Surah Al-Mulk · Ayah 21·Makkī

21

أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى إِنْ بَل فِى ﴿٢١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.

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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 · 5 roots in 6 of 12 words

Rarest here: ل-ج-ج — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Light rāʾ2

Commentary

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

Shape

12 words · 42 letters · āyah 21 of 30

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 47:37 · Muhammadclose

    إِن يَسْـَٔلْكُمُوهَا فَيُحْفِكُمْ تَبْخَلُوا۟ وَيُخْرِجْ أَضْغَٰنَكُمْ

    If He should ask you for them and press you, you would withhold, and He would expose your unwillingness.

  • Quran 107:7 · Al-Maa'unclose

    وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ

    And withhold [simple] assistance.

  • Quran 18:20 · Al-Kahfclose

    إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا

    Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."

  • Quran 4:91 · An-Nisaaclose

    سَتَجِدُونَ ءَاخَرِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَأْمَنُوكُمْ وَيَأْمَنُوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ كُلَّ مَا رُدُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْفِتْنَةِ أُرْكِسُوا۟ فِيهَا فَإِن لَّمْ يَعْتَزِلُوكُمْ وَيُلْقُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَمَ وَيَكُفُّوٓا۟ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكُمْ جَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنًا مُّبِينًا

    You will find others who wish to obtain security from you and [to] obtain security from their people. Every time they are returned to [the influence of] disbelief, they fall back…

  • Quran 7:197 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ

    And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."

  • Quran 70:31 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ

    But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 67:21?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 67:21 include Quran 47:37 (Surah Muhammad), Quran 107:7 (Surah Al-Maa'un), Quran 18:20 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 4:91 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 47:37 reads: “If He should ask you for them and press you, you would withhold, and He would expose your unwillingness.” 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 67:21 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 67:21 (Surah Al-Mulk, The Sovereignty) reads: “Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.”

Which surah is verse 67:21 in?

Quran 67:21 is āyah 21 of Surah Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty), chapter 67 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 30 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 67:21?

Tartīl presents Quran 67:21 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.