Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 81·Makkī

81

بَلْ مَا ﴿٨١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.

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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 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 6 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 22 letters · āyah 81 of 118

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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  • Quran 23:36 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ

    How far, how far, is that which you are promised.

  • Quran 6:122 · Al-An'aamclose

    أَوَمَن كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَٰهُ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ نُورًا يَمْشِى بِهِۦ فِى ٱلنَّاسِ كَمَن مَّثَلُهُۥ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ لَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ مِّنْهَا كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    And is one who was dead and We gave him life and made for him light by which to walk among the people like one who is in darkness, never to emerge therefrom? Thus it has been made…

  • Quran 19:66 · Maryamclose

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَءِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا

    And the disbeliever says, "When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?"

  • Quran 3:27 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    تُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَن تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

    You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give…

  • Quran 37:17 · As-Saaffaatclose

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

    And our forefathers [as well]?"

  • Quran 36:78 · Yaseenclose

    وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ

    And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"

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  • Taa-Haa 20:652 shared roots

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  • Al-Anfaal 8:313 shared roots

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  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:262 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

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  • Al-Muminoon 23:243 shared roots

    فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-و-لم-ث-لق-و-ل

  • Al-Muminoon 23:243 shared roots

    فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    أ-و-لم-ث-لق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:81?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:81 include Quran 23:36 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 6:122 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 19:66 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 3:27 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 23:36 reads: “How far, how far, is that which you are promised.” 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 23:81 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:81 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.”

Which surah is verse 23:81 in?

Quran 23:81 is āyah 81 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 23:81?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:81 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.