Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 53·Madanī

53

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ لَمْ عَلَىٰ حَتَّىٰ مَا وَأَنَّ ﴿٥٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

تغییر نعمت به دست خود انسان‌هاست

از امام باقر(ع) نقل شده است: «خداوند به طور قطع حکم کرده است که نعمتی را - که بر بنده‌اش ارزانی داشته - نگیرد؛ مگر این‌که از آن بنده گناهی سر بزند و به خاطر آن گناه, مستحق نقمت و گرفتاری گردد.» در روایتی از امام صادق(ع) می‌خوانیم: «خداوند پیامبری از پیامبرانش را به سوی قومی برانگیخت و به او وحی کرد که به قومت بگو: این مطلب بدون استثناست که اهل هر آبادی و هر مردمی که به خاطر اطاعت من در خوشی و خرمی هستند. اگر از آنچه من می‌پسندم. برگردند.» من نیز آنها را از حالی که دوست دارند» به حالی که دوست ندارند. برمی‌گردانم و اهل هر آبادی و هر خانواده‌ای که به خاطر سرکشی از فرامین من گرفتار هستند. اگر از آنچه من نمی‌پسندم, به آنچه یه استفاده می‌شود که بین تحولات نفسانی انسان و حوادث روزء ارتباط مستقیم برقرار است؛ به طوری که انسان‌ها با تغییر اوضاع و احوال درونی خودء سبب تحول حوادث بیرونی می‌شوند.

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 11 of 18 words

Recitation · 25 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ghunnah3
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ikhfāʾ6
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

18 words · 68 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 53 of 75

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 2:181 · Al-Baqaravery close

    فَمَنۢ بَدَّلَهُۥ بَعْدَ مَا سَمِعَهُۥ فَإِنَّمَآ إِثْمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    Then whoever alters the bequest after he has heard it - the sin is only upon those who have altered it. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • Quran 63:11 · Al-Munaafiqoonvery close

    وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

  • Quran 35:2 · Faatirvery close

    مَّا يَفْتَحِ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَا وَمَا يُمْسِكْ فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Whatever Allah grants to people of mercy - none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds - none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 9:15 · At-Tawbavery close

    وَيُذْهِبْ غَيْظَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَيَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And remove the fury in the believers' hearts. And Allah turns in forgiveness to whom He wills; and Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 29:62 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    ٱللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    Allah extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts for him. Indeed Allah is, of all things, Knowing.

  • Quran 13:11 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    لَهُۥ مُعَقِّبَٰتٌ مِّنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ يَحْفَظُونَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوٓءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَالٍ

    For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allah. Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what…

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.

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2202 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    س-م-عع-ل-م

  • Al-Anfaal 8:212 shared roots

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    س-م-عك-و-ن

  • Al-Anfaal 8:212 shared roots

    وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    س-م-عك-و-ن

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:62 shared roots

    رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    س-م-عع-ل-م

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1642 shared roots

    وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    ق-و-مع-ل-م

  • Al-Anfaal 8:403 shared roots

    وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

    ن-ع-مع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:53?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:53 include Quran 2:181 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 63:11 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon), Quran 35:2 (Surah Faatir), and Quran 9:15 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 2:181 reads: “Then whoever alters the bequest after he has heard it - the sin is only upon those who have altered it. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.” 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 8:53 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:53 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.”

Which surah is verse 8:53 in?

Quran 8:53 is āyah 53 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 8:53?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 8:53 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:53?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:53 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.