Surah Maryam · Ayah 87·Makkī

87

لَّا إِلَّا مَنِ ﴿٨٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

عهد و پیمان؛ شرط شفاعت

به فرمودهٌ این آّیه» یکی از شرایط شفاعت‌کنندگان این است که دارای عهد باشند. مفسران در تفسیر عهد سخنان متفاوتی گفته‌اند؛ اما با توجه به روایات اهل بیت(ع) می‌توان گفت که بارزترین مصداق عهد.ء ولایت امیرالموّمنین علی(ع) و پیشوایان بعد از اوست؛ همچنین شهادت به توحید و یکتایی خداوندء شهادت به رسالت حضرت محمد(ص)» شهادت به حق بودن تمام آنچه ره‌آورد وحی است؛ مانند قرآًن» عترت» معادء بهشت» جهنم» حسابء» میزان درستکاری» شاد کردن دل موّمن و برپاداری نماز با مقدمات و شرایط صحیح و کامل.

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 · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · āyah 87 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 20:109 · Taa-Haavery close

    يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُۥ قَوْلًا

    That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.

  • Quran 43:86 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.

  • Quran 13:20 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَنقُضُونَ ٱلْمِيثَٰقَ

    Those who fulfill the covenant of Allah and do not break the contract,

  • Quran 78:37 · An-Nabaclose

    رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

    [From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.

  • Quran 35:2 · Faatirclose

    مَّا يَفْتَحِ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَا وَمَا يُمْسِكْ فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Whatever Allah grants to people of mercy - none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds - none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 9:1 · At-Tawbaclose

    بَرَآءَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    [This is a declaration of] disassociation, from Allah and His Messenger, to those with whom you had made a treaty among the polytheists.

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.

  • Maryam 19:784 shared roots

    أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا

    ع-ه-دع-ن-دأ-خ-ذر-ح-م

  • Maryam 19:784 shared roots

    أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا

    ع-ه-دع-ن-دأ-خ-ذر-ح-م

  • Az-Zumar 39:433 shared roots

    أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    ش-ف-عم-ل-كأ-خ-ذ

  • Az-Zumar 39:442 shared roots

    قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ جَمِيعًا لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    ش-ف-عم-ل-ك

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:862 shared roots

    وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ش-ف-عم-ل-ك

  • Al-Baqara 2:803 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّآ أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَةً قُلْ أَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَهْدًا فَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ عَهْدَهُۥٓ أَمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

    ع-ه-دع-ن-دأ-خ-ذ

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 19:87?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 19:87 include Quran 20:109 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 43:86 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 13:20 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 78:37 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 20:109 reads: “That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.” 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 19:87 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 19:87 (Surah Maryam, Mary) reads: “None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.”

Which surah is verse 19:87 in?

Quran 19:87 is āyah 87 of Surah Maryam (Mary), chapter 19 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 98 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 19:87?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 19:87 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 19:87?

Tartīl presents Quran 19:87 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.