Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 122·Makkī

122

ثُمَّ عَلَيْهِ ﴿١٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].

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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 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 6 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 22 letters · āyah 122 of 135

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 37:100 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."

  • Quran 68:50 · Al-Qalamvery close

    فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

  • Quran 20:50 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلْقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ

    He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."

  • Quran 21:75 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.

  • Quran 12:34 · Yusufclose

    فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

  • Quran 19:55 · Maryamclose

    وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرْضِيًّا

    And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.

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-Qalam 68:502 shared roots

    فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    ج-ب-ير-ب-ب

  • An-Nahl 16:1212 shared roots

    شَاكِرًا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    ج-ب-يه-د-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:2033 shared roots

    وَإِذَا لَمْ تَأْتِهِم بِـَٔايَةٍ قَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا ٱجْتَبَيْتَهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَتَّبِعُ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ مِن رَّبِّى هَٰذَا بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ج-ب-يه-د-ير-ب-ب

  • Al-An'aam 6:872 shared roots

    وَمِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَٱجْتَبَيْنَٰهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    ج-ب-يه-د-ي

  • Taa-Haa 20:822 shared roots

    وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

    ت-و-به-د-ي

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:622 shared roots

    قَالَ كَلَّآ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

    ه-د-ير-ب-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:122?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:122 include Quran 37:100 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 68:50 (Surah Al-Qalam), Quran 20:50 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 21:75 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa). For example, 37:100 reads: “My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."” 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 20:122 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:122 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].”

Which surah is verse 20:122 in?

Quran 20:122 is āyah 122 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:122?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:122 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.