Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 74·Makkī

74

وَإِذْ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ ءَازَرَ إِنِّىٓ فِى ﴿٧٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

پدر ابراهیم(ع)

بررسی آیات قرآن این مطلب را روشن می‌کند که «آزر» پدر حقیقی حضرت ابراهیم(ع) نبوده است؛ بلکه نسبت به ایشان در شرایطی بوده که حضرت ابراهیم او را پدر می‌خوانده است. کلمهٌ «اب» (پدر) پس از پدر حقیقی» به پدربزرگ» عموء ناپدری و هر کسی اطلاق می‌شود که آمور شخص را به عهده می‌گیرد یا هر بزرگی که از او اطاعت می‌شود. البته قرآن مشخص نکرده که آزر چه نسبتی با حضرت ابراهیم(ع) داشته؛ اما طبق بعضی از روایات» او عموی ابراهیم(ع) بوده است. طبق بسیاری از روایات» نام پدر حقیقی حضرت ابراهیم(ع) «تارخ» بوده است و در تورات نیز نام پدر حضرت ابراهیم(ع) همین است.

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 · 9 roots in 9 of 14 words

Rarest here: ص-ن-م 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 58 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 74 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.

  • وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship

  • قَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

    They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"

  • وَإِذِ ٱبْتَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَٰتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said…

  • قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّا

    [His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time."

  • وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَٰنًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ

    And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and…

  • وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:74?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:74 include Quran 43:26 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 21:62 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 2:124 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 19:46 (Surah Maryam). For example, 43:26 reads: “And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship” 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 6:74 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:74 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."”

Which surah is verse 6:74 in?

Quran 6:74 is āyah 74 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 6:74?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 6:74 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:74?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:74 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.