Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

لَا عَمَّا وَهُمْ ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.

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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 · 2 roots in 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 22 letters · āyah 23 of 112

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 16:46 · An-Nahlclose

    أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِى تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

    Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?

  • Quran 34:25 · Sabaclose

    قُل لَّا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّآ أَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    Say, "You will not be asked about what we committed, and we will not be asked about what you do."

  • Quran 21:27 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِۦ يَعْمَلُونَ

    They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.

  • Quran 21:28 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِۦ مُشْفِقُونَ

    He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are…

  • Quran 43:86 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.

  • Quran 18:70 · Al-Kahfrelated

    قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰٓ أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا

    He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention."

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-Anbiyaa 21:632 shared roots

    قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ يَنطِقُونَ

    ف-ع-لس-أ-ل

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:632 shared roots

    قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ يَنطِقُونَ

    ف-ع-لس-أ-ل

  • Al-Baqara 2:2152 shared roots

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلْ مَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ

    ف-ع-لس-أ-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:23 include Quran 16:46 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 34:25 (Surah Saba), Quran 21:27 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 21:28 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 16:46 reads: “Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure?” 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 21:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:23 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.”

Which surah is verse 21:23 in?

Quran 21:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.