Surah Al-A'laa · Ayah 1·Makkī

1

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Translation

Saheeh International

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

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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 · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 15 letters · āyah 1 of 19

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 2:21 · Al-Baqaravery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

    O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -

  • Quran 19:65 · Maryamvery close

    رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَٰدَتِهِۦ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّا

    Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?"

  • Quran 43:82 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

  • Quran 56:75 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ

    Then I swear by the setting of the stars,

  • Quran 96:2 · Al-Alaqclose

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

    Created man from a clinging substance.

  • Quran 6:165 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

    And it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you. Indeed…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 87:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 87:1 include Quran 2:21 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 19:65 (Surah Maryam), Quran 43:82 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 56:75 (Surah Al-Waaqia). For example, 2:21 reads: “O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -” 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 87:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 87:1 (Surah Al-A'laa, The Most High) reads: “Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,”

Which surah is verse 87:1 in?

Quran 87:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-A'laa (The Most High), chapter 87 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 87:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 87:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.