Surah Ash-Shura · Ayah 24·Makkī

24

أَمْ عَلَى فَإِن عَلَىٰ إِنَّهُۥ بِذَاتِ ﴿٢٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or do they say, "He has invented about Allah a lie"? But if Allah willed, He could seal over your heart. And Allah eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

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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 · 13 roots in 16 of 22 words

Rarest here: م-ح-و — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 28 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Lām shamsiyyah6
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy Allāh3

Commentary

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

Shape

22 words · 89 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 24 of 53

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

Similar verses by meaning

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    Or do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be…

  • Quran 31:30 · Luqmanvery close

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

    That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.

  • Quran 10:82 · Yunusvery close

    وَيُحِقُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    And Allah will establish the truth by His words, even if the criminals dislike it."

  • Quran 84:22 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ

    But those who have disbelieved deny,

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    قَدِ ٱفْتَرَيْنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنْ عُدْنَا فِى مِلَّتِكُم بَعْدَ إِذْ نَجَّىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَآ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا ٱفْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَٰتِحِينَ

    We would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion after Allah had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord…

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    And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 42:24?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 42:24 include Quran 10:38 (Surah Yunus), Quran 31:30 (Surah Luqman), Quran 10:82 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 84:22 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq). For example, 10:38 reads: “Or do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be…” 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 42:24 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 42:24 (Surah Ash-Shura, Consultation) reads: “Or do they say, "He has invented about Allah a lie"? But if Allah willed, He could seal over your heart. And Allah eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.”

Which surah is verse 42:24 in?

Quran 42:24 is āyah 24 of Surah Ash-Shura (Consultation), chapter 42 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 53 verses.

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

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