Surah Fussilat · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

وَذَٰلِكُمْ ٱلَّذِى مِّنَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

حسن ظن و سوء ظن به خدا

این آیه به خوبی گواهی می‌دهد که گمان بد در بارةٌ خداوند به قدری خطرناک است که گاه موجب هلاکت و عذاب ابدی انسان می‌گردد. نمونةٌ آن» گمان گروهی از کفار بود که می‌پنداشتند خدا اعمال آنها را نمی‌بیند و سخنان آنها را نمی‌شنود. همین سوء ظن سبب خسران و هلاکتشان شد. به عکس, حسن خن در بارةٌ خداوندء موجب نجات در دنیا و آخرت است. در حدیثی از امام صادق(ع) می‌خوانیم: «سزاوار است بندةٌ موْمن چنان از خدا بترسد که گویی در کنار دوزخ قرار گرفته و مشرف بر اتش است و جنان به او امیدوار باشد که کویی اهل بهشت است. خداوند متعال می فرماید: «این کَمانی است که شما به خدا پیدا کردید و سبب هلاکتتان شد.» (بدانید) خداوند نزد گمان بندةُ خویش است. اگر گمان نیک ببرد. نتیجه‌اش نیک و اگر گمان بد ببرد. نتیجه‌اش بد است.» در حدیث دیگری از امام صادق(ع) از پیامبر اسلام(ص) آمده است: «هیچ بنده‌ای نیست که به خداوند متعال گمان خیر ببرد مگر این‌که خدا نزد گمان وی خواهد بود. و این همان است که می‌فرماید: «و ذلکم ظنکم الذی ظننتم بریکم.».»!

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 · 5 roots in 6 of 9 words

Rarest here: ر-د-ي — 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Iẓhār shafawī5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

9 words · 45 letters · āyah 23 of 54

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 39:15 · Az-Zumarvery close

    فَٱعْبُدُوا۟ مَا شِئْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    So worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the…

  • Quran 48:12 · Al-Fathvery close

    بَلْ ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَنقَلِبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِيهِمْ أَبَدًا وَزُيِّنَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَظَنَنتُمْ ظَنَّ ٱلسَّوْءِ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا

    But you thought that the Messenger and the believers would never return to their families, ever, and that was made pleasing in your hearts. And you assumed an assumption of evil…

  • Quran 36:63 · Yaseenclose

    هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

    This is the Hellfire which you were promised.

  • Quran 6:94 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَٰدَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُم مَّا خَوَّلْنَٰكُمْ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَٰٓؤُا۟ لَقَد تَّقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنكُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ

    [It will be said to them], "And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first time, and you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you. And We do not see…

  • Quran 39:65 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَلَقَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be…

  • Quran 37:32 · As-Saaffaatclose

    فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ

    And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."

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.

  • As-Saaffaat 37:872 shared roots

    فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ظ-ن-نر-ب-ب

  • Al-Maaida 5:302 shared roots

    فَطَوَّعَتْ لَهُۥ نَفْسُهُۥ قَتْلَ أَخِيهِ فَقَتَلَهُۥ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    ص-ب-حخ-س-ر

  • Al-Maaida 5:532 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَعَكُمْ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ

    ص-ب-حخ-س-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:462 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ

    ظ-ن-نر-ب-ب

  • Al-A'raaf 7:232 shared roots

    قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

    خ-س-رر-ب-ب

  • Al-Kahf 18:362 shared roots

    وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا

    ظ-ن-نر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 41:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 41:23 include Quran 39:15 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 48:12 (Surah Al-Fath), Quran 36:63 (Surah Yaseen), and Quran 6:94 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 39:15 reads: “So worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the…” 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 41:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 41:23 (Surah Fussilat, Explained in detail) reads: “And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."”

Which surah is verse 41:23 in?

Quran 41:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Fussilat (Explained in detail), chapter 41 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 54 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 41:23?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 41:23 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 41:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 41:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.