Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 26·Makkī

26

بِمَا ﴿٢٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

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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 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 26 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 23:39 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

  • Quran 26:117 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

  • Quran 26:12 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

  • Quran 23:40 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ

    [Allah] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."

  • Quran 71:21 · Noohclose

    قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

    Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.

  • Quran 54:9 · Al-Qamarclose

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

    The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:26?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:26 include Quran 23:39 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 26:117 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 26:12 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 23:40 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 23:39 reads: “He said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."” 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 23:26 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:26 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “[Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."”

Which surah is verse 23:26 in?

Quran 23:26 is āyah 26 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 23:26?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:26 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.