Surah Al-Israa · Ayah 1·Makkī

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ٱلَّذِىٓ مِّنَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى مِنْ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

معراج

این آیه به سیر الهی و شگفت‌انگیز پیامبر اکرم(ص) که به معراج معروف است. اشاره دارد. غیر از این آیهء آّیات ابتدایی سورةٌ نجم نیز به این سیر الهی اشاره فرموده است. البته از روایات استفاده می‌شود که حرکت از مسجدالحرام به مسجدالاقصی» مقدمةٌ این سیر بوده و پس از این سیر زمینی» سیر آسمانی و بسیار وسیع‌تری انجام شده است. در کیفیت این سیر الهی و آنچه در این سیر بر پیامبر گذشت و ایشان مشاهده فرموده روایات بسیار زیادی از معصومین(ع) نقل شده است و در آنها می‌خوانیم که پیامبر در شب معراج با فرشتگان و ارواح پیامبران ملاقات کرد و بهشت و جهنم را از نزدیک دید و بدون واسطه با خداوند متعال سخن گفت. برای اطلاع بیشتر به تفاسیر و کتب روایی مراجعه فرمایید.

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 · 13 roots in 14 of 21 words

Rarest here: ق-ص-و 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 31 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī13
  • Heavy rāʾ5
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām qamariyyah6

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

21 words · 93 letters · āyah 1 of 111

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.

  • هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ لِّيُخْرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    It is He who sends down upon His Servant [Muhammad] verses of clear evidence that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And indeed, Allah is to you Kind and…

  • قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا

    Say, "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you. Indeed he is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing."

  • فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِمْ أَن سَبِّحُوا۟ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا

    So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allah] in the morning and afternoon.

  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ شَٰهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

    O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

  • إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا

    Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

  • فَنَادَتْهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآئِمٌ يُصَلِّى فِى ٱلْمِحْرَابِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحْيَىٰ مُصَدِّقًۢا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable…

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 17:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 17:1 include Quran 57:9 (Surah Al-Hadid), Quran 17:96 (Surah Al-Israa), Quran 19:11 (Surah Maryam), and Quran 33:45 (Surah Al-Ahzaab). For example, 57:9 reads: “It is He who sends down upon His Servant [Muhammad] verses of clear evidence that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And indeed, Allah is to you Kind and…” 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 17:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 17:1 (Surah Al-Israa, The Night Journey) reads: “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.”

Which surah is verse 17:1 in?

Quran 17:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), chapter 17 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 17:1?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 17:1 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 17:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 17:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.