Surah Luqman · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

ٱلَّذِينَ وَهُم هُمْ ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Who establish prayer and give zakah, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].

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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 9 words

Recitation · 15 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 48 letters · āyah 4 of 34

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 4:162 · An-Nisaavery close

    لَّٰكِنِ ٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ مِنْهُمْ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَٱلْمُقِيمِينَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ سَنُؤْتِيهِمْ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    But those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you. And the establishers of prayer…

  • Quran 23:10 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ

    Those are the inheritors

  • Quran 42:38 · Ash-Shuravery close

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

    And those who have responded to their lord and established prayer and whose affair is [determined by] consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they…

  • Quran 70:33 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ

    And those who are in their testimonies upright

  • Quran 2:277 · Al-Baqaraclose

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

    Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer and give zakah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will be no fear concerning them, nor will…

  • Quran 9:11 · At-Tawbaclose

    فَإِن تَابُوا۟ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَنُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion; and We detail the verses for a people who know.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 31:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 31:4 include Quran 4:162 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 23:10 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 42:38 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 70:33 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij). For example, 4:162 reads: “But those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you. And the establishers of prayer…” 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 31:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 31:4 (Surah Luqman, Luqman) reads: “Who establish prayer and give zakah, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].”

Which surah is verse 31:4 in?

Quran 31:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Luqman (Luqman), chapter 31 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 34 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 31:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 31:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.