Surah Yaseen · Ayah 22·Makkī

22

وَمَا لِىَ لَآ ٱلَّذِى وَإِلَيْهِ ﴿٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?

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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 8 words

Recitation · 5 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 31 letters · āyah 22 of 83

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.

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    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

    He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

  • Quran 74:12 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا

    And to whom I granted extensive wealth

  • Quran 21:19 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ

    To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.

  • Quran 96:8 · Al-Alaqclose

    إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ

    Indeed, to your Lord is the return.

  • Quran 21:25 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدُونِ

    And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."

  • Quran 6:79 · Al-An'aamclose

    إِنِّى وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّذِى فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    Indeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah."

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    قَالَتْ رُسُلُهُمْ أَفِى ٱللَّهِ شَكٌّ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِيَغْفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

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    وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُ ٱلْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُۥ فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

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  • Az-Zumar 39:72 shared roots

    إِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ ٱلْكُفْرَ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا۟ يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 36:22?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 36:22 include Quran 38:35 (Surah Saad), Quran 74:12 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 21:19 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 96:8 (Surah Al-Alaq). For example, 38:35 reads: “He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."” 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 36:22 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 36:22 (Surah Yaseen, Yaseen) reads: “And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?”

Which surah is verse 36:22 in?

Quran 36:22 is āyah 22 of Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), chapter 36 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 83 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 36:22?

Tartīl presents Quran 36:22 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.