Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 44·Makkī

44

لَهُۥ لَّعَلَّهُۥ أَوْ ﴿٤٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allah]."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

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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

Rarest here: ل-ي-ن — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 30 letters · āyah 44 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 80:10 · Abasavery close

    فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

    From him you are distracted.

  • Quran 7:63 · Al-A'raafclose

    أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَلِتَتَّقُوا۟ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you and that you may fear Allah so you might receive mercy."

  • Quran 18:24 · Al-Kahfclose

    إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَٰذَا رَشَدًا

    Except [when adding], "If Allah wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct."

  • Quran 79:19 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

  • Quran 87:9 · Al-A'laaclose

    فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

  • Quran 50:28 · Qaafclose

    قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ

    [Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.

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.

  • Taa-Haa 20:32 shared roots

    إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Al-A'laa 87:102 shared roots

    سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Taa-Haa 20:32 shared roots

    إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Az-Zumar 39:233 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

    ل-ي-نخ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

  • Al-Muminoon 23:852 shared roots

    سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ذ-ك-رق-و-ل

  • Yaseen 36:112 shared roots

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

    خ-ش-يذ-ك-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:44?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:44 include Quran 80:10 (Surah Abasa), Quran 7:63 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 18:24 (Surah Al-Kahf), and Quran 79:19 (Surah An-Naazi'aat). For example, 80:10 reads: “From him you are distracted.” 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 20:44 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:44 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allah]."”

Which surah is verse 20:44 in?

Quran 20:44 is āyah 44 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 20:44?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 20:44 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:44?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:44 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.