Surah Muhammad · Ayah 21·Madanī

21

فَإِذَا فَلَوْ لَّهُمْ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.

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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 9 of 12 words

Rarest here: ع-ز-م — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 17 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 48 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 21 of 38

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 24:53 · An-Noorvery close

    وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ لَئِنْ أَمَرْتَهُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّ قُل لَّا تُقْسِمُوا۟ طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوفَةٌ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is…

  • Quran 98:5 · Al-Bayyinavery close

    وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ

    And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakah. And that is the correct…

  • Quran 9:96 · At-Tawbavery close

    يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا۟ عَنْهُمْ فَإِن تَرْضَوْا۟ عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَىٰ عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    They swear to you so that you might be satisfied with them. But if you should be satisfied with them - indeed, Allah is not satisfied with a defiantly disobedient people.

  • Quran 33:15 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ عَٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ ٱللَّهِ مَسْـُٔولًا

    And they had already promised Allah before not to turn their backs and flee. And ever is the promise to Allah [that about which one will be] questioned.

  • Quran 42:21 · Ash-Shuraclose

    أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَٰٓؤُا۟ شَرَعُوا۟ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنۢ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةُ ٱلْفَصْلِ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    Or have they other deities who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not consented? But if not for the decisive word, it would have been concluded between them. And…

  • Quran 4:68 · An-Nisaaclose

    وَلَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

    And We would have guided them to a straight path.

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.

  • Ash-Shura 42:432 shared roots

    وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ

    ع-ز-مأ-م-ر

  • Luqman 31:173 shared roots

    يَٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ

    ع-ز-مع-ر-فأ-م-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:2272 shared roots

    وَإِنْ عَزَمُوا۟ ٱلطَّلَٰقَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    ع-ز-مأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1145 shared roots

    لَّا خَيْرَ فِى كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَىٰهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَٰحٍۭ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    ع-ر-فص-د-قخ-ي-رأ-م-رأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:2635 shared roots

    قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ

    ع-ر-فص-د-قخ-ي-رق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • As-Saaffaat 37:522 shared roots

    يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ

    ص-د-قق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 47:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 47:21 include Quran 24:53 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 98:5 (Surah Al-Bayyina), Quran 9:96 (Surah At-Tawba), and Quran 33:15 (Surah Al-Ahzaab). For example, 24:53 reads: “And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is…” 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 47:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 47:21 (Surah Muhammad, Muhammad) reads: “Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.”

Which surah is verse 47:21 in?

Quran 47:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Muhammad (Muhammad), chapter 47 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 38 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 47:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 47:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.