Surah An-Naml · Ayah 91·Makkī

91

إِنَّمَآ أَنْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلَّذِى وَلَهُۥ أَنْ مِنَ ﴿٩١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Say, O Muhammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [those who submit to Allah]

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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 · 9 roots in 10 of 17 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

17 words · 63 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 91 of 93

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 39:11 · Az-Zumarvery close

    قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.

  • Quran 40:66 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِىَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ مِن رَّبِّى وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you call upon besides Allah once the clear proofs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to…

  • Quran 39:12 · Az-Zumarvery close

    وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."

  • Quran 39:44 · Az-Zumarclose

    قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ جَمِيعًا لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Say, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned."

  • Quran 26:108 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

    So fear Allah and obey me.

  • Quran 12:101 · Yusufclose

    رَبِّ قَدْ ءَاتَيْتَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِى مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِىِّۦ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِى مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    My Lord, You have given me [something] of sovereignty and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. Creator of the heavens and earth, You are my protector in this world and in…

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.

  • Qaaf 50:112 shared roots

    رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ

    ب-ل-دع-ب-د

  • Az-Zumar 39:123 shared roots

    وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    س-ل-مأ-م-رك-و-ن

  • Ibrahim 14:353 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدَ ءَامِنًا وَٱجْنُبْنِى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ ٱلْأَصْنَامَ

    ب-ل-دع-ب-در-ب-ب

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:664 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِىَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ مِن رَّبِّى وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ل-مأ-م-رع-ب-در-ب-ب

  • Al-Baqara 2:1312 shared roots

    إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    س-ل-مر-ب-ب

  • Al-An'aam 6:1024 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَكِيلٌ

    ع-ب-دك-ل-لش-ي-أر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 27:91?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 27:91 include Quran 39:11 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 40:66 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 39:12 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 39:44 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 39:11 reads: “Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.” 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 27:91 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 27:91 (Surah An-Naml, The Ant) reads: “[Say, O Muhammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [those who submit to Allah]”

Which surah is verse 27:91 in?

Quran 27:91 is āyah 91 of Surah An-Naml (The Ant), chapter 27 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 93 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 27:91?

Tartīl presents Quran 27:91 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.