Surah Yusuf · Ayah 1·Makkī

1

الٓر تِلْكَ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Recitation · 7 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām qamariyyah2

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 21 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.

  • Quran 15:1 · Al-Hijrvery close

    الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.

  • Quran 27:1 · An-Namlvery close

    طسٓ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Ta, Seen. These are the verses of the Qur'an and a clear Book

  • Quran 43:2 · Az-Zukhrufvery close

    وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    By the clear Book,

  • Quran 41:3 · Fussilatvery close

    كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

    A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur'an for a people who know,

  • Quran 13:1 · Ar-Ra'dclose

    الٓمٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    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.

  • Quran 11:1 · Hudclose

    الٓر كِتَٰبٌ أُحْكِمَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ

    Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Acquainted.

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 12:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 12:1 include Quran 15:1 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 27:1 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 43:2 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), and Quran 41:3 (Surah Fussilat). For example, 15:1 reads: “Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.” 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 12:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 12:1 (Surah Yusuf, Joseph) reads: “Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.”

Which surah is verse 12:1 in?

Quran 12:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Yusuf (Joseph), chapter 12 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 111 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 12:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 12:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.