Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 113·Makkī

113

أَوْ ﴿١١٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

آنها که می‌توانند بشمارند

در روایتی آمده: منظور از کسانی که می‌توانند بشمارند» فرشتگانی هستند که روزها را می‌شمرند و حساب ساعاتی را که می‌گذرانیم و اعمالی که از ما سر می‌زند» می‌نویسند.

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 8 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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Shape

8 words · 33 letters · āyah 113 of 118

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 20:104 · Taa-Haaclose

    نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا

    We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."

  • Quran 79:46 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

    It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

  • Quran 18:19 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

    And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or…

  • Quran 20:103 · Taa-Haaclose

    يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًا

    They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."

  • Quran 77:23 · Al-Mursalaatrelated

    فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ

    And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine.

  • Quran 69:12 · Al-Haaqqarelated

    لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ

    That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:113?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:113 include Quran 20:104 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 79:46 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 18:19 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 20:103 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 20:104 reads: “We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."” 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 23:113 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:113 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate."”

Which surah is verse 23:113 in?

Quran 23:113 is āyah 113 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 23:113?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 23:113 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:113?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:113 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.