Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 97·Makkī

97

بِكَ مِنْ ﴿٩٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils,

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 7 words

Rarest here: ه-م-ز — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 24 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 97 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 44:20 · Ad-Dukhaanvery close

    وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

    And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.

  • Quran 7:200 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.

  • Quran 6:51 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَأَنذِرْ بِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَن يُحْشَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ لَيْسَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ وَلِىٌّ وَلَا شَفِيعٌ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    And warn by the Qur'an those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become…

  • Quran 19:48 · Maryamclose

    وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى عَسَىٰٓ أَلَّآ أَكُونَ بِدُعَآءِ رَبِّى شَقِيًّا

    And I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allah and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy."

  • Quran 11:3 · Hudclose

    وَأَنِ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَٰعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِى فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُۥ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ كَبِيرٍ

    And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. But if…

  • Quran 113:2 · Al-Falaqclose

    مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

    From the evil of that which He created

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-Naas 114:13 shared roots

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

    ع-و-ذر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • An-Nahl 16:982 shared roots

    فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ

    ع-و-ذش-ط-ن

  • Maryam 19:182 shared roots

    قَالَتْ إِنِّىٓ أَعُوذُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّا

    ع-و-ذق-و-ل

  • Fussilat 41:362 shared roots

    وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    ع-و-ذش-ط-ن

  • Al-A'raaf 7:2002 shared roots

    وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    ع-و-ذش-ط-ن

  • Al-Muminoon 23:982 shared roots

    وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ

    ع-و-ذر-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:97?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:97 include Quran 44:20 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 7:200 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 6:51 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 19:48 (Surah Maryam). For example, 44:20 reads: “And indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.” 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 23:97 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:97 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils,”

Which surah is verse 23:97 in?

Quran 23:97 is āyah 97 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 23:97?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:97 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.