Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 2·Madanī

2

ذَٰلِكَ لَا فِيهِ ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -

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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 7 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 26 letters · āyah 2 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 3:138 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    هَٰذَا بَيَانٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    This [Qur'an] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allah.

  • Quran 7:2 · Al-A'raafvery close

    كِتَٰبٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلَا يَكُن فِى صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِّنْهُ لِتُنذِرَ بِهِۦ وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    [This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muhammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.

  • Quran 39:23 · Az-Zumarvery close

    ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَٰبًا مُّتَشَٰبِهًا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

    Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax…

  • Quran 40:2 · Al-Ghaafirclose

    تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

    The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

  • Quran 41:3 · Fussilatclose

    كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur'an for a people who know,

  • Quran 39:28 · Az-Zumarclose

    قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيْرَ ذِى عِوَجٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

    [It is] an Arabic Qur'an, without any deviance that they might become righteous.

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.

  • As-Sajda 32:22 shared roots

    تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ر-ي-بك-ت-ب

  • Az-Zumar 39:572 shared roots

    أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هَدَىٰنِى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

    و-ق-يه-د-ي

  • Al-Muminoon 23:492 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-ب

  • Al-An'aam 6:122 shared roots

    قُل لِّمَن مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ قُل لِّلَّهِ كَتَبَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    ر-ي-بك-ت-ب

  • Muhammad 47:172 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَءَاتَىٰهُمْ تَقْوَىٰهُمْ

    و-ق-يه-د-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:532 shared roots

    وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    ه-د-يك-ت-ب

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:2 include Quran 3:138 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 7:2 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 39:23 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 40:2 (Surah Al-Ghaafir). For example, 3:138 reads: “This [Qur'an] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allah.” 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 2:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:2 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -”

Which surah is verse 2:2 in?

Quran 2:2 is āyah 2 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 2:2?

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