Surah Al-Waaqia · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

مِّمَّا ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And fruit of what they select

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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 3 words

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 15 letters · āyah 20 of 96

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.

  • وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

    And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.

  • لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ

    Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.

  • مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ

    Reclining within them, they will call therein for abundant fruit and drink.

  • مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

    [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

  • يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ

    They will call therein for every [kind of] fruit - safe and secure.

  • لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا إِلَّا سَلَٰمًا وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيهَا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا

    They will not hear therein any ill speech - only [greetings of] peace - and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 56:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 56:20 include Quran 52:22 (Surah At-Tur), Quran 88:7 (Surah Al-Ghaashiya), Quran 38:51 (Surah Saad), and Quran 80:32 (Surah Abasa). For example, 52:22 reads: “And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.” 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 56:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 56:20 (Surah Al-Waaqia, The Inevitable) reads: “And fruit of what they select”

Which surah is verse 56:20 in?

Quran 56:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable), chapter 56 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 96 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 56:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 56:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.