Surah Ash-Shura · Ayah 6·Makkī

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وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم ﴿٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And those who take as allies other than Him - Allah is [yet] Guardian over them; and you, [O Muhammad], are not over them a manager.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 12 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 53 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 6 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 39:36 · Az-Zumarvery close

    أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُۥ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

    Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant [Prophet Muhammad]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allah leaves astray - for him there…

  • Quran 45:19 · Al-Jaathiyavery close

    إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا۟ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Indeed, they will never avail you against Allah at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allah is the protector of the righteous.

  • Quran 8:40 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

    But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.

  • Quran 4:80 · An-Nisaavery close

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.

  • Quran 6:107 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

    But if Allah had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.

  • Quran 6:69 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَمَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ وَلَٰكِن ذِكْرَىٰ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    And those who fear Allah are not held accountable for the disbelievers at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps they will fear Him.

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.

  • Al-An'aam 6:1073 shared roots

    وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

    ح-ف-ظو-ك-لأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:803 shared roots

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    ح-ف-ظو-ل-يأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Israa 17:23 shared roots

    وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِى وَكِيلًا

    و-ك-لد-و-نأ-خ-ذ

  • At-Taghaabun 64:132 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    و-ك-لأ-ل-ه

  • Yaseen 36:743 shared roots

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    د-و-نأ-خ-ذأ-ل-ه

  • At-Tawba 9:513 shared roots

    قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَىٰنَا وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    و-ك-لو-ل-يأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 42:6?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 42:6 include Quran 39:36 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 45:19 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), Quran 8:40 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 4:80 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 39:36 reads: “Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant [Prophet Muhammad]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allah leaves astray - for him there…” 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 42:6 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 42:6 (Surah Ash-Shura, Consultation) reads: “And those who take as allies other than Him - Allah is [yet] Guardian over them; and you, [O Muhammad], are not over them a manager.”

Which surah is verse 42:6 in?

Quran 42:6 is āyah 6 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 42:6?

Tartīl presents Quran 42:6 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.