Surah Al-Maaida · Ayah 103·Madanī

103

مَا مِنۢ وَلَا وَلَا وَلَا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ عَلَى لَا ﴿١٠٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah, and most of them do not reason.

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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 · 11 roots in 12 of 21 words

Rarest here: س-ي-ب — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 30 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī14
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Iqlāb5
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

21 words · 85 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 103 of 120

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

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    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦٓ أَن يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِى بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for…

  • Quran 10:60 · Yunusclose

    وَمَا ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    And what will be the supposition of those who invent falsehood about Allah on the Day of Resurrection? Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of them are not…

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    هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمُنَا ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَيِّنٍ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

    These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?"

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    وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَجْعَلُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah, and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.

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    فَمَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

    And whoever invents about Allah untruth after that - then those are [truly] the wrongdoers.

  • Quran 22:74 · Al-Hajjclose

    مَا قَدَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ

    They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

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  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:943 shared roots

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  • Al-Muminoon 23:383 shared roots

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُۥ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

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    ف-ر-يك-ذ-بأ-ل-ه

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    وَمَا ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 5:103?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 5:103 include Quran 2:26 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 10:60 (Surah Yunus), Quran 18:15 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 10:100 (Surah Yunus). For example, 2:26 reads: “Indeed, Allah is not timid to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it. And those who have believed know that it is the truth from their Lord. But as for…” 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 5:103 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 5:103 (Surah Al-Maaida, The Table) reads: “Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah, and most of them do not reason.”

Which surah is verse 5:103 in?

Quran 5:103 is āyah 103 of Surah Al-Maaida (The Table), chapter 5 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 120 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 5:103?

Tartīl presents Quran 5:103 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.