Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 90·Makkī

90

بَلْ وَإِنَّهُمْ ﴿٩٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī2
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 24 letters · āyah 90 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 6:28 · Al-An'aamvery close

    بَلْ بَدَا لَهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يُخْفُونَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَوْ رُدُّوا۟ لَعَادُوا۟ لِمَا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

    But what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.

  • Quran 6:24 · Al-An'aamclose

    ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

    See how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent.

  • Quran 26:6 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

  • Quran 16:105 · An-Nahlclose

    إِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِى ٱلْكَذِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ

    They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allah, and it is those who are the liars.

  • Quran 15:64 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

    And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.

  • Quran 50:5 · Qaafclose

    بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ

    But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.

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.

  • Al-Hijr 15:642 shared roots

    وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

    ح-ق-قأ-ت-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:53 shared roots

    فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنۢبَٰٓؤُا۟ مَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    ك-ذ-بح-ق-قأ-ت-ي

  • Saad 38:142 shared roots

    إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ

    ك-ذ-بح-ق-ق

  • Al-An'aam 6:662 shared roots

    وَكَذَّبَ بِهِۦ قَوْمُكَ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ قُل لَّسْتُ عَلَيْكُم بِوَكِيلٍ

    ك-ذ-بح-ق-ق

  • Qaaf 50:142 shared roots

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ

    ك-ذ-بح-ق-ق

  • Qaaf 50:52 shared roots

    بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ

    ك-ذ-بح-ق-ق

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:90?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:90 include Quran 6:28 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 6:24 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 26:6 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 16:105 (Surah An-Nahl). For example, 6:28 reads: “But what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.” 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 23:90 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:90 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars.”

Which surah is verse 23:90 in?

Quran 23:90 is āyah 90 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 23:90?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:90 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.