Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 28·Makkī

28

مَا وَمَا وَلَا إِلَّا لِمَنِ وَهُم مِّنْ ﴿٢٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

شفاعت فرشتگان

جملة «لایشفعون الا لمن ارتضی» یکی از اعتقادات مهم مشرکان را رد می‌کند و آن شفاعت ملائکه برای دیگران است. برخی از آنان» ملائکه را برای این می‌پرستیدند که آنها از ایشان شفاعت کنند و به خدا نزدیکشان سازند (ر.ک. به: یونس - ۱۸ و زمر - ۳). خداوند با این آیه» این عقیدةٌ فاسد را رد می‌کند و بیان می‌کند که شفاعت ملائکه شامل کسانی می‌شود که خدا از دین آنها راضی باشد و کسی که دین او شرک و ضدیت با توحید است» هرگز مشمول شفاعت فرشتگان نخواهد شد. بنابر این بسیار چای تعجب است از کسی که فرشتگان را شریک خدا می‌داند و از آنها انتظار شفاعت دارد؛ در حالی که فرشتگان تنها برای یکتاپرستان شفاعت می‌کنند.

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 · 8 roots in 8 of 15 words

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

15 words · 59 letters · āyah 28 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.

  • يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلْمًا

    Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.

  • عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him].

  • وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

    And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

  • وَلَا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُۥ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَن قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

    And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits. [And those wait] until, when terror is removed from their hearts, they will say [to one another], "What…

  • وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ

    To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.

  • مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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-Muminoon 23:572 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ

    ش-ف-قخ-ش-ي

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:492 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ

    ش-ف-قخ-ش-ي

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:492 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ

    ش-ف-قخ-ش-ي

  • Al-Hajj 22:764 shared roots

    يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فب-ي-نع-ل-م

  • Taa-Haa 20:1104 shared roots

    يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلْمًا

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فب-ي-نع-ل-م

  • Yaseen 36:453 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    ي-د-يخ-ل-فب-ي-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:28?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:28 include Quran 20:110 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 23:92 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 15:25 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 34:23 (Surah Saba). For example, 20:110 reads: “Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.” 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 21:28 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:28 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.”

Which surah is verse 21:28 in?

Quran 21:28 is āyah 28 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 21:28?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 21:28 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:28?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:28 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.