Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 51·Makkī

51

وَلَقَدْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ مِن بِهِۦ ﴿٥١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing

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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 9 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 51 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 6:75 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُرِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُوقِنِينَ

    And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]

  • Quran 6:83 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

    And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.

  • Quran 43:27 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ

    Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."

  • Quran 37:109 · As-Saaffaatclose

    سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

    "Peace upon Abraham."

  • Quran 11:75 · Hudclose

    إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّٰهٌ مُّنِيبٌ

    Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, grieving and [frequently] returning [to Allah].

  • Quran 29:16 · Al-Ankabootclose

    وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allah and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know.

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-Kahf 18:662 shared roots

    قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا

    ر-ش-دع-ل-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:522 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ هُم بِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ق-ب-لأ-ت-ي

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:163 shared roots

    ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ

    ق-ب-لأ-ت-يك-و-ن

  • An-Naml 27:424 shared roots

    فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ وَأُوتِينَا ٱلْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ

    ق-ب-لأ-ت-يع-ل-مك-و-ن

  • Hud 11:783 shared roots

    وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِى هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِى ضَيْفِىٓ أَلَيْسَ مِنكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَّشِيدٌ

    ر-ش-دق-ب-لك-و-ن

  • Al-Kahf 18:102 shared roots

    إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

    ر-ش-دأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:51?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:51 include Quran 6:75 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 6:83 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 43:27 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 37:109 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 6:75 reads: “And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]” 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 21:51 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:51 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing”

Which surah is verse 21:51 in?

Quran 21:51 is āyah 51 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 21:51?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:51 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.