Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

إِلَّا لِّمَن ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] -

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · āyah 3 of 135

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 3:126 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُكُم بِهِۦ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    And Allah made it not except as [a sign of] good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby. And victory is not except from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise -

  • Quran 21:106 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    إِنَّ فِى هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغًا لِّقَوْمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ

    Indeed, in this [Qur'an] is notification for a worshipping people.

  • Quran 2:119 · Al-Baqaraclose

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Indeed, We have sent you, [O Muhammad], with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and you will not be asked about the companions of Hellfire.

  • Quran 15:86 · Al-Hijrclose

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.

  • Quran 5:101 · Al-Maaidaclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْ أَشْيَآءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ وَإِن تَسْـَٔلُوا۟ عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ

    O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be…

  • Quran 21:107 · Al-Anbiyaaclose

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

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.

  • Al-A'laa 87:102 shared roots

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Taa-Haa 20:442 shared roots

    فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Taa-Haa 20:442 shared roots

    فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Yaseen 36:112 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Az-Zumar 39:232 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَٰبًا مُّتَشَٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:3 include Quran 3:126 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 21:106 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), Quran 2:119 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 15:86 (Surah Al-Hijr). For example, 3:126 reads: “And Allah made it not except as [a sign of] good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby. And victory is not except from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the 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 20:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:3 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] -”

Which surah is verse 20:3 in?

Quran 20:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.