Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 104·Makkī

104

وَهُمْ فِيهَا ﴿١٠٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Rarest here: ك-ل-ح — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 27 letters · āyah 104 of 118

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 88:3 · Al-Ghaashiyaclose

    عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ

    Working [hard] and exhausted.

  • Quran 54:48 · Al-Qamarclose

    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

    The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."

  • Quran 11:106 · Hudclose

    فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ شَقُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلنَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ

    As for those who were [destined to be] wretched, they will be in the Fire. For them therein is [violent] exhaling and inhaling.

  • Quran 18:53 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَرَءَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٱلنَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا

    And the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere.

  • Quran 56:43 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ

    And a shade of black smoke,

  • Quran 38:64 · Saadclose

    إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ ٱلنَّارِ

    Indeed, that is truth - the quarreling of the people of the Fire.

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-Ahzaab 33:662 shared roots

    يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَٰلَيْتَنَآ أَطَعْنَا ٱللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَا۠

    و-ج-هن-و-ر

  • Al-Qamar 54:482 shared roots

    يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا۟ مَسَّ سَقَرَ

    و-ج-هن-و-ر

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:392 shared roots

    لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    و-ج-هن-و-ر

  • An-Naml 27:902 shared roots

    وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    و-ج-هن-و-ر

  • Ibrahim 14:502 shared roots

    سَرَابِيلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانٍ وَتَغْشَىٰ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:104?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:104 include Quran 88:3 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya), Quran 54:48 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 11:106 (Surah Hud), and Quran 18:53 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 88:3 reads: “Working [hard] and exhausted.” 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 23:104 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:104 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles.”

Which surah is verse 23:104 in?

Quran 23:104 is āyah 104 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:104?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:104 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.