Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 89·Makkī

89

فَأَنَّىٰ ﴿٨٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah." Say, "Then how are you deluded?"

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 3 roots in 4 of 5 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 22 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 89 of 118

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    Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"

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    They will make excuses to you when you have returned to them. Say, "Make no excuse - never will we believe you. Allah has already informed us of your news. And Allah will observe…

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    So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

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    Or have they taken other than Allah as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"

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    Say, "Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed."

  • Quran 6:109 · Al-An'aamvery close

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    And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with Allah." And what will make you perceive…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:89?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:89 include Quran 26:93 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 9:94 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 84:20 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), and Quran 39:43 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 26:93 reads: “Other than Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?"” 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 23:89 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:89 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah." Say, "Then how are you deluded?"”

Which surah is verse 23:89 in?

Quran 23:89 is āyah 89 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 23:89?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:89 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.