Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 87·Makkī

87

أَفَلَا ﴿٨٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They will say, "[They belong] to Allah." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?"

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 4 of 5 words

Recitation · 4 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4

Commentary

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Shape

5 words · 21 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 87 of 118

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

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    Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"

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    And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He…

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    And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is…

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    They swear to you so that you might be satisfied with them. But if you should be satisfied with them - indeed, Allah is not satisfied with a defiantly disobedient people.

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    قُلْ إِن كَانَ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلٌ ٱقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَٰرَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَٰكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَآ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَجِهَادٍ فِى سَبِيلِهِۦ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with…

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    And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:87?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:87 include Quran 26:93 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 10:18 (Surah Yunus), Quran 24:53 (Surah An-Noor), and Quran 9:96 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 26:93 reads: “Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"” 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 23:87 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:87 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “They will say, "[They belong] to Allah." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?"”

Which surah is verse 23:87 in?

Quran 23:87 is āyah 87 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 23:87?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:87 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.