Surah An-Noor · Ayah 42·Madanī

42

وَإِلَى ﴿٤٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the destination.

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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 7 words

Recitation · 10 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 33 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 42 of 64

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 57:5 · Al-Hadidvery close

    لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. And to Allah are returned [all] matters.

  • Quran 3:189 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is over all things competent.

  • Quran 48:7 · Al-Fathvery close

    وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا

    And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.

  • Quran 4:132 · An-Nisaavery close

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَكِيلًا

    And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs.

  • Quran 3:109 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allah will [all] matters be returned.

  • Quran 85:9 · Al-Buroojvery close

    ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.

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.

  • Ash-Shura 42:534 shared roots

    صِرَٰطِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَلَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَصِيرُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    ص-ي-رس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • At-Taghaabun 64:33 shared roots

    خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    ص-ي-رس-م-وأ-ر-ض

  • Al-Maaida 5:185 shared roots

    وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ نَحْنُ أَبْنَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّٰٓؤُهُۥ قُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُم بِذُنُوبِكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    ص-ي-رم-ل-كس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Hadid 57:54 shared roots

    لَّهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

    م-ل-كس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Burooj 85:94 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    م-ل-كس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:1204 shared roots

    لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌۢ

    م-ل-كس-م-وأ-ر-ضأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 24:42?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 24:42 include Quran 57:5 (Surah Al-Hadid), Quran 3:189 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 48:7 (Surah Al-Fath), and Quran 4:132 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 57:5 reads: “His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. And to Allah are returned [all] matters.” 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 24:42 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 24:42 (Surah An-Noor, The Light) reads: “And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Allah is the destination.”

Which surah is verse 24:42 in?

Quran 24:42 is āyah 42 of Surah An-Noor (The Light), chapter 24 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 64 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 24:42?

Tartīl presents Quran 24:42 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.