Surah An-Noor · Ayah 16·Madanī

16

وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ مَّا لَنَآ أَن بِهَٰذَا هَٰذَا ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 14 words

Rarest here: ب-ه-ت 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 54 letters · āyah 16 of 64

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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  • بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

    Rather, we have been deprived."

  • أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُونَ ٱلسَّبِيلَ وَتَأْتُونَ فِى نَادِيكُمُ ٱلْمُنكَرَ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah, if…

  • أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

    Then at this statement do you wonder?

  • قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ هَلْ تَنقِمُونَ مِنَّآ إِلَّآ أَنْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    Say, "O People of the Scripture, do you resent us except [for the fact] that we have believed in Allah and what was revealed to us and what was revealed before and because most of…

  • قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"

  • وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَسْمَعُوا۟ لِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَٱلْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ

    And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 24:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 24:16 include Quran 68:27 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 29:29 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 53:59 (Surah An-Najm), and Quran 5:59 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 68:27 reads: “Rather, we have been deprived."” 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 24:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 24:16 (Surah An-Noor, The Light) reads: “And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?”

Which surah is verse 24:16 in?

Quran 24:16 is āyah 16 of Surah An-Noor (The Light), chapter 24 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 64 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 24:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 24:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.