Surah Al-Insaan · Ayah 1·Madanī

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هَلْ عَلَى مِّنَ لَمْ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 11 words

Rarest here: د-ه-ر — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 17 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Light rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 39 letters · āyah 1 of 31

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 19:67 · Maryamclose

    أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا

    Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?

  • Quran 75:36 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى

    Does man think that he will be left neglected?

  • Quran 19:78 · Maryamrelated

    أَطَّلَعَ ٱلْغَيْبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَهْدًا

    Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?

  • Quran 23:25 · Al-Muminoonrelated

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    He is not but a man possessed with madness, so wait concerning him for a time."

  • Quran 75:40 · Al-Qiyaamarelated

    أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ

    Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

  • Quran 75:14 · Al-Qiyaamarelated

    بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ

    Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 76:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 76:1 include Quran 19:67 (Surah Maryam), Quran 75:36 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 19:78 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 23:25 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 19:67 reads: “Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?” 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 76:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 76:1 (Surah Al-Insaan, Man) reads: “Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?”

Which surah is verse 76:1 in?

Quran 76:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Insaan (Man), chapter 76 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 31 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 76:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 76:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.