Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 36·Makkī

36

وَلَقَدْ فِى أَنِ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ عَلَيْهِ فِى ﴿٣٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

توحید و مبارزه با طاغوت؛ اساس دعوت انبیا

طبق این آیه» دعوت به توحید و مبارزه با طاغوت. اساس دعوت تمام پیامبران بوده؛ زیرا اگر پایه‌های توحید محکم نشود و طاغوت‌ها از جوامع انسانی و محیط افکار انسان‌ها طرد نشودء هیچ برنامة اصلاحی پیاده‌شدنی نیست. طاغوت» صییعةٌ مبالغه از مادةٌ طغیان به معنای تجاوزکننده از حد و مرز است و به هر چیزی که وسیلة تجاوز از حدود الهی گردد نیز گفته می‌شود. از این جهت» به شیطان» بت» حاکم جبّار و ستمگر و مستکبر و نیز مسیری که به غیر حق بینجامد» طاغوت گفته می‌شود.

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 · 18 roots in 19 of 28 words

Recitation · 41 points across 8 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī16
  • Ghunnah3
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)7
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah6
  • Idghām shafawī2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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Shape

28 words · 119 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 36 of 128

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.

  • وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِۦ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ فَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allah sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He…

  • وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَصَبَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا كُذِّبُوا۟ وَأُوذُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰهُمْ نَصْرُنَا وَلَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكَ مِن نَّبَإِى۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the…

  • فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    Then look how was the end of those who were warned -

  • قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ

    They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"

  • وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and…

  • ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ

    Then We produced after them a generation of others.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:36?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:36 include Quran 14:4 (Surah Ibrahim), Quran 6:34 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 37:73 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 67:9 (Surah Al-Mulk). For example, 14:4 reads: “And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allah sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He…” 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 16:36 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:36 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was…”

Which surah is verse 16:36 in?

Quran 16:36 is āyah 36 of Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), chapter 16 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 128 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 16:36?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:36 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:36?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:36 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.