Surah Al-Burooj · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

مِن ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 7 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 17 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 20 of 22

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 84:22 · Al-Inshiqaaqvery close

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

  • Quran 84:23 · Al-Inshiqaaqvery close

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ

    And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.

  • Quran 8:18 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    ذَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُوهِنُ كَيْدِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    That [is so], and [also] that Allah will weaken the plot of the disbelievers.

  • Quran 2:89 · Al-Baqaravery close

    وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتَٰبٌ مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُوا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَلَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    And when there came to them a Book from Allah confirming that which was with them - although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved - but [then] when…

  • Quran 38:1 · Saadvery close

    صٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ذِى ٱلذِّكْرِ

    Sad. By the Qur'an containing reminder...

  • Quran 41:26 · Fussilatvery close

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَسْمَعُوا۟ لِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَٱلْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ

    And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."

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.

  • Hud 11:923 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَهْطِىٓ أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيًّا إِنَّ رَبِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ

    ح-و-طو-ر-يأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1262 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّحِيطًا

    ح-و-طأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Fath 48:212 shared roots

    وَأُخْرَىٰ لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا قَدْ أَحَاطَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرًا

    ح-و-طأ-ل-ه

  • Yusuf 12:662 shared roots

    قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِى بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ

    ح-و-طأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1082 shared roots

    يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمْ إِذْ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرْضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا

    ح-و-طأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:912 shared roots

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُوا۟ نُؤْمِنُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَكْفُرُونَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهُۥ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُونَ أَنۢبِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ مِن قَبْلُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

    و-ر-يأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 85:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 85:20 include Quran 84:22 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 84:23 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 8:18 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 2:89 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 84:22 reads: “But those who have disbelieved deny,” 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 85:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 85:20 (Surah Al-Burooj, The Constellations) reads: “While Allah encompasses them from behind.”

Which surah is verse 85:20 in?

Quran 85:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations), chapter 85 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 22 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 85:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 85:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.