Surah Al-Muminun

المؤمنون

Surah 23 · Makki · 118 ayahs · Juz 18 · pages 342–349 · 6 rukus

Revealed: Makki
Ayahs: 118
Juz: 18
Mushaf pages: 342–349
Words: 1,050
Order revealed: 74th (according to Ibn Abbas)
Year: 11th year of Prophethood
Prophets named: Nuh, Musa, Harun

About Surah Al-Muminun (023)

In this Surah people are invited to accept and follow the Prophet ﷺ. This is the central theme of the Surah. It speaks about the character of true…

In this Surah people are invited to accept and follow the Prophet ﷺ. This is the central theme of the Surah. It speaks about the character of true Believers and assures that they will be the real successful people. It draws attention to various stages of human creation and to many other universal signs. Then it takes some of the stories of other prophets and tells us that they also preached the same message.

Surah al-Mu’minun (The Believers) takes its name after the first Ayat, “Certainly, the Believers have succeeded.” (23:1).

This Surah has 118 Ayat.

This surah is published a ruku at a time — the Quran's own reading portion — so each page stays short enough to study properly. Pick where you want to begin.

The 6 rukus of Surah Al-Muminun

Each ruku is a reading portion. This is what each one covers — click any line to open it.

Ruku	What it covers	Ayahs
1	Characteristics of true believers Stages of human creation Allah has made the heavens, vegetation, trees and animals for the benefit of human beings	1–22
2	The Prophet Nûh was sent to guide his people, they disbelieved him, and as a result, Allah drowned all disbelievers in great flood. 23:[23- After prophet Nûh, Allah sent Hûd to guide his people	23–32
3	They called Hûd an imposter; as a result, Allah destroyed them all in a mighty blast After Hûd, Allah sent Rasools to other people, they also denied and faced a similar punishment Musa was sent to Fir‘aun and his chiefs; they also disbelieved and faced destruction	33–50
4	Allah has said: "In fact, your religion is one religion; I am your Rabb, so fear Me, Alone." Allah has not charged any soul with more than it can bear End of disbelievers; Why are they not following the truth? 23[62-73] Those who do not believe in the Hereafter will stray from the Right Path	51–77
5	Allah has given you ears, eyes, and hearts, but you seldom show gratitude Even the disbelievers recognize the existence of Allah Allah has never begotten a son, nor is there any other god besides Him	78–92
6	Repel evil with good and seek refuge with Allah against the temptations of Shaitân The wrongdoers will wish that they could be sent back to this world to adopt the , but it will be too late On the Day of Judgment, it will appear as if the life of this world was less than a day's The unbelievers will never attain salvation	93–118

Themes of Surah Al-Muminun (023)

The central theme of the Surah is to invite the people to accept and follow the message of the Prophet ﷺand the whole Surah revolves round this…

The central theme of the Surah is to invite the people to accept and follow the message of the Prophet ﷺand the whole Surah revolves round this theme.

Connection between the beginning and the ending of the Surah Allah begins the Surah by mentioning the traits of those who will be successful and ends the Surah by mentioning the reason why the disbelievers will not be successful.

“Certainly, the Believers have succeeded.” (23:1) “And whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed.”

Key words of Surah Al-Muminun

Arabic builds its words from a three-letter root; change the pattern around the root and the meaning changes with it. These are the roots this surah keeps returning to, and the words built on each — every word links to the ayah it sits in. More in the Grammar Guide.

Root	Times	Words in this surah
قول	35	فَقَالَAnd he said قَالَHe said الْقَوْلُThe word
ربب	23	رَبِّMy Lord رَبُّكُمْYour Lord رَبِّهِمْOf their Lord
اله	19	اللَّهُAllah إِلَهٍGod لِلَّهِBe to Allah
كون	17	كُنَّاWe are وَكُنْتُمْAnd you become وَكَانُواAnd they were
قوم	13	الْقِيَامَةِOf the resurrection قَوْمِهِHis people يَاقَوْمِO my people
خلق	10	خَلَقْنَاWe created فَخَلَقْنَاThen we created خَلْقًاAs a creation
رسل	9	أَرْسَلْنَاWe sent فَأَرْسَلْنَاAnd we sent رَسُولًاA messenger
لفح	1	تَلْفَحُWill burn
كلح	1	كَالِحُونَWill grin with displaced lips

Introduction and themes from The Qur’an Companion (Qur’an Wiki), Institute of Qur’anic Studies, reproduced unchanged. Key roots are their selection; every word, meaning and count shown here is from ILMHUB’s own Quran database.

Published 21 August 2026