Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 103·Madanī

103

فَإِذَا وَعَلَىٰ فَإِذَا إِنَّ عَلَى ﴿١٠٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

اهمیت نماز

امیرالموّمنین علی(ع) در جملاتی ما را این چنین به نماز سفارش می‌کنند: «نصاز را بر گردن گیرید و در حفظ آن بکوشید و بسیار به‌جای آورید و بدان به خدای تقرّب جویید: که آن «کانت علی‌المژمنین کتاباً موقوتاً». آیا پاسخ دوزخیان را نمی‌شنوید وقتی از ایشان می‌پرسند: چه چیز شما را در آتش (سَقّر) در آورد؟ گویند: از نمازگزاران نبودیم.»

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 · 12 roots in 15 of 20 words

Recitation · 34 points across 8 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī17
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ5
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

20 words · 104 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 103 of 176

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 2:238 · Al-Baqaravery close

    حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ

    Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.

  • Quran 29:45 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    ٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَٱلْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ ٱللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ

    Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater…

  • Quran 2:200 · Al-Baqaraclose

    فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُم مَّنَٰسِكَكُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ ءَابَآءَكُمْ أَوْ أَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا فَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَٰقٍ

    And when you have completed your rites, remember Allah like your [previous] remembrance of your fathers or with [much] greater remembrance. And among the people is he who says…

  • Quran 62:9 · Al-Jumu'aclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نُودِىَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن يَوْمِ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ فَٱسْعَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلْبَيْعَ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for…

  • Quran 24:58 · An-Noorclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لِيَسْتَـْٔذِنكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا۟ ٱلْحُلُمَ مِنكُمْ ثَلَٰثَ مَرَّٰتٍ مِّن قَبْلِ صَلَوٰةِ ٱلْفَجْرِ وَحِينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظَّهِيرَةِ وَمِنۢ بَعْدِ صَلَوٰةِ ٱلْعِشَآءِ ثَلَٰثُ عَوْرَٰتٍ لَّكُمْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جُنَاحٌۢ بَعْدَهُنَّ طَوَّٰفُونَ عَلَيْكُم بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    O you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times…

  • Quran 40:55 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ

    So be patient, [O Muhammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.

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.

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:284 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ

    ط-م-أ-نذ-ك-رأ-م-نأ-ل-ه

  • Taa-Haa 20:144 shared roots

    إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ

    ص-ل-وذ-ك-رق-و-مأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1915 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَٰطِلًا سُبْحَٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    ق-ع-دج-ن-بذ-ك-رق-و-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:272 shared roots

    يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ

    ق-ض-يك-و-ن

  • Al-Qasas 28:443 shared roots

    وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْغَرْبِىِّ إِذْ قَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلْأَمْرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ

    ج-ن-بق-ض-يك-و-ن

  • An-Naba 78:172 shared roots

    إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا

    و-ق-تك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:103?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:103 include Quran 2:238 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 29:45 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 2:200 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 62:9 (Surah Al-Jumu'a). For example, 2:238 reads: “Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.” 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 4:103 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:103 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.”

Which surah is verse 4:103 in?

Quran 4:103 is āyah 103 of Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), chapter 4 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 176 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 4:103?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:103 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:103?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:103 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.