Surah Al-Maaida · Ayah 98·Madanī

98

أَنَّ وَأَنَّ ﴿٩٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Know that Allah is severe in penalty and that 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 · 6 roots in 7 of 9 words

Recitation · 15 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 37 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 98 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.

  • ذَٰلِكَ وَمَنْ عَاقَبَ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبَ بِهِۦ ثُمَّ بُغِىَ عَلَيْهِ لَيَنصُرَنَّهُ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَفُوٌّ غَفُورٌ

    That [is so]. And whoever responds [to injustice] with the equivalent of that with which he was harmed and then is tyrannized - Allah will surely aid him. Indeed, Allah is…

  • وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

  • مَّا يَفْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَءَامَنتُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمًا

    What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative and Knowing.

  • وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

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

    Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ وَإِيتَآئِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.

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.

  • An-Nisaa 4:1063 shared roots

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    غ-ف-رر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Hashr 59:43 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَمَن يُشَآقِّ ٱللَّهَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    ع-ق-بش-د-دأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Anfaal 8:133 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    ع-ق-بش-د-دأ-ل-ه

  • Yusuf 12:982 shared roots

    قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    غ-ف-رر-ح-م

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:34 shared roots

    غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ ٱلْعِقَابِ ذِى ٱلطَّوْلِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    ع-ق-بش-د-دغ-ف-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:223 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَكَفَرُوا۟ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ قَوِىٌّ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

    ع-ق-بش-د-دأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 5:98?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 5:98 include Quran 22:60 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 4:110 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 4:147 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 48:14 (Surah Al-Fath). For example, 22:60 reads: “That [is so]. And whoever responds [to injustice] with the equivalent of that with which he was harmed and then is tyrannized - Allah will surely aid him. Indeed, Allah is…” 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 5:98 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 5:98 (Surah Al-Maaida, The Table) reads: “Know that Allah is severe in penalty and that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.”

Which surah is verse 5:98 in?

Quran 5:98 is āyah 98 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 5:98?

Tartīl presents Quran 5:98 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.