Surah Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

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Translation

Saheeh International

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Rarest here: ر-ق-م — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 8 letters · āyah 20 of 36

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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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.

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    بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

    In a clear Arabic language.

  • Quran 41:2 · Fussilatclose

    تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    [This is] a revelation from the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful -

  • Quran 12:3 · Yusufclose

    نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ

    We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware.

  • Quran 14:1 · Ibrahimclose

    الٓر كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ ٱلنَّاسَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

    Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the…

  • Quran 7:187 · Al-A'raafclose

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens…

  • Quran 83:9 · Al-Mutaffifinclose

    كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

    It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 83:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 83:20 include Quran 26:195 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 41:2 (Surah Fussilat), Quran 12:3 (Surah Yusuf), and Quran 14:1 (Surah Ibrahim). For example, 26:195 reads: “In a clear Arabic language.” 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 83:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 83:20 (Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Defrauding) reads: “It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed”

Which surah is verse 83:20 in?

Quran 83:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding), chapter 83 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 36 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 83:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 83:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.