Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 68·Makkī

68

أَفَلَمْ أَمْ مَّا لَمْ ﴿٦٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

دین الهی؛ موهبتی در تمام زمان‌ها

منظور از جملةٌ «ام جاءهم ما لم یأت آباءهم الاولین» بدین معنی است که اگر توحید و معاد و دعوت به نیکی‌ها و پاکی‌ها تنها از ناحیةٌ پیامبر اسلام مطرح شده بود» ممکن بود بهانه کنند که اینها سخنان نوظهوری است که ما نمی‌توانیم زیر بار آن برویم و اگر این مطالب حق است.» چرا خدا که به همةٌ انسان‌ها نظر لطف و مرحمت داردء برای پیامبران گذشته نفرستاد؛ ولی محتوای دعوت پیامبر از نظر اصول و اساس» همان محتوای دعوت همةٌ پیامبران گذشته است و دیگر چنین بهانه‌هایی جا ندارد. البته معنای این سخن این نیست که هر حرف نوظهوری که گذشتگان از آن بی‌اطلاع بوده‌اند باطل است؛ ولی رسالت الهی چون هدف هدایت انسان‌ها استء باید به تمام انسان‌ها برسد تا همگان امکان انتخاب راه حق را داشته باشند و اگر به گذشتگان ابلاغ نشده باشدء ابلاغ آن به جمعیتی خاص, بی‌شک باطل و نادرست است.

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 · 6 roots in 6 of 10 words

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

10 words · 43 letters · āyah 68 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 32:26 · As-Sajdaclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ أَفَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ

    Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?

  • Quran 40:21 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ

    Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but…

  • Quran 5:104 · Al-Maaidaclose

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ قَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers." Even though their…

  • Quran 51:54 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ

    So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

  • Quran 43:21 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ

    Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?

  • Quran 27:66 · An-Namlclose

    بَلِ ٱدَّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ

    Rather, their knowledge is arrested concerning the Hereafter. Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are, concerning it, blind.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:68?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:68 include Quran 32:26 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 40:21 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 5:104 (Surah Al-Maaida), and Quran 51:54 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat). For example, 32:26 reads: “Has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them, [as] they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs; then do they not hear?” 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 23:68 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:68 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “Then have they not reflected over the Qur'an, or has there come to them that which had not come to their forefathers?”

Which surah is verse 23:68 in?

Quran 23:68 is āyah 68 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 23:68?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 23:68 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:68?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:68 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.