Surah Ash-Shura · Ayah 46·Makkī

46

وَمَا لَهُم مِّنْ مِّن وَمَن فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن ﴿٤٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And there will not be for them any allies to aid them other than Allah. And whoever Allah sends astray - for him there is no way.

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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 · 7 roots in 8 of 16 words

Recitation · 20 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār5
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Light Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

16 words · 56 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 46 of 53

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 22:71 · Al-Hajjvery close

    وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًا وَمَا لَيْسَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

    And they worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.

  • Quran 16:37 · An-Nahlvery close

    إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَىٰهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَن يُضِلُّ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    [Even] if you should strive for their guidance, [O Muhammad], indeed, Allah does not guide those He sends astray, and they will have no helpers.

  • Quran 42:8 · Ash-Shuravery close

    وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ وَٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And if Allah willed, He could have made them [of] one religion, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy. And the wrongdoers have not any protector or helper.

  • Quran 7:186 · Al-A'raafvery close

    مَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا هَادِىَ لَهُۥ وَيَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

    Whoever Allah sends astray - there is no guide for him. And He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

  • Quran 42:31 · Ash-Shuravery close

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth. And you have not besides Allah any protector or helper.

  • Quran 4:168 · An-Nisaavery close

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَظَلَمُوا۟ لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ طَرِيقًا

    Indeed, those who disbelieve and commit wrong [or injustice] - never will Allah forgive them, nor will He guide them to a path.

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:933 shared roots

    مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ هَلْ يَنصُرُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَنتَصِرُونَ

    ن-ص-رد-و-نأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:1074 shared roots

    أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    ن-ص-رد-و-نو-ل-يأ-ل-ه

  • Yaseen 36:743 shared roots

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    ن-ص-رد-و-نأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shura 42:314 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    ن-ص-رد-و-نو-ل-يأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shura 42:314 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    ن-ص-رد-و-نو-ل-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Furqaan 25:174 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    د-و-نس-ب-لض-ل-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 42:46?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 42:46 include Quran 22:71 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 16:37 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 42:8 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 7:186 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 22:71 reads: “And they worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.” 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 42:46 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 42:46 (Surah Ash-Shura, Consultation) reads: “And there will not be for them any allies to aid them other than Allah. And whoever Allah sends astray - for him there is no way.”

Which surah is verse 42:46 in?

Quran 42:46 is āyah 46 of Surah Ash-Shura (Consultation), chapter 42 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 53 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 42:46?

Tartīl presents Quran 42:46 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.