Surah Yunus · Ayah 18·Makkī

18

مِن مَا لَا وَلَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بِمَا لَا فِى وَلَا فِى عَمَّا ﴿١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

اعتقاد به شفاعت بت‌ها

این اعتقادء یکی از انگیزه‌های بت‌پرستی بوده است؛ چنان‌که در تواریخ آمده» هنگامی که «عمرو بن لحی» - بزرگ عرب -برای استفاده از آب‌های معدنی شام و مداوای خویش به آن منطقه رفته بود» وضع بت‌پرستان»نظر او را به خود جلب کرد و هنگامی که دلیل این پرستش را از آنها پرسید. به او گفتند: این بت‌ها سبب نزول باران و حل مشکلات و شفاعت در پیشگاه خدا هستند. او که یک مرد خرافی بودء تحت تأثیر قرار گرفت و خواهش کرد بعضی از بت‌ها را در اختیار او بگذارند تا به حجاز بیاورد. به این طریق» بت‌پرستی در میان مردم حجاز رواج یافت. منظور بت‌پرستان از شفاعت بت‌هاء وساطت در مور دنیاست؛ نه شفاعت در قیامت؛ زیرا آنها اصلاً اعتقادی به قیامت نداشتند.

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 · 15 roots in 18 of 29 words

Recitation · 40 points across 8 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī23
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light Allāh3

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

29 words · 118 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 18 of 109

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.

  • إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin].

  • سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    They will say, "[They belong] to Allah." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?"

  • قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ

    Say, "Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed."

  • يَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ لِيُرْضُوكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ أَحَقُّ أَن يُرْضُوهُ إِن كَانُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

    They swear by Allah to you [Muslims] to satisfy you. But Allah and His Messenger are more worthy for them to satisfy, if they should be believers.

  • وَلَا يَصُدُّنَّكَ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أُنزِلَتْ إِلَيْكَ وَٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    And never let them avert you from the verses of Allah after they have been revealed to you. And invite [people] to your Lord. And never be of those who associate others with Allah.

  • وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ ٱلْحَرْثِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ نَصِيبًا فَقَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَٰذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلَا يَصِلُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَىٰ شُرَكَآئِهِمْ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ

    And the polytheists assign to Allah from that which He created of crops and livestock a share and say, "This is for Allah," by their claim, "and this is for our partners…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 10:18?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 10:18 include Quran 37:160 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 23:87 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 10:69 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 9:62 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 37:160 reads: “Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin].” 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 10:18 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 10:18 (Surah Yunus, Jonas) reads: “And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above…”

Which surah is verse 10:18 in?

Quran 10:18 is āyah 18 of Surah Yunus (Jonas), chapter 10 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 109 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 10:18?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 10:18 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 10:18?

Tartīl presents Quran 10:18 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.