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Surah Al-Mu’minun, Verse 117

سورة المؤمنون، الآية ١١٧

23:117 Juz 18 Hizb 35 Page 349 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 23:117

وَمَن يَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرْهَٰنَ لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ۝١١٧

Transliteration

waman yadʿu maʿa l-lahi ilāhan ākhara lā bur'hāna lahu bihi fa-innamā ḥisābuhu ʿinda rabbihi innahu lā yuf'liḥu l-kāfirūna

Translation

And whoever invokes besides Allāh another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.

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Verse 117 of Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:117), a Meccan surah, is in juz 18, on page 349 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Al-Mukhtasar

Whoever calls upon another god besides Allah for which he has no proof (and this is the case with every god besides Allah), the reward of his bad action is with his Lord, as He is the One Who will reward him for it by punishing him. The disbelievers will not be successful in attaining what they desire and being saved from their fears.

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Other translations of verse 117

Whoever invokes another god besides Allah, for which he has no proof, his reckoning will be with his Lord52. Indeed, the disbelievers will never succeed.

Notes

[52] i.e., he cannot escape His accountability.

And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allâh, any other ilâh (god), of whom he has no proof; then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely! Al-Kâfirûn (the disbelievers in Allâh and in the Oneness of Allâh, polytheists, pagans, idolaters) will not be successful.

He who crieth unto any other god along with Allah hath no proof thereof. His reckoning is only with his Lord. Lo! disbelievers will not be successful.

If anyone invokes, besides Allah, Any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! and verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through!

And whoever invokes with Allah another god-- he has no proof of this-- his reckoning is only with his Lord; surely the unbelievers shall not be successful.

And whoever invokes another god with Allah, whereof he has no proof, then surely his reckoning will only be in the Reckoning of his Lord; surely the disbelievers will not prosper.

Verse 117 word by word

  1. وَمَن waman And whoever
  2. يَدْعُ yadʿu invokes د ع و
  3. مَعَ maʿa with
  4. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
  5. إِلَٰهًا ilāhan god أ ل ه
  6. ءَاخَرَ ākhara other أ خ ر
  7. لَا lā no
  8. بُرْهَٰنَ bur'hāna proof ب ر ه ن
  9. لَهُۥ lahu for him
  10. بِهِۦ bihi in it
  11. فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā Then only
  12. حِسَابُهُۥ ḥisābuhu his account ح س ب
  13. عِندَ ʿinda (is) with ع ن د
  14. رَبِّهِۦٓ rabbihi his Lord ر ب ب
  15. إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, [he]
  16. لَا lā not
  17. يُفْلِحُ yuf'liḥu will succeed ف ل ح
  18. ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers ك ف ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 3549

“I was sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a Bedouin came to him and said: ‘I have a brother who is sick.’ He said: ‘What is the matter with your brother?’ He said: ‘He suffers from a slight mental derangement.’ He said: ‘Go and bring him.’” He said: “(So he went) and he brought him. He made him sit…

عَوَّذَهُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَأَرْبَعِ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ وَسَطِهَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَآيَةِ الْكُرْسِيِّ وَثَلاَثِ آيَاتٍ مِنْ خَاتِمَتِهَا وَآيَةٍ مِنْ آلِ عِمْرَانَ -…

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  • Al-Hijr 15:96

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Who make [equal] with Allāh another deity. But they are going to know.

  • Al-Isra 17:22

    لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًا

    Do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:213

    فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

    So do not invoke with Allāh another deity and [thus] be among the punished.

  • Qaf 50:26

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

    Who made [as equal] with Allāh another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."

  • Al-Qasas 28:88

    وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And do not invoke with Allāh another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Adh-Dhariyat 51:51

    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.

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