Surah Al-Jinn · Ayah 26·Makkī

26

فَلَا عَلَىٰ ﴿٢٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

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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 5 of 7 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 26 letters · āyah 26 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 13:9 · Ar-Ra'dvery close

    عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِ

    [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.

  • Quran 6:59 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there…

  • Quran 34:48 · Sabaclose

    قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَقْذِفُ بِٱلْحَقِّ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

    Say, "Indeed, my Lord projects the truth. Knower of the unseen."

  • Quran 20:7 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِٱلْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى

    And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.

  • Quran 53:34 · An-Najmclose

    وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

    And gave a little and [then] refrained?

  • Quran 53:4 · An-Najmclose

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

    It is not but a revelation revealed,

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-Najm 53:352 shared roots

    أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

    غ-ي-بع-ل-م

  • Al-Hashr 59:222 shared roots

    هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    غ-ي-بع-ل-م

  • Al-Kahf 18:263 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    غ-ي-بأ-ح-دع-ل-م

  • Al-A'raaf 7:72 shared roots

    فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ

    غ-ي-بع-ل-م

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:182 shared roots

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    غ-ي-بع-ل-م

  • As-Sajda 32:62 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    غ-ي-بع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 72:26?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 72:26 include Quran 13:9 (Surah Ar-Ra'd), Quran 6:59 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 34:48 (Surah Saba), and Quran 20:7 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 13:9 reads: “[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.” 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 72:26 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 72:26 (Surah Al-Jinn, The Jinn) reads: “[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone”

Which surah is verse 72:26 in?

Quran 72:26 is āyah 26 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 72:26?

Tartīl presents Quran 72:26 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.