Surah Maryam · Ayah 55·Makkī

55

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Translation

Saheeh International

And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

لزوم شروع تبلیغ دین از خانواده

نخستین مرحله برای تبلیغ رسالت» شروع از خانوادٌ خویشتن است که از همه به انسان نزدیک‌ترند. به همین دلیل» پیامبر اسلام(ص) نیز دعوت خود را از خدیجه - همسر گرامی‌اش - و علی(ع) - پسر عمویش - شروع کرد و سپس طبق فرمان «و انذر عشیرتک الاقربین» در آَیة ۴ سور شعراء به بستگان نزدیکش پرداخت. در آَیةٌ ۱۳۲ سورةٌ طه نیز می‌خوانیم: «خانوادةٌ خود را به نماز دعوت کن و بر انجام نماز شکیبا باش.»

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 9 of 9 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

9 words · 41 letters · āyah 55 of 98

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 20:122 · Taa-Haaclose

    ثُمَّ ٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدَىٰ

    Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].

  • Quran 84:14 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

    Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].

  • Quran 3:39 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    فَنَادَتْهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآئِمٌ يُصَلِّى فِى ٱلْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًۢا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable…

  • Quran 52:28 · At-Turclose

    إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."

  • Quran 27:19 · An-Namlclose

    فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَٰلِحًا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِى بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِى عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness…

  • Quran 37:84 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

    When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

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.

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    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

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  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:53 shared roots

    أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ

    ع-ن-دأ-م-رك-و-ن

  • An-Noor 24:562 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-و

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:432 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

    ص-ل-وك-و-ن

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:734 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وأ-م-رك-و-ن

  • Al-Baqara 2:1103 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    ز-ك-وص-ل-وع-ن-د

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 19:55?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 19:55 include Quran 20:122 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 84:14 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 3:39 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 52:28 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 20:122 reads: “Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].” 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 19:55 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 19:55 (Surah Maryam, Mary) reads: “And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.”

Which surah is verse 19:55 in?

Quran 19:55 is āyah 55 of Surah Maryam (Mary), chapter 19 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 98 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 19:55?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 19:55 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 19:55?

Tartīl presents Quran 19:55 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.