Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 12·Madanī

12

أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 7 words

Recitation · 9 points across 6 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · āyah 12 of 286

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 10:40 · Yunusclose

    وَمِنْهُم مَّن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    And of them are those who believe in it, and of them are those who do not believe in it. And your Lord is most knowing of the corrupters

  • Quran 6:24 · Al-An'aamclose

    ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

    See how they will lie about themselves. And lost from them will be what they used to invent.

  • Quran 51:53 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

    Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.

  • Quran 26:152 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ

    Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."

  • Quran 6:129 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُوَلِّى بَعْضَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بَعْضًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others for what they used to earn.

  • Quran 23:56 · Al-Muminoonclose

    نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ بَل لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ

    Is [because] We hasten for them good things? Rather, they do not perceive.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:12 include Quran 10:40 (Surah Yunus), Quran 6:24 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 51:53 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 26:152 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). For example, 10:40 reads: “And of them are those who believe in it, and of them are those who do not believe in it. And your Lord is most knowing of the corrupters” 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 2:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:12 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.”

Which surah is verse 2:12 in?

Quran 2:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.