Surah Al-Jaathiya · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

هَٰذَا ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

This [Qur'an] is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain [in faith].

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 7 words

Recitation · 12 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 31 letters · āyah 20 of 37

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 31:3 · Luqmanclose

    هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    As guidance and mercy for the doers of good

  • Quran 3:138 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    هَٰذَا بَيَانٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    This [Qur'an] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allah.

  • Quran 26:191 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

  • Quran 18:55 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا

    And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed]…

  • Quran 27:79 · An-Namlclose

    فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنَّكَ عَلَى ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    So rely upon Allah; indeed, you are upon the clear truth.

  • Quran 6:126 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهَٰذَا صِرَٰطُ رَبِّكَ مُسْتَقِيمًا قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

    And this is the path of your Lord, [leading] straight. We have detailed the verses for a people who remember.

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.

  • Al-Qiyaama 75:142 shared roots

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    ب-ص-رأ-ن-س

  • An-Naml 27:772 shared roots

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ه-د-ير-ح-م

  • As-Sajda 32:242 shared roots

    وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ

    ي-ق-نه-د-ي

  • Luqman 31:42 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ي-ق-نق-و-م

  • An-Naml 27:32 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

    ي-ق-نق-و-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:434 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    ب-ص-ره-د-ير-ح-مأ-ن-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 45:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 45:20 include Quran 31:3 (Surah Luqman), Quran 3:138 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 26:191 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 18:55 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 31:3 reads: “As guidance and mercy for the doers of good” 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 45:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 45:20 (Surah Al-Jaathiya, Crouching) reads: “This [Qur'an] is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain [in faith].”

Which surah is verse 45:20 in?

Quran 45:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Jaathiya (Crouching), chapter 45 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 37 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 45:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 45:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.