Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 23·Makkī

23

ثَمُودُ ﴿٢٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Thamud denied the warning

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 4 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 23 of 55

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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 54:41 · Al-Qamarvery close

    وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

    And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.

  • Quran 37:169 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

    We would have been the chosen servants of Allah."

  • Quran 54:16 · Al-Qamarvery close

    فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

  • Quran 54:40 · Al-Qamarclose

    وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

    And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

  • Quran 17:41 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟ وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا

    And We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur'an that mankind may be reminded, but it does not increase the disbelievers except in aversion.

  • Quran 39:27 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We have certainly presented for the people in this Qur'an from every [kind of] example - that they might remember.

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-Qamar 54:332 shared roots

    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    ن-ذ-رك-ذ-ب

  • Al-Qamar 54:332 shared roots

    كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

    ن-ذ-رك-ذ-ب

  • Al-Qamar 54:182 shared roots

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    ن-ذ-رك-ذ-ب

  • Al-Qamar 54:182 shared roots

    كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

    ن-ذ-رك-ذ-ب

  • Al-Mulk 67:92 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ

    ن-ذ-رك-ذ-ب

  • Saad 38:42 shared roots

    وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

    ن-ذ-رك-ذ-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:23?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:23 include Quran 54:41 (Surah Al-Qamar), Quran 37:169 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 54:16 (Surah Al-Qamar), and Quran 54:40 (Surah Al-Qamar). For example, 54:41 reads: “And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.” 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 54:23 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:23 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “Thamud denied the warning”

Which surah is verse 54:23 in?

Quran 54:23 is āyah 23 of Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), chapter 54 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 55 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 54:23?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:23 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.