Surah Qaaf · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

نُوحٍ وَثَمُودُ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 7 words

Rarest here: ر-س-س — 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 6 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 29 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 12 of 45

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 38:12 · Saadvery close

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

    The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,

  • Quran 22:42 · Al-Hajjvery close

    وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَثَمُودُ

    And if they deny you, [O Muhammad] - so, before them, did the people of Noah and 'Aad and Thamud deny [their prophets],

  • Quran 51:46 · Adh-Dhaariyatvery close

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

    And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

  • Quran 53:51 · An-Najmvery close

    وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

    And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

  • Quran 71:22 · Noohvery close

    وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا

    And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

  • Quran 54:9 · Al-Qamarvery close

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا۟ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجِرَ

    The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

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 50:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 50:12 include Quran 38:12 (Surah Saad), Quran 22:42 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 51:46 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 53:51 (Surah An-Najm). For example, 38:12 reads: “The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,” 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 50:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 50:12 (Surah Qaaf, The letter Qaaf) reads: “The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamud”

Which surah is verse 50:12 in?

Quran 50:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), chapter 50 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 45 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 50:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 50:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.