Surah Al-Ghaafir · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن لَا إِنَّ هُوَ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And Allah judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him judge not with anything. Indeed, Allah - He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

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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 · 8 roots in 10 of 15 words

Recitation · 22 points across 7 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah5
  • Qalqalah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

15 words · 62 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 20 of 85

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 3:18 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him…

  • Quran 95:8 · At-Tinvery close

    أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

    Is not Allah the most just of judges?

  • Quran 29:42 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 39:37 · Az-Zumarvery close

    وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّضِلٍّ أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٍ ذِى ٱنتِقَامٍ

    And whoever Allah guides - for him there is no misleader. Is not Allah Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution?

  • Quran 4:148 · An-Nisaavery close

    لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْجَهْرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا

    Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged. And ever is Allah Hearing and Knowing.

  • Quran 22:75 · Al-Hajjvery close

    ٱللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

    Allah chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.

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-Nahl 16:204 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ

    د-و-ند-ع-وش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:722 shared roots

    قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

    س-م-عد-ع-و

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1983 shared roots

    وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ وَتَرَىٰهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ

    ب-ص-رس-م-عد-ع-و

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:424 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    د-و-ند-ع-وش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:744 shared roots

    مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًٔا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    د-و-ند-ع-وش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Ghaafir 40:744 shared roots

    مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًٔا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    د-و-ند-ع-وش-ي-أأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 40:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 40:20 include Quran 3:18 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 95:8 (Surah At-Tin), Quran 29:42 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), and Quran 39:37 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 3:18 reads: “Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him…” 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 40:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 40:20 (Surah Al-Ghaafir, The Forgiver) reads: “And Allah judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him judge not with anything. Indeed, Allah - He is the Hearing, the Seeing.”

Which surah is verse 40:20 in?

Quran 40:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Ghaafir (The Forgiver), chapter 40 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 85 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 40:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 40:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.