Surah Ibrahim · Ayah 4·Makkī

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وَمَآ مِن إِلَّا لَهُمْ مَن مَن وَهُوَ ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allah sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

دعوت پیامبران با زبان رایج قوم خود

پیامبران در درجة اول با قوم خود یعنی همان ملی که از میان آنها برمی‌خاستند» تماس داشتند. نخستین شعاع وحی پیامبران بر آنها می‌تابید و نخستین یاران و یاوران آنها از میان آنان برگزیده می‌شدند. بنابر این» هر پیامبری باید به زبان قوم خود سخن بگوید تا حقایق را به روشنی برای آنان اآشکار سازد. همچنین از این جمله استفاده می‌شود که دعوت پیامبران» دعوتی خارق‌العاده نبوده که به طور معجزه‌آسا مردم را از گمراهی نجات دهد و هدایت کند؛ بلکه پیامبران تنها وظیفه داشتند که با زبان رایج در میان مردم قوم خود با آنها سخن بگویند و دعوت الهی را برای آنها تشریح کنند و فراتر از ایین؛ یی هدایت و گمراهی مردم» دیگر به پیامبران مربوط نبوده و این خداوند است که با توجه به قبول یا انکار دعصوت پیامبران از سوی مردم» هر یک از آنها را به نحو مناسب هدایت یا گمراه می‌کند.

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 · 10 roots in 12 of 19 words

Recitation · 17 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

19 words · 75 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 4 of 52

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.

  • رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ حُجَّةٌۢ بَعْدَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    [We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُم مَّن قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّمْ نَقْصُصْ عَلَيْكَ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ قُضِىَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

    And We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them are those [whose stories] We have not related to you…

  • وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ

    And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He…

  • 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.

  • وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom…

  • وَمَآ أَفَآءَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ مِنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسَلِّطُ رُسُلَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    And what Allah restored [of property] to His Messenger from them - you did not spur for it [in an expedition] any horses or camels, but Allah gives His messengers power over whom…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 14:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 14:4 include Quran 4:165 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 40:78 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 42:51 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 4:80 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 4:165 reads: “[We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.” 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 14:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 14:4 (Surah Ibrahim, Abraham) reads: “And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allah sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

Which surah is verse 14:4 in?

Quran 14:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Ibrahim (Abraham), chapter 14 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 14:4?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 14:4 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 14:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 14:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.