Surah Al-Ankaboot · Ayah 42·Makkī

42

إِنَّ مَا مِن مِن وَهُوَ ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 12 words

Recitation · 14 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 43 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 42 of 69

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 43:84 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    And it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.

  • Quran 40:20 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    وَٱللَّهُ يَقْضِى بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَىْءٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

    And Allah judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him judge not with anything. Indeed, Allah - He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

  • Quran 42:51 · Ash-Shuravery close

    وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ

    And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He…

  • Quran 39:1 · Az-Zumarvery close

    تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    The revelation of the Qur'an is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  • Quran 76:30 · Al-Insaanvery close

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

    And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 29:62 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    ٱللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    Allah extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts for him. Indeed Allah is, of all things, Knowing.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 29:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 29:42 include Quran 43:84 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 40:20 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 42:51 (Surah Ash-Shura), and Quran 39:1 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 43:84 reads: “And it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.” 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 29:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 29:42 (Surah Al-Ankaboot, The Spider) reads: “Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”

Which surah is verse 29:42 in?

Quran 29:42 is āyah 42 of Surah Al-Ankaboot (The Spider), chapter 29 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 69 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 29:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 29:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.