Surah Ar-Ra'd · Ayah 1·Madanī

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الٓمٓر تِلْكَ وَٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْكَ مِن وَلَٰكِنَّ لَا ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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.

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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 · 8 roots in 8 of 15 words

Recitation · 20 points across 6 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Lām qamariyyah3
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah2

Commentary

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

Shape

15 words · 59 letters · āyah 1 of 43

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 26:2 · Ash-Shu'araavery close

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    These are the verses of the clear Book.

  • Quran 29:47 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَمِنْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    And thus We have sent down to you the Qur'an. And those to whom We [previously] gave the Scripture believe in it. And among these [people of Makkah] are those who believe in it…

  • Quran 10:1 · Yunusvery close

    الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

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

  • Quran 12:1 · Yusufclose

    الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

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

  • Quran 2:252 · Al-Baqaraclose

    تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you, [O Muhammad], in truth. And indeed, you are from among the messengers.

  • Quran 3:7 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنْهُ ءَايَٰتٌ مُّحْكَمَٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَٰبِهَٰتٌ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَٰبَهَ مِنْهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ ٱلْفِتْنَةِ وَٱبْتِغَآءَ تَأْوِيلِهِۦ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

    It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 13:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 13:1 include Quran 26:2 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), Quran 29:47 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), Quran 10:1 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 12:1 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 26:2 reads: “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 13:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 13:1 (Surah Ar-Ra'd, The Thunder) reads: “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.”

Which surah is verse 13:1 in?

Quran 13:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), chapter 13 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 43 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 13:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 13:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.