Surah Al-Qadr · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

فِيهَا مِّن ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Recitation · 13 points across 6 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Madd muttaṣil4
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 36 letters · āyah 4 of 5

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 19:64 · Maryamclose

    وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُۥ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا

    [Gabriel said], "And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind us and what is in between. And never is your Lord…

  • Quran 53:26 · An-Najmclose

    وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ

    And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.

  • Quran 78:38 · An-Nabaclose

    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

    The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.

  • Quran 16:2 · An-Nahlclose

    يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

    He sends down the angels, with the inspiration of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."

  • Quran 39:75 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَتَرَى ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ حَآفِّينَ مِنْ حَوْلِ ٱلْعَرْشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَقِيلَ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [Allah] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to…

  • Quran 70:3 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ

    [It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.

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-Nahl 16:24 shared roots

    يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

    ر-و-حم-ل-كأ-م-رن-ز-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:1932 shared roots

    نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ

    ر-و-حن-ز-ل

  • An-Naba 78:383 shared roots

    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا

    ر-و-حأ-ذ-نم-ل-ك

  • Al-Israa 17:853 shared roots

    وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّى وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    ر-و-حأ-م-رر-ب-ب

  • Al-An'aam 6:83 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ

    م-ل-كأ-م-رن-ز-ل

  • Al-Inshiqaaq 84:52 shared roots

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    أ-ذ-نر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 97:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 97:4 include Quran 19:64 (Surah Maryam), Quran 53:26 (Surah An-Najm), Quran 78:38 (Surah An-Naba), and Quran 16:2 (Surah An-Nahl). For example, 19:64 reads: “[Gabriel said], "And we [angels] descend not except by the order of your Lord. To Him belongs that before us and that behind us and what is in between. And never is your Lord…” 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 97:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 97:4 (Surah Al-Qadr, The Power, Fate) reads: “The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.”

Which surah is verse 97:4 in?

Quran 97:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Al-Qadr (The Power, Fate), chapter 97 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 5 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 97:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 97:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.