Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 25·Makkī

25

إِنْ مَّا أَمْ لَهُۥ ﴿٢٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Rarest here: أ-م-د 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār3
  • Qalqalah2
  • Light rāʾ3
  • Madd munfaṣil6
  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 36 letters · āyah 25 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.

  • قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord, if You should show me that which they are promised,

  • فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

    But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

  • وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا قُلْتُم مَّا نَدْرِى مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ

    And when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and…

  • لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

    Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.

  • حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُو قَالَ أَكَذَّبْتُم بِـَٔايَٰتِى وَلَمْ تُحِيطُوا۟ بِهَا عِلْمًا أَمَّاذَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    Until, when they arrive [at the place of Judgement], He will say, "Did you deny My signs while you encompassed them not in knowledge, or what [was it that] you were doing?"

  • ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا

    The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.

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-Anbiyaa 21:1094 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

    د-ر-يق-ر-بو-ع-دق-و-ل

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:633 shared roots

    يَسْـَٔلُكَ ٱلنَّاسُ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا

    د-ر-يق-ر-بق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:422 shared roots

    قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    ق-ر-بق-و-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1142 shared roots

    قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    ق-ر-بق-و-ل

  • Ash-Shura 42:172 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ

    د-ر-يق-ر-ب

  • Al-Muminoon 23:933 shared roots

    قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ

    و-ع-در-ب-بق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:25?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:25 include Quran 23:93 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 21:109 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 45:32 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), and Quran 53:58 (Surah An-Najm). For example, 23:93 reads: “Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord, if You should show me that which they are promised,” 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 72:25 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:25 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."”

Which surah is verse 72:25 in?

Quran 72:25 is āyah 25 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 72:25?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:25 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.