Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

لَا إِلَىٰ مَآ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."

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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 5 of 10 words

Rarest here: ر-ك-ض — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 11 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī3

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 47 letters · āyah 13 of 112

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 82:10 · Al-Infitaarclose

    وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ

    And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,

  • Quran 24:27 · An-Noorclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوتِكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تَسْتَأْنِسُوا۟ وَتُسَلِّمُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهَا ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    O you who have believed, do not enter houses other than your own houses until you ascertain welcome and greet their inhabitants. That is best for you; perhaps you will be reminded.

  • Quran 77:29 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    ٱنطَلِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    [They will be told], "Proceed to that which you used to deny.

  • Quran 44:51 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى مَقَامٍ أَمِينٍ

    Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place;

  • Quran 33:13 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ وَيَسْتَـْٔذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلَّا فِرَارًا

    And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib, there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying…

  • Quran 26:129 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ

    And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?

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-Baqara 2:2152 shared roots

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلْ مَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ

    س-ك-نس-أ-ل

  • Yusuf 12:502 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُ ٱلرَّسُولُ قَالَ ٱرْجِعْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَسْـَٔلْهُ مَا بَالُ ٱلنِّسْوَةِ ٱلَّٰتِى قَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ إِنَّ رَبِّى بِكَيْدِهِنَّ عَلِيمٌ

    ر-ج-عس-أ-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:13 include Quran 82:10 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 24:27 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 77:29 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 44:51 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan). For example, 82:10 reads: “And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers,” 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 21:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:13 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."”

Which surah is verse 21:13 in?

Quran 21:13 is āyah 13 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.