Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 23·Madanī

23

وَلَوْ فِيهِمْ وَلَوْ وَّهُم ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Had Allah known any good in them, He would have made them hear. And if He had made them hear, they would [still] have turned away, while they were refusing.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

احاطة خدا به همة انسان‌ها و موجودات

شک نیست که منظور از قلب» روح و عقل انسان است. این جمله به این مطلب اشاره دارد که خداوند در همه جا حاضر و ناظر است و به همةٌ موجودات احاطه دارد و در عین این‌که با موجودات این جهان یکی نیست. از آنها نیز جدا و بیگانه نیست و مرگ و زندگی» علم و قدرت» آرامش و امنیت» توفیق و سعادت» همه در دست او و به قدرت اوست و به همین دلیلء نه انسان می‌تواند چیزی را از او پنهان کند و نه کاری را بی‌توفیق او انجام دهد و نه سزاوار است به غیر او روی آورد و از غیر او تقاضا کند؛ چرا که او مالک همه چیز است و به تمام وجود انسان احاطه دارد.

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 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 12 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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Shape

11 words · 49 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 23 of 75

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.

  • وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    And if they had believed and feared Allah, then the reward from Allah would have been [far] better, if they only knew.

  • ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُۥ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُوا۟ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّٱسْتَغْنَى ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ

    That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allah dispensed…

  • وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

    And if they had believed in Allah and the Prophet and in what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them as allies; but many of them are defiantly disobedient.

  • وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِىَ نَفَقًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِـَٔايَةٍ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ

    And if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allah had…

  • وَحَسِبُوٓا۟ أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا۟ وَصَمُّوا۟ ثُمَّ تَابَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُوا۟ وَصَمُّوا۟ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

    And they thought there would be no [resulting] punishment, so they became blind and deaf. Then Allah turned to them in forgiveness; then [again] many of them became blind and…

  • وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَٰرًا وَأَفْـِٔدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ وَلَآ أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا۟ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    And We had certainly established them in such as We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:23 include Quran 2:103 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 64:6 (Surah At-Taghaabun), Quran 5:81 (Surah Al-Maaida), and Quran 6:35 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 2:103 reads: “And if they had believed and feared Allah, then the reward from Allah would have been [far] better, if they only knew.” 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 8:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:23 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “Had Allah known any good in them, He would have made them hear. And if He had made them hear, they would [still] have turned away, while they were refusing.”

Which surah is verse 8:23 in?

Quran 8:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 8:23?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 8:23 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.