Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 118·Makkī

118

وَأَنتَ ﴿١١٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And, [O Muhammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."

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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 7 words

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 28 letters · āyah 118 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 11:90 · Hudvery close

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ رَبِّى رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ

    And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."

  • Quran 39:53 · Az-Zumarvery close

    قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the…

  • Quran 7:151 · Al-A'raafvery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِأَخِى وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    [Moses] said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the most merciful of the merciful."

  • Quran 17:87 · Al-Israavery close

    إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّ فَضْلَهُۥ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ كَبِيرًا

    Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.

  • Quran 12:92 · Yusufvery close

    قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful."

  • Quran 44:42 · Ad-Dukhaanvery close

    إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    Except those [believers] on whom Allah has mercy. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

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.

  • Yusuf 12:984 shared roots

    قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    غ-ف-رر-ح-مر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1095 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    خ-ي-رغ-ف-رر-ح-مر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1095 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    خ-ي-رغ-ف-رر-ح-مر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • An-Nisaa 4:1062 shared roots

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    غ-ف-رر-ح-م

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:53 shared roots

    وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    خ-ي-رغ-ف-رر-ح-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:164 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَٱغْفِرْ لِى فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    غ-ف-رر-ح-مر-ب-بق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:118?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:118 include Quran 11:90 (Surah Hud), Quran 39:53 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 7:151 (Surah Al-A'raaf), and Quran 17:87 (Surah Al-Israa). For example, 11:90 reads: “And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."” 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 23:118 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:118 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “And, [O Muhammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."”

Which surah is verse 23:118 in?

Quran 23:118 is āyah 118 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 23:118?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:118 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.