Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 61·Madanī

61

وَإِن لَهَا عَلَى إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ﴿٦١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the 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 · 6 roots in 7 of 12 words

Recitation · 12 points across 6 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 50 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 61 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 2:137 · Al-Baqaravery close

    فَإِنْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَآ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ فَقَدِ ٱهْتَدَوا۟ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِى شِقَاقٍ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for you…

  • Quran 49:1 · Al-Hujuraatvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    O you who have believed, do not put [yourselves] before Allah and His Messenger but fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • Quran 2:244 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    And fight in the cause of Allah and know that Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • Quran 9:129 · At-Tawbavery close

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."

  • Quran 22:59 · Al-Hajjvery close

    لَيُدْخِلَنَّهُم مُّدْخَلًا يَرْضَوْنَهُۥ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ

    He will surely cause them to enter an entrance with which they will be pleased, and indeed, Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.

  • Quran 10:25 · Yunusclose

    وَٱللَّهُ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلسَّلَٰمِ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path

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.

  • Yunus 10:843 shared roots

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰقَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ

    و-ك-لس-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • As-Saaffaat 37:792 shared roots

    سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ل-مع-ل-م

  • At-Taghaabun 64:132 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    و-ك-لأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2202 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    س-م-عع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:1312 shared roots

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ل-مع-ل-م

  • An-Naml 27:792 shared roots

    فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ عَلَى ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    و-ك-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:61?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:61 include Quran 2:137 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 49:1 (Surah Al-Hujuraat), Quran 2:244 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 9:129 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 2:137 reads: “So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for you…” 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 8:61 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:61 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing.”

Which surah is verse 8:61 in?

Quran 8:61 is āyah 61 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:61?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:61 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.