Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 43·Madanī

43

مَعَ ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].

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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 6 of 7 words

Recitation · 13 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 41 letters · āyah 43 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 15:98 · Al-Hijrvery close

    فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ

    So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].

  • Quran 3:43 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    يَٰمَرْيَمُ ٱقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَٱسْجُدِى وَٱرْكَعِى مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ

    O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."

  • Quran 22:77 · Al-Hajjvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱرْكَعُوا۟ وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ وَٱفْعَلُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

    O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.

  • Quran 24:56 · An-Noorclose

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.

  • Quran 53:62 · An-Najmclose

    فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟

    So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].

  • Quran 5:55 · Al-Maaidaclose

    إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ

    Your ally is none but Allah and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed - those who establish prayer and give zakah, and they bow [in worship].

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-Maaida 5:555 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ

    ر-ك-عز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • An-Noor 24:564 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • Luqman 31:44 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • An-Naml 27:34 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • At-Tawba 9:114 shared roots

    فَإِن تَابُوا۟ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَنُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-ت-يق-و-م

  • Fussilat 41:72 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ

    ز-ك-وأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:43 include Quran 15:98 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 3:43 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 22:77 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 24:56 (Surah An-Noor). For example, 15:98 reads: “So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].” 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 2:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:43 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].”

Which surah is verse 2:43 in?

Quran 2:43 is āyah 43 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.