Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:98 from?

This ayah is from Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), the 20th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 20:98?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 20:98?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 20:98 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Tawhid, Knowledge, Idolatry, Historical Events.

Ayah 97

قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن ت...

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Q: What does Quran 20:98 mean?

Quran 20:98 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 98) translates to: "Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge.""

Ayah 99

كَذَٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدْ...

إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۭا

Innamaaa ilaahukkumul laahul lazee laa ilaaha illaa Hoo; wasi'a kulla shai'in ilmaa

Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."

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3 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah20:14Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.

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Indeed your God is the One God than whom there is no other god. He embraces all things in His knowledge’ ‘ilman a specification derived from the subject of the verb in other words it means ‘His knowledge embraces all things’.

He is Allah, the One” (Surah 112).

Sahih Muslim #6752Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) used to supplicate during the time of trouble (in these words):Sahih

" There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Tolerant, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Heaven and the earth, the Lord of the Edifying Throne."

Sahih Muslim #6742This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenge; (ﷺ) used to supplicate thus:Sahih

" There is no god but Allah, the One Who conferred upon His armies the honour of victory and helped His servant rout the clans; there is nothing after that."

Sahih Muslim #3156Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came back from the battle or from expeditions or from Hajj or Umra and as he reached the top of the hillock or upon the elevated hard ground, he uttered Allah-o- Akbar thrice, and then said:Sahih

There is no god but Allah. He is One, there is no partner with Him, His is the sovereignty and His is the praise and He is Potent over everything. (We are) returning, repenting, worshipping, prostrating before our Lord, and we praise Him Allah fulfilled His promise and helped His servant, and routed the confederates alone.

Sahih Muslim #4248This hadith has been reported on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of narrators but with a slight variation of words, i. e. he did not say:Sahih

By Him besides Whom there is no god.