Surah Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 163·Madanī

163

هُمْ بِمَا ﴿١٦٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They are [varying] degrees in the sight of Allah, and Allah is Seeing of whatever they do.

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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 · 5 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār3
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 31 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 163 of 200

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 22:59 · Al-Hajjvery close

    لَيُدْخِلَنَّهُم مُّدْخَلًا يَرْضَوْنَهُۥ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلِيمٌ حَلِيمٌ

    He will surely cause them to enter an entrance with which they will be pleased, and indeed, Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.

  • Quran 22:68 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَإِن جَٰدَلُوكَ فَقُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    And if they dispute with you, then say, "Allah is most knowing of what you do.

  • Quran 48:19 · Al-Fathclose

    وَمَغَانِمَ كَثِيرَةً يَأْخُذُونَهَا وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    And much war booty which they will take. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Quran 52:43 · At-Turclose

    أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

  • Quran 22:41 · Al-Hajjclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَمَرُوا۟ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا۟ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَلِلَّهِ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْأُمُورِ

    [And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give zakah and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allah belongs the…

  • Quran 30:37 · Ar-Roomclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Do they not see that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.

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.

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:192 shared roots

    وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    د-ر-جع-م-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:1322 shared roots

    وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا۟ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

    د-ر-جع-م-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:962 shared roots

    دَرَجَٰتٍ مِّنْهُ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    د-ر-جأ-ل-ه

  • Taa-Haa 20:752 shared roots

    وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ

    د-ر-جع-م-ل

  • Al-Anfaal 8:42 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَّهُمْ دَرَجَٰتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

    د-ر-جع-ن-د

  • At-Taghaabun 64:23 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ فَمِنكُمْ كَافِرٌ وَمِنكُم مُّؤْمِنٌ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    ب-ص-رع-م-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 3:163?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 3:163 include Quran 22:59 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 22:68 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 48:19 (Surah Al-Fath), and Quran 52:43 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 22:59 reads: “He will surely cause them to enter an entrance with which they will be pleased, and indeed, Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.” 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 3:163 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 3:163 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, The Family of Imraan) reads: “They are [varying] degrees in the sight of Allah, and Allah is Seeing of whatever they do.”

Which surah is verse 3:163 in?

Quran 3:163 is āyah 163 of Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), chapter 3 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 200 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 3:163?

Tartīl presents Quran 3:163 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.