Surah Al-Maaida · Ayah 74·Madanī

74

أَفَلَا إِلَى ﴿٧٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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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 · 4 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 15 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 40 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 74 of 120

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 9:104 · At-Tawbavery close

    أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ يَقْبَلُ ٱلتَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَأْخُذُ ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?

  • Quran 24:5 · An-Noorvery close

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Except for those who repent thereafter and reform, for indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 4:99 · An-Nisaavery close

    فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا

    For those it is expected that Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.

  • Quran 2:199 · Al-Baqaravery close

    ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Then depart from the place from where [all] the people depart and ask forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 49:5 · Al-Hujuraatvery close

    وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    And if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 63:6 · Al-Munaafiqoonvery close

    سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; never will Allah forgive them. Indeed, Allah does not guide the defiantly…

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.

  • At-Tawba 9:274 shared roots

    ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • An-Noor 24:54 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:894 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:344 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:344 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:394 shared roots

    فَمَن تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بغ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 5:74?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 5:74 include Quran 9:104 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 24:5 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 4:99 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 2:199 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 9:104 reads: “Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?” 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 5:74 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 5:74 (Surah Al-Maaida, The Table) reads: “So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.”

Which surah is verse 5:74 in?

Quran 5:74 is āyah 74 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 5:74?

Tartīl presents Quran 5:74 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.