Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 117·Makkī

117

وَمَن مَعَ لَا لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا إِنَّهُۥ لَا ﴿١١٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.

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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 · 9 roots in 10 of 18 words

Rarest here: ب-ر-ه-ن — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 21 points across 7 rule families

  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

18 words · 62 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 117 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 10:100 · Yunusvery close

    وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَجْعَلُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah, and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.

  • Quran 46:32 · Al-Ahqafvery close

    وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءُ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allah will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."

  • Quran 13:27 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ أَنَابَ

    And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, Allah leaves astray whom He wills and guides to Himself…

  • Quran 3:141 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَلِيُمَحِّصَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَيَمْحَقَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    And that Allah may purify the believers [through trials] and destroy the disbelievers.

  • Quran 64:13 · At-Taghaabunvery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    Allah - there is no deity except Him. And upon Allah let the believers rely.

  • Quran 14:2 · Ibrahimvery close

    ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

    Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And woe to the disbelievers from a severe punishment

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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.

  • An-Nisaa 4:1742 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُم بُرْهَٰنٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَأَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُّبِينًا

    ب-ر-ه-نر-ب-ب

  • Luqman 31:52 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    ف-ل-حر-ب-ب

  • Al-Baqara 2:52 shared roots

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    ف-ل-حر-ب-ب

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2133 shared roots

    فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

    د-ع-وأ-خ-رأ-ل-ه

  • An-Noor 24:513 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

    ف-ل-حد-ع-وأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Qasas 28:373 shared roots

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن جَآءَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ مِنْ عِندِهِۦ وَمَن تَكُونُ لَهُۥ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلدَّارِ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

    ف-ل-حع-ن-در-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:117?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:117 include Quran 10:100 (Surah Yunus), Quran 46:32 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), Quran 13:27 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), and Quran 3:141 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 10:100 reads: “And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah, and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.” 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 23:117 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:117 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “And whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.”

Which surah is verse 23:117 in?

Quran 23:117 is āyah 117 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 23:117?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:117 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.