Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 88·Makkī

88

مَنۢ وَهُوَ وَلَا عَلَيْهِ إِن ﴿٨٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?"

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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 · 8 roots in 9 of 14 words

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Iqlāb4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

14 words · 48 letters · āyah 88 of 118

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

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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.

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    قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?"

  • Quran 10:108 · Yunusclose

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ

    Say, "O mankind, the truth has come to you from your Lord, so whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever goes astray only goes astray [in…

  • Quran 72:26 · Al-Jinnclose

    عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

  • Quran 34:36 · Sabaclose

    قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it], but most of the people do not know."

  • Quran 6:18 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].

  • Quran 6:63 · Al-An'aamclose

    قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ تَدْعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً لَّئِنْ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

    Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be…

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    فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    ي-د-يم-ل-كك-ل-لش-ي-أ

  • Al-Mulk 67:14 shared roots

    تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ي-د-يم-ل-كك-ل-لش-ي-أ

  • An-Nahl 16:92 shared roots

    وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَآئِرٌ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَهَدَىٰكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    ج-و-رش-ي-أ

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    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    ج-و-رق-و-ل

  • At-Tawba 9:62 shared roots

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    ج-و-رق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:88?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:88 include Quran 23:84 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 10:108 (Surah Yunus), Quran 72:26 (Surah Al-Jinn), and Quran 34:36 (Surah Saba). For example, 23:84 reads: “Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?"” 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 23:88 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:88 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?"”

Which surah is verse 23:88 in?

Quran 23:88 is āyah 88 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 23:88?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:88 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.