Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 1·Makkī

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الٓر تِلْكَ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.

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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 6 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

6 words · 25 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 1 of 99

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 12:1 · Yusufvery close

    الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.

  • Quran 27:1 · An-Namlvery close

    طسٓ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Ta, Seen. These are the verses of the Qur'an and a clear Book

  • Quran 27:2 · An-Namlvery close

    هُدًى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    As guidance and good tidings for the believers

  • Quran 11:1 · Hudclose

    الٓر كِتَٰبٌ أُحْكِمَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ

    Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Acquainted.

  • Quran 13:1 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    الٓمٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Alif, Lam, Meem, Ra. These are the verses of the Book; and what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most of the people do not believe.

  • 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,

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:1 include Quran 12:1 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 27:1 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 27:2 (Surah An-Naml), and Quran 11:1 (Surah Hud). For example, 12:1 reads: “Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.” 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 15:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:1 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.”

Which surah is verse 15:1 in?

Quran 15:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.