Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 117·Makkī

117

إِنَّ هُوَ مَن عَن وَهُوَ ﴿١١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

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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 11 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 39 letters · āyah 117 of 165

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 53:30 · An-Najmvery close

    ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.

  • Quran 68:8 · Al-Qalamvery close

    فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Then do not obey the deniers.

  • Quran 16:125 · An-Nahlvery close

    ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and…

  • Quran 17:84 · Al-Israavery close

    قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا

    Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."

  • Quran 68:6 · Al-Qalamvery close

    بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ

    Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].

  • Quran 28:56 · Al-Qasasclose

    إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

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.

  • Al-Qalam 68:75 shared roots

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    س-ب-لض-ل-له-د-يع-ل-مر-ب-ب

  • An-Najm 53:305 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    س-ب-لض-ل-له-د-يع-ل-مر-ب-ب

  • Taa-Haa 20:792 shared roots

    وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

    ض-ل-له-د-ي

  • An-Nahl 16:1255 shared roots

    ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    س-ب-لض-ل-له-د-يع-ل-مر-ب-ب

  • Ad-Dhuhaa 93:72 shared roots

    وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

    ض-ل-له-د-ي

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:622 shared roots

    قَالَ كَلَّآ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

    ه-د-ير-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:117?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:117 include Quran 53:30 (Surah An-Najm), Quran 68:8 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 16:125 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 17:84 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 53:30 reads: “That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.” 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 6:117 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:117 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.”

Which surah is verse 6:117 in?

Quran 6:117 is āyah 117 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:117?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:117 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.