعُودُوا۟ نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِىَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    If you [disbelievers] seek the victory - the defeat has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and…

  • وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍ

    And, [O Muhammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call…

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 4:495 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

    ف-ت-لز-ك-وظ-ل-مر-أ-يأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:495 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

    ف-ت-لز-ك-وظ-ل-مر-أ-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Israa 17:715 shared roots

    يَوْمَ نَدْعُوا۟ كُلَّ أُنَاسٍۭ بِإِمَٰمِهِمْ فَمَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَٰبَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

    ف-ت-لك-ت-بظ-ل-مأ-ن-سأ-ت-ي

  • Luqman 31:45 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-خ-رأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • An-Naml 27:35 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-خ-رأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • At-Tawba 9:185 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    خ-ش-يز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-خ-رأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:77?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:77 include Quran 2:246 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 4:102 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 9:13 (Surah At-Tawba), and Quran 7:70 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 2:246 reads: “Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of…” 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 4:77 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:77 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakah"? But then when fighting was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allah or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our…”

Which surah is verse 4:77 in?

Quran 4:77 is āyah 77 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 4:77?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:77 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:77?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:77 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.