Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

وَلَقَدْ مِن مِّن ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.

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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

Rarest here: س-ل-ل — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 12 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 26 letters · āyah 12 of 118

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 53:47 · An-Najmclose

    وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ

    And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation

  • Quran 90:3 · Al-Baladclose

    وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

    And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

  • Quran 15:27 · Al-Hijrclose

    وَٱلْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ

    And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.

  • Quran 25:54 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا

    And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].

  • Quran 75:37 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ

    Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

  • Quran 19:40 · Maryamclose

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ

    Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.

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.

  • Saad 38:762 shared roots

    قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

    ط-ي-نخ-ل-ق

  • Saad 38:712 shared roots

    إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

    ط-ي-نخ-ل-ق

  • As-Sajda 32:73 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ مِن طِينٍ

    ط-ي-نخ-ل-قأ-ن-س

  • Al-Israa 17:612 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

    ط-ي-نخ-ل-ق

  • Ar-Rahmaan 55:32 shared roots

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ

    خ-ل-قأ-ن-س

  • Al-A'raaf 7:122 shared roots

    قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

    ط-ي-نخ-ل-ق

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:12 include Quran 53:47 (Surah An-Najm), Quran 90:3 (Surah Al-Balad), Quran 15:27 (Surah Al-Hijr), and Quran 25:54 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 53:47 reads: “And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation” 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 23:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:12 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.”

Which surah is verse 23:12 in?

Quran 23:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.