Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 59·Makkī

59

وَأَن ﴿٥٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

روز زینت

این تعبیر بی‌شک اشاره به یک روز عید است که روز آن دقیقاً مشسخص نیست؛ ولی معلوم است که مردم در آَن روز کسب و کار خود را تعطیل می‌کردند و آمادة شرکت در چنین برنامه‌ای بودند.

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 · 7 roots in 7 of 8 words

Rarest here: ض-ح-و — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 10 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

8 words · 33 letters · āyah 59 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 19:85 · Maryamclose

    يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَفْدًا

    On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation

  • Quran 79:15 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

    Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

  • Quran 40:46 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    ٱلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعَذَابِ

    The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."

  • Quran 20:65 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ

    They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."

  • Quran 40:27 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    But Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account."

  • Quran 17:104 · Al-Israaclose

    وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا

    And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."

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-Burooj 85:22 shared roots

    وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • An-Naazi'aat 79:462 shared roots

    كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

    ض-ح-وي-و-م

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:602 shared roots

    فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • Al-Ahqaf 46:62 shared roots

    وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُوا۟ لَهُمْ أَعْدَآءً وَكَانُوا۟ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَٰفِرِينَ

    ح-ش-رأ-ن-س

  • Saba 34:403 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ

    ح-ش-ري-و-مق-و-ل

  • Al-Furqaan 25:173 shared roots

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ ءَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِى هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا۟ ٱلسَّبِيلَ

    ح-ش-ري-و-مق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:59?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:59 include Quran 19:85 (Surah Maryam), Quran 79:15 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 40:46 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), and Quran 20:65 (Surah Taa-Haa). For example, 19:85 reads: “On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation” 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 20:59 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:59 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “[Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."”

Which surah is verse 20:59 in?

Quran 20:59 is āyah 59 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 20:59?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 20:59 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:59?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:59 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.