Surah Maryam · Ayah 81·Makkī

81

مِن لَهُمْ ﴿٨١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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 · 5 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 34 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 81 of 98

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 36:74 · Yaseenvery close

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.

  • Quran 52:43 · At-Turvery close

    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.

  • Quran 16:73 · An-Nahlvery close

    وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

    And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.

  • Quran 18:15 · Al-Kahfclose

    هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

    These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?"

  • Quran 15:96 · Al-Hijrclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Who make [equal] with Allah another deity. But they are going to know.

  • Quran 14:30 · Ibrahimclose

    وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ قُلْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَإِنَّ مَصِيرَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ

    And they have attributed to Allah equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy yourselves, for indeed, your destination is the Fire."

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.

  • Faatir 35:172 shared roots

    وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

    ع-ز-زأ-ل-ه

  • Ibrahim 14:202 shared roots

    وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

    ع-ز-زأ-ل-ه

  • Yaseen 36:743 shared roots

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    د-و-نأ-خ-ذأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1394 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا

    ع-ز-زد-و-نأ-خ-ذأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:423 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    ع-ز-زد-و-نأ-ل-ه

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:422 shared roots

    إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    ع-ز-زأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 19:81?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 19:81 include Quran 36:74 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 52:43 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 16:73 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 18:15 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 36:74 reads: “But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.” 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 19:81 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 19:81 (Surah Maryam, Mary) reads: “And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.”

Which surah is verse 19:81 in?

Quran 19:81 is āyah 81 of Surah Maryam (Mary), chapter 19 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 98 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 19:81?

Tartīl presents Quran 19:81 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.