What does Quran 23:116 mean?

Quran 23:116 (Surah Al-Muminoon, Ayah 116) translates to: "So exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 23:116 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), the 23th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 18.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 23:116?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 23:116?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 23:116 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Al-Haqq, Allah, Divine Sovereignty, Divine Truth.

Ayah 115

أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ عَبَثًۭا وَأ...

23:116Al-Muminoon

Ayah 117

وَمَن يَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُر...

فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

Fata'aalal laahul Malikul Haqq; laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa Rabbul 'Arshil Kareem

So exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.

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8 ayahs in Al-Muminoon are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah23:92[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him].Next on Oneness of Allah →23:117And 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.

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So exalted be God above aimless action and other such things that do not befit Him the King the Truth! There is no god except Him the Lord of the Noble Throne ‘arsh the throne kursī which is a seat similar to a king’s that is exquisite.

" There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Tolerant, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Heaven and the earth, the Lord of the Edifying Throne."

Sahih Muslim #6825Asma' reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said:Sahih

There is none more self-respecting than Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3519Ibn Abbas narrated that :Hasan

when he was in distress, the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) would supplicate: “There is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Forbearing, the Wise, there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne, there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and the Lord of the Noble Throne (Lā ilāha illallāh al-`aliyyul ḥalīm, lā ilāha illallāh, rabbul-`arshil-`aẓīm, lā ilāha illallāh, rabbus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa rabbul-`arshil-karīm).”

Sunan Ibn Majah #540It was narrated from ‘Aishah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) started Salat he would say:Sahih

“Subhanak Allahumma wa bi hamdika, wa tabarakas- muka wa ta’ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghayruk (Glory and praise is to You, O Allah, blessed is Your Name and exalted is Your majesty, none has the right to be worshipped but You).”

Sunan Abu Dawud #4805Narrating this story Anas reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:Hasan

It is Allah’s right that nothing should become exalted in the world but he lowers it.