Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 98·Makkī

98

بِكَ أَن ﴿٩٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."

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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 · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 17 letters · āyah 98 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.

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    وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ

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

  • Quran 17:57 · Al-Israaclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا

    Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the…

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    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 26:169 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    رَبِّ نَجِّنِى وَأَهْلِى مِمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

    My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."

  • Quran 79:19 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

  • Quran 18:16 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا

    [The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:98?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:98 include Quran 44:20 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), Quran 17:57 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 6:51 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 26:169 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). 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 23:98 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:98 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."”

Which surah is verse 23:98 in?

Quran 23:98 is āyah 98 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 23:98?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:98 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.