Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 24·Makkī

24

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ﴿٢٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 5 words

Rarest here: ض-ن-ن — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 18 letters · āyah 24 of 29

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 19:78 · Maryamvery close

    أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا

    Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?

  • Quran 84:15 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

    But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.

  • Quran 53:34 · An-Najmclose

    وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

    And gave a little and [then] refrained?

  • Quran 53:12 · An-Najmclose

    أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

    So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

  • Quran 53:18 · An-Najmclose

    لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

    He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

  • Quran 34:21 · Sabaclose

    وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِى شَكٍّ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

    And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:24?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:24 include Quran 19:78 (Surah Maryam), Quran 84:15 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 53:34 (Surah An-Najm), and Quran 53:12 (Surah An-Najm). For example, 19:78 reads: “Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?” 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 81:24 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:24 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.”

Which surah is verse 81:24 in?

Quran 81:24 is āyah 24 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:24?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:24 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.