Surah Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.

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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 · 1 root in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · āyah 21 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 55:9 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

    And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.

  • Quran 84:2 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ

    And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]

  • Quran 23:84 · Al-Muminoonclose

    قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?"

  • Quran 10:61 · Yunusclose

    وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُوا۟ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ وَمَا يَعْزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرَ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in…

  • Quran 17:37 · Al-Israaclose

    وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا

    And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.

  • Quran 77:4 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    فَٱلْفَٰرِقَٰتِ فَرْقًا

    And those [angels] who bring criterion

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 88:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 88:21 include Quran 55:9 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), Quran 84:2 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq), Quran 23:84 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 10:61 (Surah Yunus). For example, 55:9 reads: “And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.” 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 88:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 88:21 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, The Overwhelming) reads: “So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.”

Which surah is verse 88:21 in?

Quran 88:21 is āyah 21 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 88:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 88:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.