Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 29·Makkī

29

وَمَا إِلَّآ أَن ﴿٢٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.

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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 · 4 roots in 5 of 8 words

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

8 words · 31 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 29 of 29

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 76:30 · Al-Insaanvery close

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

    And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 11:33 · Hudvery close

    قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ

    He said, "Allah will only bring it to you if He wills, and you will not cause [Him] failure.

  • Quran 63:11 · Al-Munaafiqoonvery close

    وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

  • Quran 9:39 · At-Tawbavery close

    إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا۟ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيْـًٔا وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things…

  • Quran 28:88 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 29:22 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:29?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:29 include Quran 76:30 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 11:33 (Surah Hud), Quran 63:11 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon), and Quran 9:39 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 76:30 reads: “And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.” 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 81:29 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:29 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 81:29 in?

Quran 81:29 is āyah 29 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:29?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:29 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.