Surah Al-Anfaal · Ayah 20·Madanī

20

ٱلَّذِينَ وَلَا عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil10
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 54 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 20 of 75

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 47:33 · Muhammadvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ

    O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.

  • Quran 49:1 · Al-Hujuraatvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

    O you who have believed, do not put [yourselves] before Allah and His Messenger but fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

  • Quran 8:24 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَأَنَّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

    O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that…

  • Quran 8:46 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَنَٰزَعُوا۟ فَتَفْشَلُوا۟ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ وَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

    And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.

  • Quran 33:70 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا

    O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.

  • Quran 4:59 · An-Nisaavery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ فَإِن تَنَٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

    O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should…

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.

  • An-Noor 24:475 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ وَأَطَعْنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ط-و-عو-ل-ير-س-لأ-م-نأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:804 shared roots

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    ط-و-عو-ل-ير-س-لأ-ل-ه

  • At-Taghaabun 64:124 shared roots

    وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    ط-و-عو-ل-ير-س-لأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:324 shared roots

    قُلْ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    ط-و-عو-ل-ير-س-لأ-ل-ه

  • At-Takwir 81:212 shared roots

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    ط-و-عأ-م-ن

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1323 shared roots

    وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    ط-و-عر-س-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 8:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 8:20 include Quran 47:33 (Surah Muhammad), Quran 49:1 (Surah Al-Hujuraat), Quran 8:24 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 8:46 (Surah Al-Anfaal). For example, 47:33 reads: “O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.” 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 8:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 8:20 (Surah Al-Anfaal, The Spoils of War) reads: “O you who have believed, obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].”

Which surah is verse 8:20 in?

Quran 8:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), chapter 8 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 75 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 8:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 8:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.