Surah Al-Anbiyaa · Ayah 24·Makkī

24

أَمِ مِن هَٰذَا مَن مَّعِىَ مَن بَلْ لَا فَهُم ﴿٢٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur'an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.

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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 · 12 roots in 13 of 22 words

Rarest here: ه-ا-ت — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 27 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

22 words · 82 letters · āyah 24 of 112

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.

  • Quran 23:69 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    أَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا۟ رَسُولَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

    Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?

  • Quran 20:133 · Taa-Haavery close

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures?

  • Quran 26:113 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

    Their account is only upon my Lord, if you [could] perceive.

  • Quran 4:60 · An-Nisaaclose

    أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُوٓا۟ أَن يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلَٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا

    Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while…

  • Quran 26:140 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

  • Quran 43:58 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ

    And they said, "Are your gods better, or is he?" They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

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-Qasas 28:755 shared roots

    وَنَزَعْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ فَعَلِمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلْحَقَّ لِلَّهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

    ه-ا-تب-ر-ه-نح-ق-قع-ل-مق-و-ل

  • An-Naml 27:644 shared roots

    أَمَّن يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ وَمَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    ه-ا-تب-ر-ه-نق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:1113 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَن يَدْخُلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَن كَانَ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَٰرَىٰ تِلْكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمْ قُلْ هَاتُوا۟ بُرْهَٰنَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    ه-ا-تب-ر-ه-نق-و-ل

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:492 shared roots

    فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

    ع-ر-ضذ-ك-ر

  • Taa-Haa 20:342 shared roots

    وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا

    ك-ث-رذ-ك-ر

  • Yaseen 36:73 shared roots

    لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ك-ث-رح-ق-قق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 21:24?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 21:24 include Quran 23:69 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 20:133 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 26:113 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 4:60 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 23:69 reads: “Or did they not know their Messenger, so they are toward him disacknowledging?” 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 21:24 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 21:24 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa, The Prophets) reads: “Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur'an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.”

Which surah is verse 21:24 in?

Quran 21:24 is āyah 24 of Surah Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets), chapter 21 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 112 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 21:24?

Tartīl presents Quran 21:24 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.