Surah Al-Furqaan · Ayah 55·Makkī

55

مِن مَا لَا وَلَا عَلَىٰ ﴿٥٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].

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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 · 9 roots in 9 of 14 words

Recitation · 21 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 55 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 55 of 77

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 22:71 · Al-Hajjvery close

    وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًا وَمَا لَيْسَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

    And they worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.

  • Quran 4:139 · An-Nisaavery close

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا

    Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.

  • Quran 3:32 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    قُلْ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Say, "Obey Allah and the Messenger." But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers.

  • Quran 5:81 · Al-Maaidavery close

    وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and in what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are defiantly disobedient.

  • Quran 45:19 · Al-Jaathiyavery close

    إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا۟ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Indeed, they will never avail you against Allah at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allah is the protector of the righteous.

  • Quran 16:83 · An-Nahlvery close

    يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    They recognize the favor of Allah; then they deny it. And most of them are disbelievers.

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-Anbiyaa 21:665 shared roots

    قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

    ن-ف-عض-ر-رد-و-نع-ب-دأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:765 shared roots

    قُلْ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    ن-ف-عض-ر-رد-و-نع-ب-دأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:732 shared roots

    أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

    ن-ف-عض-ر-ر

  • Al-Hajj 22:124 shared roots

    يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ

    ن-ف-عض-ر-رد-و-نأ-ل-ه

  • Yunus 10:1064 shared roots

    وَلَا تَدْعُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكَ وَلَا يَضُرُّكَ فَإِن فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    ن-ف-عض-ر-رد-و-نأ-ل-ه

  • Yunus 10:185 shared roots

    وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    ن-ف-عض-ر-رد-و-نع-ب-دأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 25:55?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 25:55 include Quran 22:71 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 4:139 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 3:32 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 5:81 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 22:71 reads: “And they worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.” 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 25:55 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 25:55 (Surah Al-Furqaan, The Criterion) reads: “But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].”

Which surah is verse 25:55 in?

Quran 25:55 is āyah 55 of Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), chapter 25 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 77 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 25:55?

Tartīl presents Quran 25:55 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.