Surah An-Nisaa · Ayah 64·Madanī

64

وَمَآ مِن إِلَّا وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ لَهُمُ ﴿٦٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

توسّل و تأٌیید قرآن

از این آیه» پاسخ کسانی که توسل به پیامبر و امامان را نوعی شرک می‌پندارندء روشن می‌شود؛ زیرا این آیه به صراحت می‌گوید: رفتن به سراغ پیامبر(ص) و شفیع قرار دادن او در درگاه خدا و وساطت و استغفار او برای گنهکاران مور است و موجب پذیرش توبه و رحمت الهی خواهد شد. البته چنین شفاعتی نیازمند به وجود زمینه و شایستگی و آمادگی در خود خطاکاران است.

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 · 11 roots in 16 of 23 words

Recitation · 31 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)5
  • Heavy rāʾ5
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Light Allāh3

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

23 words · 105 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 64 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.

  • قَالَتْ لَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ إِن نَّحْنُ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نَّأْتِيَكُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allah confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by…

  • وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُم مَّن قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّمْ نَقْصُصْ عَلَيْكَ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ قُضِىَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

    And We have already sent messengers before you. Among them are those [whose stories] We have related to you, and among them are those [whose stories] We have not related to you…

  • ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُۥ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُوا۟ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّٱسْتَغْنَى ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ

    That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allah dispensed…

  • مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.

  • وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    And if they deny you, [O Muhammad] - already were messengers denied before you. And to Allah are returned [all] matters.

  • وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَقَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِينَا ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ رَٰغِبُونَ

    If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 4:64?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 4:64 include Quran 14:11 (Surah Ibrahim), Quran 40:78 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 64:6 (Surah At-Taghaabun), and Quran 4:80 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 14:11 reads: “Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allah confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by…” 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 4:64 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 4:64 (Surah An-Nisaa, The Women) reads: “And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found…”

Which surah is verse 4:64 in?

Quran 4:64 is āyah 64 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 4:64?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 4:64 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 4:64?

Tartīl presents Quran 4:64 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.