Surah Al-Alaq · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

مِنْ ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Created man from a clinging substance.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Rarest here: ع-ل-ق — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 2 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 87:1 · Al-A'laaclose

    سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

    Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

  • Quran 67:23 · Al-Mulkclose

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."

  • Quran 67:24 · Al-Mulkclose

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

    Say, "It is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered."

  • Quran 18:27 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًا

    And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.

  • Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulkclose

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

    [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -

  • Quran 25:54 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا

    And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].

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-Qiyaama 75:382 shared roots

    ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ

    ع-ل-قخ-ل-ق

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:32 shared roots

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ

    خ-ل-قأ-ن-س

  • At-Taariq 86:52 shared roots

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    خ-ل-قأ-ن-س

  • At-Tin 95:42 shared roots

    لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِىٓ أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ

    خ-ل-قأ-ن-س

  • Al-Muminoon 23:142 shared roots

    ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا ٱلنُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا ٱلْمُضْغَةَ عِظَٰمًا فَكَسَوْنَا ٱلْعِظَٰمَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَٰهُ خَلْقًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ

    ع-ل-قخ-ل-ق

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:562 shared roots

    وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

    خ-ل-قأ-ن-س

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 96:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 96:2 include Quran 87:1 (Surah Al-A'laa), Quran 67:23 (Surah Al-Mulk), Quran 67:24 (Surah Al-Mulk), and Quran 18:27 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 87:1 reads: “Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,” 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 96:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 96:2 (Surah Al-Alaq, The Clot) reads: “Created man from a clinging substance.”

Which surah is verse 96:2 in?

Quran 96:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot), chapter 96 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 96:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 96:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.