Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

إِنَّمَآ وَلَآ بِهِۦٓ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."

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Tafsīr

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 8 words

Recitation · 7 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 27 letters · āyah 20 of 28

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 40:66 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِىَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ مِن رَّبِّى وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you call upon besides Allah once the clear proofs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to…

  • Quran 18:110 · Al-Kahfvery close

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا

    Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not…

  • Quran 6:56 · Al-An'aamvery close

    قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُل لَّآ أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَآءَكُمْ قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the…

  • Quran 19:48 · Maryamvery close

    وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى عَسَىٰٓ أَلَّآ أَكُونَ بِدُعَآءِ رَبِّى شَقِيًّا

    And I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allah and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy."

  • Quran 18:38 · Al-Kahfvery close

    لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

    But as for me, He is Allah, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.

  • Quran 30:31 · Ar-Roomvery close

    مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    [Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:20 include Quran 40:66 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 18:110 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 6:56 (Surah Al-An'aam), and Quran 19:48 (Surah Maryam). For example, 40:66 reads: “Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you call upon besides Allah once the clear proofs have come to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to…” 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 72:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:20 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."”

Which surah is verse 72:20 in?

Quran 72:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn), chapter 72 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 28 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 72:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.