Surah Saad · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

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Translation

Saheeh International

And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 6 words

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 33 letters · āyah 20 of 88

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 28:14 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.

  • Quran 12:54 · Yusufclose

    وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱئْتُونِى بِهِۦٓ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِى فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُۥ قَالَ إِنَّكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ

    And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."

  • Quran 18:84 · Al-Kahfclose

    إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا

    Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way.

  • Quran 74:13 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا

    And children present [with him]

  • Quran 53:5 · An-Najmclose

    عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ

    Taught to him by one intense in strength -

  • Quran 18:95 · Al-Kahfclose

    قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا

    He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength; I will make between you and them a dam.

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.

  • An-Naba 78:372 shared roots

    رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

    خ-ط-بم-ل-ك

  • Yusuf 12:223 shared roots

    وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ش-د-دح-ك-مأ-ت-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:1143 shared roots

    أَفَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْتَغِى حَكَمًا وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مُفَصَّلًا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُۥ مُنَزَّلٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ

    ف-ص-لح-ك-مأ-ت-ي

  • Hud 11:12 shared roots

    الٓر كِتَٰبٌ أُحْكِمَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ

    ف-ص-لح-ك-م

  • Al-Qasas 28:143 shared roots

    وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    ش-د-دح-ك-مأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Hijr 15:72 shared roots

    لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

    م-ل-كأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 38:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 38:20 include Quran 28:14 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 12:54 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 18:84 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 74:13 (Surah Al-Muddaththir). For example, 28:14 reads: “And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.” 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 38:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 38:20 (Surah Saad, The letter Saad) reads: “And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.”

Which surah is verse 38:20 in?

Quran 38:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Saad (The letter Saad), chapter 38 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 88 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 38:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 38:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.