Surah An-Nahl · Ayah 56·Makkī

56

لِمَا لَا مِّمَّا عَمَّا ﴿٥٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

سهم بت‌ها از دام و زراعت

یکی از رسم‌های زشت مشرکان این بود که سهمی از درآمد خود را به بت‌ها اختصاص می‌دادند. این سهم» قسمتی از شتران و چهارپایان و بخشی از زراعت بود که مشرکان در عصر جاهلیت آنها را مخصوص بت‌ها می‌دانستند و در راه آنها خرج می‌کردند؛ در حالی که نه از ناحیةٌ بت‌ها سودی به آنها می‌رسید و نه از زیان آنها بیمناک بودند که بخواهند با این کار رفع خطر کنند. این احمقانه‌ترین معامله‌ای بود که آنها انجام می‌دادند.!

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 · 8 roots in 8 of 12 words

Recitation · 23 points across 8 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah4
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

12 words · 56 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 56 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.

  • Quran 16:101 · An-Nahlclose

    وَإِذَا بَدَّلْنَآ ءَايَةً مَّكَانَ ءَايَةٍ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُنَزِّلُ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُفْتَرٍۭ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of…

  • Quran 46:26 · Al-Ahqafclose

    وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَٰرًا وَأَفْـِٔدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ وَلَآ أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا۟ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    And We had certainly established them in such as We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed…

  • Quran 15:92 · Al-Hijrclose

    فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْـَٔلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    So by your Lord, We will surely question them all

  • Quran 37:12 · As-Saaffaatclose

    بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

    But you wonder, while they mock,

  • Quran 36:47 · Yaseenclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And when it is said to them, "Spend from that which Allah has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if Allah had willed, He…

  • Quran 56:57 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ

    We have created you, so why do you not believe?

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:412 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

    ر-ز-قع-ل-م

  • Yunus 10:594 shared roots

    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ فَجَعَلْتُم مِّنْهُ حَرَامًا وَحَلَٰلًا قُلْ ءَآللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمْ أَمْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَفْتَرُونَ

    ف-ر-ير-ز-قج-ع-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Waaqia 56:822 shared roots

    وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    ر-ز-قج-ع-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:722 shared roots

    أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    ر-ز-قس-أ-ل

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:133 shared roots

    وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ وَأَثْقَالًا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

    ف-ر-يس-أ-لك-و-ن

  • An-Nisaa 4:325 shared roots

    وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا۟ مَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا ٱكْتَسَبُوا۟ وَلِلنِّسَآءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا ٱكْتَسَبْنَ وَسْـَٔلُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن فَضْلِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

    ن-ص-بس-أ-لع-ل-مك-و-نأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 16:56?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 16:56 include Quran 16:101 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 46:26 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), Quran 15:92 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 37:12 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 16:101 reads: “And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of…” 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 16:56 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 16:56 (Surah An-Nahl, The Bee) reads: “And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.”

Which surah is verse 16:56 in?

Quran 16:56 is āyah 56 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 16:56?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 16:56 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 16:56?

Tartīl presents Quran 16:56 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.