Surah Al-Faatiha · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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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 4 of 4 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Light Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

4 words · 19 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 1 of 7

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 45:36 · Al-Jaathiyavery close

    فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحَمْدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Then, to Allah belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds.

  • Quran 37:182 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

  • Quran 34:1 · Sabavery close

    ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    [All] praise is [due] to Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the…

  • Quran 4:96 · An-Nisaavery close

    دَرَجَٰتٍ مِّنْهُ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    Degrees [of high position] from Him and forgiveness and mercy. And Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

  • Quran 35:15 · Faatirvery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

    O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

  • Quran 33:42 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

    And exalt Him morning and afternoon.

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.

  • An-Naml 27:303 shared roots

    إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيْمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    ر-ح-مس-م-وأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1293 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ر-ح-مس-م-وأ-ل-ه

  • Maryam 19:932 shared roots

    إِن كُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّآ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَبْدًا

    ر-ح-مس-م-و

  • Al-Fath 48:143 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    ر-ح-مس-م-وأ-ل-ه

  • An-Nisaa 4:1062 shared roots

    وَٱسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    ر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Taa-Haa 20:82 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    س-م-وأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 1:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 1:1 include Quran 45:36 (Surah Al-Jaathiya), Quran 37:182 (Surah As-Saaffaat), Quran 34:1 (Surah Saba), and Quran 4:96 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 45:36 reads: “Then, to Allah belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds.” 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 1:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 1:1 (Surah Al-Faatiha, The Opening) reads: “In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.”

Which surah is verse 1:1 in?

Quran 1:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Faatiha (The Opening), chapter 1 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 7 verses.

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

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