Surah Al-Inshiqaaq · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 1 root in 1 of 4 words

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 20 of 25

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.

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    They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah." Say, "Then how are you deluded?"

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    And when it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has revealed," they say, "We believe [only] in what was revealed to us." And they disbelieve in what came after it, while it is…

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    أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ

    Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?

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    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

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    وَكَيْفَ يُحَكِّمُونَكَ وَعِندَهُمُ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ فِيهَا حُكْمُ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَمَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    But how is it that they come to you for judgement while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement of Allah? Then they turn away, [even] after that; but those are not [in…

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    فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ

    So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 84:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 84:20 include Quran 23:89 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 2:91 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 47:24 (Surah Muhammad), and Quran 77:49 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 23:89 reads: “They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah." Say, "Then how are you deluded?"” 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 84:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 84:20 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq, The Splitting Open) reads: “So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,”

Which surah is verse 84:20 in?

Quran 84:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open), chapter 84 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 25 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 84:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 84:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.