Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 203·Makkī

203

وَإِذَا لَمْ لَوْلَا إِنَّمَآ مَا إِلَىَّ مِن هَٰذَا مِن ﴿٢٠٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when you, [O Muhammad], do not bring them a sign, they say, "Why have you not contrived it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This [Qur'an] is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

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دستور این آیه یعنی سکوت و گوش دادن به قرآن در هنگام تلاوت آن» یک حکم استحبابی است؛ یعنی شایسته و مستحب است که اگر کسی قرآن را تلاوت می‌کند. دیگران در هر حال و مکانی باشند. به احترام قرآن سکوت کنند و با گوش جان پیام خدا را بشنوند و در زندگی خود از آن الهام گیرند. قرآن» تنها کتاب قرائت نیستء بلکه کتاب فهم و درک و سپس عمل است. این حکم مستحب به قدری موْکُد است که در بعضی از روایات از آن تعبیر به واجب شده است. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱ مجمع‌البیان» ج۴. ص ۴۱۵ ۲ نمونه, ج۸۷ ص ۶۷ ۳ المیزان» چ۸» ص ۳۸۹ > ۴ نمونه» ج۷ ص‌ ۶۷ > ۲ نمونهء ج۷ ص ۶۲ > ۴ نمونهء چ۷. ص ۶۷ ۵ پیشین» ص ۷۰ > ۳ المیزان» ج۰۸» ص ۳۸۹ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān, Majmaʿ al-Bayān.

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 · 12 roots in 14 of 23 words

Recitation · 28 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī13
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ikhfāʾ6
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ4

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

23 words · 90 letters · āyah 203 of 206

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.

  • وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ

    And they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."

  • وَلَئِنْ أَتَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِكُلِّ ءَايَةٍ مَّا تَبِعُوا۟ قِبْلَتَكَ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَتَهُمْ وَمَا بَعْضُهُم بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَةَ بَعْضٍ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّكَ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And if you brought to those who were given the Scripture every sign, they would not follow your qiblah. Nor will you be a follower of their qiblah. Nor would they be followers of…

  • قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيكُمْ رُسُلُكُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَالُوا۟ فَٱدْعُوا۟ وَمَا دُعَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ

    They will say, "Did there not come to you your messengers with clear proofs?" They will say, "Yes." They will reply, "Then supplicate [yourselves], but the supplication of the…

  • وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَٱتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَىَّ ثُمَّ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow…

  • رَبَّنَا وَٱبْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in…

  • وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِن جَعَلْنَٰهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    And thus We have revealed to you an inspiration of Our command. You did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:203?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:203 include Quran 10:20 (Surah Yunus), Quran 2:145 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 40:50 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), and Quran 31:15 (Surah Luqman). For example, 10:20 reads: “And they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."” 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 7:203 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:203 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “And when you, [O Muhammad], do not bring them a sign, they say, "Why have you not contrived it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This [Qur'an] is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."”

Which surah is verse 7:203 in?

Quran 7:203 is āyah 203 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 7:203?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 7:203 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:203?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:203 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.