Surah Al-Ghaashiya · Ayah 22·Makkī

22

عَلَيْهِم ﴿٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

You are not over them a controller.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ shafawī1
  • Light rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 22 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 6:69 · Al-An'aamvery close

    وَمَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ وَلَٰكِن ذِكْرَىٰ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    And those who fear Allah are not held accountable for the disbelievers at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps they will fear Him.

  • Quran 52:29 · At-Turvery close

    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 5:49 · Al-Maaidavery close

    وَأَنِ ٱحْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ وَٱحْذَرْهُمْ أَن يَفْتِنُوكَ عَنۢ بَعْضِ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُصِيبَهُم بِبَعْضِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَفَٰسِقُونَ

    And judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, lest they tempt you away from some of what Allah has…

  • Quran 4:80 · An-Nisaavery close

    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 51:54 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ

    So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.

  • Quran 26:215 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 88:22?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 88:22 include Quran 6:69 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 52:29 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 5:49 (Surah Al-Maaida), and Quran 4:80 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 6:69 reads: “And those who fear Allah are not held accountable for the disbelievers at all, but [only for] a reminder - that perhaps they will fear Him.” 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 88:22 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 88:22 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya, The Overwhelming) reads: “You are not over them a controller.”

Which surah is verse 88:22 in?

Quran 88:22 is āyah 22 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 88:22?

Tartīl presents Quran 88:22 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.