Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

مَآ عَلَيْكَ ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • 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 · 24 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 2 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 21:107 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

  • Quran 4:80 · An-Nisaaclose

    مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا

    He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.

  • Quran 25:56 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

    And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

  • Quran 52:29 · At-Turclose

    فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

    So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

  • Quran 36:69 · Yaseenclose

    وَمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْءَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And We did not give Prophet Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an

  • Quran 53:59 · An-Najmclose

    أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

    Then at this statement do you wonder?

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-Insaan 76:232 shared roots

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا

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  • Yusuf 12:22 shared roots

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

    ق-ر-أن-ز-ل

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:312 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ

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  • Al-Israa 17:1062 shared roots

    وَقُرْءَانًا فَرَقْنَٰهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَٰهُ تَنزِيلًا

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  • Al-Israa 17:822 shared roots

    وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

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  • Taa-Haa 20:1132 shared roots

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:2 include Quran 21:107 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 4:80 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 25:56 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 52:29 (Surah At-Tur). For example, 21:107 reads: “And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.” 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 20:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:2 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed”

Which surah is verse 20:2 in?

Quran 20:2 is āyah 2 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 20:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.