Surah An-Naazi'aat · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

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Translation

Saheeh International

And he showed him the greatest sign,

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 3 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 17 letters · āyah 20 of 46

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 26:11 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ

    The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?"

  • Quran 27:10 · An-Namlvery close

    وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّى لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in…

  • Quran 11:28 · Hudvery close

    قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِهِۦ فَعُمِّيَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنُلْزِمُكُمُوهَا وَأَنتُمْ لَهَا كَٰرِهُونَ

    He said, "O my people have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord while He has given me mercy from Himself but it has been made unapparent to you, should…

  • Quran 26:49 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    [Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands…

  • Quran 20:43 · Taa-Haaclose

    ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

    Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

  • Quran 80:10 · Abasaclose

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    From him you are distracted.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Taa-Haa 20:233 shared roots

    لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى

    ك-ب-رر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • An-Najm 53:183 shared roots

    لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

    ك-ب-رر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Insaan 76:202 shared roots

    وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا

    ك-ب-رر-أ-ي

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:483 shared roots

    وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    ك-ب-رر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

  • Az-Zumar 39:592 shared roots

    بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَتْكَ ءَايَٰتِى فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    ك-ب-رأ-ي-ي

  • As-Saaffaat 37:142 shared roots

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

    ر-أ-يأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 79:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 79:20 include Quran 26:11 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 27:10 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 11:28 (Surah Hud), and Quran 26:49 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 26:11 reads: “The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allah?"” 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 79:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 79:20 (Surah An-Naazi'aat, Those who drag forth) reads: “And he showed him the greatest sign,”

Which surah is verse 79:20 in?

Quran 79:20 is āyah 20 of Surah An-Naazi'aat (Those who drag forth), chapter 79 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 46 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 79:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 79:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.