Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 49·Makkī

49

وَلَقَدْ مُوسَى لَعَلَّهُمْ ﴿٤٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 30 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 49 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 40:53 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

    And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture

  • Quran 2:53 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

  • Quran 32:23 · As-Sajdavery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَلَا تَكُن فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَآئِهِۦ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so do not be in doubt over his meeting. And we made the Torah guidance for the Children of Israel.

  • Quran 6:154 · Al-An'aamvery close

    ثُمَّ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ تَمَامًا عَلَى ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Then We gave Moses the Scripture, making complete [Our favor] upon the one who did good and as a detailed explanation of all things and as guidance and mercy that perhaps in [the…

  • Quran 28:43 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

  • Quran 46:30 · Al-Ahqafvery close

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰقَوْمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.

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-Baqara 2:533 shared roots

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1172 shared roots

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ

    ك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:533 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Qasas 28:493 shared roots

    قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبٍ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَآ أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Qasas 28:522 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ هُم بِهِۦ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1572 shared roots

    فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    ك-ت-بأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:49?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:49 include Quran 40:53 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 2:53 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 32:23 (Surah As-Sajda), and Quran 6:154 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 40:53 reads: “And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture” 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 23:49 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:49 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture that perhaps they would be guided.”

Which surah is verse 23:49 in?

Quran 23:49 is āyah 49 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 23:49?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:49 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.