Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

لَكُمْ فِيهَا وَمَن لَهُۥ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 8 words

Rarest here: ع-ي-ش — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 32 letters · āyah 20 of 99

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 7:10 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.

  • Quran 4:5 · An-Nisaaclose

    وَلَا تُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِى جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَٰمًا وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَٱكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا

    And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of…

  • Quran 20:132 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ

    And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.

  • Quran 8:3 · Al-Anfaalclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

    The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.

  • Quran 4:8 · An-Nisaaclose

    وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلْقِسْمَةَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينُ فَٱرْزُقُوهُم مِّنْهُ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا

    And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them [something] out of the estate and speak to them words of…

  • Quran 90:15 · Al-Baladclose

    يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

    An orphan of near relationship

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-Naba 78:112 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا

    ع-ي-شج-ع-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:102 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    ع-ي-شج-ع-ل

  • Al-Waaqia 56:822 shared roots

    وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    ر-ز-قج-ع-ل

  • An-Nahl 16:562 shared roots

    وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ

    ر-ز-قج-ع-ل

  • Yunus 10:592 shared roots

    قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ فَجَعَلْتُم مِّنْهُ حَرَامًا وَحَلَٰلًا قُلْ ءَآللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمْ أَمْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَفْتَرُونَ

    ر-ز-قج-ع-ل

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:102 shared roots

    وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ فَإِذَآ أُوذِىَ فِى ٱللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ ٱلنَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَئِن جَآءَ نَصْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ أَوَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِى صُدُورِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ل-ي-سج-ع-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:20 include Quran 7:10 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 4:5 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 20:132 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 8:3 (Surah Al-Anfaal). For example, 7:10 reads: “And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.” 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 15:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:20 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.”

Which surah is verse 15:20 in?

Quran 15:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.