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Al-Jinn (الجن)

Quran 72:20 — Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 20

Chapter 72 · The Jinn · Juz 29

20

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًۭا

Qul innamaaa ad'oo rabbee wa laaa ushriku biheee ahadaa

Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."

Quran 72:20 — Surah Al-Jinn

About This Verse

This is verse 20 of 28 in Surah Al-Jinn (الجن), meaning “The Jinn”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 29 (Part 29) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Jinn is the 72th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 28 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 72:20

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Qul innamaaa ad'oo rabbee wa laaa ushriku biheee ahadaa

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Surrounding Verses

18

وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًۭا

And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah, so do not invoke with Allah anyone.

19

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًۭا

And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

20

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًۭا

Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."

21

قُلْ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّۭا وَلَا رَشَدًۭا

Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."

22

قُلْ إِنِّى لَن يُجِيرَنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٌۭ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allah anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.