Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 238·Madanī

238

عَلَى ﴿٢٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

توجه به اوقات نماز

این آیه تأکید فراوانی بر محافظت و مراقبت از نمازهای پنجگانه دارد. محافظت بر نمازء به حفظ آداب و شرایط و خصوصیات آن تفسیر شده است؛ آداب و شرایطی که هم ظاهر نماز را از فساد و بطلان حفظ می‌کند» هم روح نماز را که حضور قلب استء تقویت می‌کند و هم موانعی را که سد راه قبول آن استء از بین می‌برد. یکی از راه‌های محافظت نمازء خواندن آن در وقت مشخص آن به ویژه اول وقت است. در روایتی از امام صادق(ع) در ذیل این آیه نقل شده است: «محافظت نماز یعنی روی آوردن انسان به نماز و مراقب وقت آن بودن؛ به گونه‌ای که (هیچ چیزی) او را از نماز باز ندارد و هیچ چیزی او را مشغول نکند.» در روایتی از امام علی(ع) در ضمن وصایای ایشان به محمد بن ابی‌بکر می‌خوانیم: «نماز را در وقت معین آن به جای آر... و به سبب اشتغال, نماز را به تأخیر نینداز, و باید که همه کارهای تو تابع نمازت باشد.»؟

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 8 words

Rarest here: و-س-ط — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 41 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 238 of 286

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 4:103 · An-Nisaavery close

    فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا

    And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has…

  • Quran 8:46 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَنَٰزَعُوا۟ فَتَفْشَلُوا۟ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

    And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.

  • Quran 30:31 · Ar-Roomvery close

    مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    [Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah

  • Quran 2:110 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    And establish prayer and give zakah, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah of what you do, is Seeing.

  • Quran 39:11 · Az-Zumarclose

    قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.

  • Quran 33:33 · Al-Ahzaabclose

    وَقَرْنَ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَأَقِمْنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتِينَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِعْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ ٱلرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

    And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger…

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-Ma'aarij 70:342 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

    ح-ف-ظص-ل-و

  • Al-Muminoon 23:92 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

    ح-ف-ظص-ل-و

  • An-Nahl 16:1202 shared roots

    إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    ق-ن-تأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:1162 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ

    ق-ن-تأ-ل-ه

  • Taa-Haa 20:143 shared roots

    إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ

    ص-ل-وق-و-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:353 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَٰتِ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ وَٱلْقَٰنِتَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَٱلصَّٰدِقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَٱلصَّٰبِرَٰتِ وَٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ وَٱلْخَٰشِعَٰتِ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰٓئِمِينَ وَٱلصَّٰٓئِمَٰتِ وَٱلْحَٰفِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَٱلْحَٰفِظَٰتِ وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    ق-ن-تح-ف-ظأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:238?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:238 include Quran 4:103 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 8:46 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 30:31 (Surah Ar-Room), and Quran 2:110 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 4:103 reads: “And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has…” 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 2:238 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:238 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.”

Which surah is verse 2:238 in?

Quran 2:238 is āyah 238 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 2:238?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:238 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:238?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:238 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.