Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 116·Makkī

116

لَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ﴿١١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.

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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 · 7 roots in 8 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 41 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 116 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 27:26 · An-Namlvery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."

  • Quran 59:23 · Al-Hashrvery close

    هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior…

  • Quran 28:70 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And He is Allah; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 3:62 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْقَصَصُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Indeed, this is the true narration. And there is no deity except Allah. And indeed, Allah is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 20:8 · Taa-Haavery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

  • Quran 6:102 · Al-An'aamvery close

    ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَكِيلٌ

    That is Allah, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.

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.

  • An-Naml 27:263 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    ع-ر-شر-ب-بأ-ل-ه

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:242 shared roots

    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    ع-ل-ور-ب-ب

  • Al-Alaq 96:32 shared roots

    ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ

    ك-ر-مر-ب-ب

  • Yaseen 36:272 shared roots

    بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

    ك-ر-مر-ب-ب

  • Taa-Haa 20:1145 shared roots

    فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُقْضَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهُۥ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا

    ع-ل-وم-ل-كح-ق-قر-ب-بأ-ل-ه

  • An-Naml 27:232 shared roots

    إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ

    ع-ر-شم-ل-ك

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:116?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:116 include Quran 27:26 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 59:23 (Surah Al-Hashr), Quran 28:70 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 3:62 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 27:26 reads: “Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."” 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 23:116 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:116 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “So exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.”

Which surah is verse 23:116 in?

Quran 23:116 is āyah 116 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 23:116?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:116 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.