Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 13·Makkī

13

ثُمَّ فِى ﴿١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging.

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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

Recitation · 11 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 21 letters · āyah 13 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 80:20 · Abasaclose

    ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

    Then He eased the way for him;

  • Quran 76:2 · Al-Insaanrelated

    إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

    Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.

  • Quran 12:15 · Yusufrelated

    فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَجْمَعُوٓا۟ أَن يَجْعَلُوهُ فِى غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُم بِأَمْرِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    So when they took him [out] and agreed to put him into the bottom of the well... But We inspired to him, "You will surely inform them [someday] about this affair of theirs while…

  • Quran 18:84 · Al-Kahfrelated

    إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا

    Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way.

  • Quran 37:144 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.

  • Quran 95:4 · At-Tinrelated

    لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ

    We have certainly created man in the best of stature;

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-Mursalaat 77:213 shared roots

    فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

    م-ك-نق-ر-رج-ع-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:102 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    م-ك-نج-ع-ل

  • Al-Insaan 76:22 shared roots

    إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

    ن-ط-فج-ع-ل

  • Al-Kahf 18:952 shared roots

    قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا

    م-ك-نج-ع-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:502 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥٓ ءَايَةً وَءَاوَيْنَٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَمَعِينٍ

    ق-ر-رج-ع-ل

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:262 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَٰرًا وَأَفْـِٔدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ وَلَآ أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا۟ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    م-ك-نج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:13?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:13 include Quran 80:20 (Surah Abasa), Quran 76:2 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 12:15 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 18:84 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 80:20 reads: “Then He eased the way for him;” 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 23:13 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:13 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging.”

Which surah is verse 23:13 in?

Quran 23:13 is āyah 13 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 23:13?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:13 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.