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Mutashabihat Pairs

8 pairs

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An-Nisa · An-Nisa

Consecutive antithetical verses — 4:13 ends with 'wa dhalika al-fawz al-'azim' (the great attainment) for those who obey Allah and 4:14 ends with 'wa lahu 'adhabun muhin' (a humiliating punishment) for those who disobey — parallel structure with opposite outcomes.

An-Nisa · Al-Fath

Both contain 'whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow'; 4:13 follows the limits of inheritance, 48:17 follows the exemption of the disabled from military duty.

An-Nisa · Al-Isra

Both command worshipping Allah alone and treating parents with goodness (ihsan) — 4:36 says 'u'budu Allah wa la tushrikuu bihi... wa bil-walidayni ihsana' while 17:23 says 'alla ta'budu illa iyyahu wa bil-walidayni ihsana' with a different construction.

An-Nisa · Al-Ma'idah

Both contain the tayammum clause for travelers, the ill, or the ritually impure; 4:43 is the earlier, shorter mention tied to prayer while impure, 5:6 is the full wudu + tayammum passage.

An-Nisa · An-Nisa

Both state Allah does not forgive shirk but forgives lesser sins for whom He wills. The mushrik in 4:48 has invented a tremendous sin (إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا); in 4:116 has strayed far astray (ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا).

An-Nisa · An-Nisa

Near-identical opening within An-Nisa: 'those who believe and do righteous deeds, We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding forever'; 4:57 adds purified spouses and shade, 4:122 adds 'the promise of Allah, true.'

An-Nisa · Al-Ma'idah

Both share the call: 'when it is said to them, come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger'; 4:61 is the hypocrites who turn away when called to Allah's judgment, 5:104 is the pagans who cling to their forefathers' ways.

An-Nisa · Al-Ma'idah

Both command standing firmly for justice as witnesses for Allah, but 4:135 says 'qawwamina bi al-qist shuhada'a lillah' while 5:8 reverses to 'qawwamina lillahi shuhada'a bi al-qist'.