Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 31·Madanī

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مِّن مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ إِلَّا لَّآ إِلَّا هُوَ عَمَّا ﴿٣١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

دانشمندان و راهبان اهل کتاب؛ معبودهایی در برابر خدا

یکی از یاران امام صادق(ع) به نام ابوبصیر در بارةٌ این آیه از امام توضیح خواست. امام فرمود: «به خدا سوگند. دانشمندان یهود و راهبان مسیحی» بهود و نصاری را به پرستش خود دعوت نمی‌کردند و اگر آنان را به پرستش خود نیز دعوت می‌کردند. مردم نمی‌پذیرفتند؛ ولی آنان حرام خدا را برای مردم حلال می‌کردند و حلال خدا را بر مردم حرام می‌نمودند (و آنها نیز می‌پذیرفتند) و بنابر این یهود و نصاری بدون این‌که خودشان متوجه شوند. دانشمندان و راهبان خود را می‌پرستیدند.» > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان» چ۸ ص ۲۳۶ ۲- نمونهء ج۷ء ص ۳۵۴ ۳ المیزان» چ۸ ص ۲۵۱ > ۴ پیشین» ص ۲۵۳ > ۲- نمونه, ج۷ء ص ۳۵۴ > ۳ المیزان» ج۸ ص ۲۵۱ > **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 · 13 roots in 15 of 23 words

Rarest here: ح-ب-ر 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 33 points across 8 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī16
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

23 words · 99 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 31 of 129

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.

  • لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or…

  • لَقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقَالَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ

    They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed…

  • أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

  • إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin].

  • وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّا

    And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

  • وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

    They say, "Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to 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.

  • An-Nahl 16:514 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ

    ر-ه-بو-ح-دأ-خ-ذأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:725 shared roots

    لَقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقَالَ ٱلْمَسِيحُ يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ

    م-س-حش-ر-كب-ن-يع-ب-در-ب-ب

  • Taa-Haa 20:322 shared roots

    وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى

    ش-ر-كأ-م-ر

  • At-Tur 52:433 shared roots

    أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    س-ب-حش-ر-كأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:923 shared roots

    إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُونِ

    و-ح-دع-ب-در-ب-ب

  • Al-Baqara 2:402 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ

    ر-ه-بب-ن-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:31?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:31 include Quran 5:17 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 5:72 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 52:43 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 37:160 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 5:17 reads: “They have certainly disbelieved who say that Allah is Christ, the son of Mary. Say, "Then who could prevent Allah at all if He had intended to destroy Christ, the son of Mary, or…” 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 9:31 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:31 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.”

Which surah is verse 9:31 in?

Quran 9:31 is āyah 31 of Surah At-Tawba (The Repentance), chapter 9 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 129 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 9:31?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 9:31 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 9:31?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:31 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.