Surah Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

وَإِلَى ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And at the earth - how it is spread out?

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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 4 words

Rarest here: س-ط-ح — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 16 letters · āyah 20 of 26

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 20:106 · Taa-Haaclose

    فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا

    And He will leave the earth a level plain;

  • Quran 27:88 · An-Namlclose

    وَتَرَى ٱلْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِىَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ ٱلسَّحَابِ صُنْعَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ إِنَّهُۥ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    And you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Acquainted with…

  • Quran 50:8 · Qaafclose

    تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ

    Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].

  • Quran 16:15 · An-Nahlclose

    وَأَلْقَىٰ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَٰرًا وَسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided,

  • Quran 26:149 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَٰرِهِينَ

    And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

  • Quran 21:31 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.

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.

  • Yunus 10:142 shared roots

    ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

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  • Al-An'aam 6:112 shared roots

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ ٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

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  • An-Naml 27:692 shared roots

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

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  • Ar-Room 30:422 shared roots

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ

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  • Ar-Room 30:502 shared roots

    فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِ رَحْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

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  • Muhammad 47:102 shared roots

    أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ دَمَّرَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْثَٰلُهَا

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 88:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 88:20 include Quran 20:106 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 27:88 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 50:8 (Surah Qaaf), and Quran 16:15 (Surah An-Nahl). For example, 20:106 reads: “And He will leave the earth a level plain;” 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 88:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 88:20 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, The Overwhelming) reads: “And at the earth - how it is spread out?”

Which surah is verse 88:20 in?

Quran 88:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), chapter 88 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 26 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 88:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 88:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.