Surah Al-Hujuraat · Ayah 17·Madanī

17

عَلَيْكَ أَنْ لَّا عَلَىَّ بَلِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ إِن ﴿١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islam. Say, "Do not consider your Islam a favor to me. Rather, Allah has conferred favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be truthful."

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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 · 8 roots in 11 of 19 words

Recitation · 23 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Iẓhār4
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

19 words · 73 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 17 of 18

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    They swear by Allah to you [Muslims] to satisfy you. But Allah and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy, if they should be believers.

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    So if they argue with you, say, "I have submitted myself to Allah [in Islam], and [so have] those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture and [to] the…

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    لَن يَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

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    And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.

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    Indeed, those who pledge allegiance to you, [O Muhammad] - they are actually pledging allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So he who breaks his word only…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 49:17?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 49:17 include Quran 9:62 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 3:20 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 22:37 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 63:5 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon). For example, 9:62 reads: “They swear by Allah to you [Muslims] to satisfy you. But Allah and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy, if they should be believers.” 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 49:17 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 49:17 (Surah Al-Hujuraat, The Inner Apartments) reads: “They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islam. Say, "Do not consider your Islam a favor to me. Rather, Allah has conferred favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be truthful."”

Which surah is verse 49:17 in?

Quran 49:17 is āyah 17 of Surah Al-Hujuraat (The Inner Apartments), chapter 49 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 18 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 49:17?

Tartīl presents Quran 49:17 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.