Surah Al-Ahqaf · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

وَمِن مُوسَىٰٓ وَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِينَ ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.

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Tafsīr

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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 · 11 roots in 12 of 16 words

Recitation · 26 points across 5 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ8
  • Qalqalah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī12
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

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

Shape

16 words · 73 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 12 of 35

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.

  • وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

    And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

  • وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

  • قَالُوا۟ يَٰقَوْمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.

  • هُدًى وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

    As guidance and a reminder for those of understanding.

  • وَإِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبُّكَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱئْتِ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people -

  • وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allah to you?" And when they…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 46:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 46:12 include Quran 2:53 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 28:43 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 46:30 (Surah Al-Ahqaf), and Quran 40:54 (Surah Al-Ghaafir). For example, 2:53 reads: “And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.” 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 46:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 46:12 (Surah Al-Ahqaf, The Dunes) reads: “And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.”

Which surah is verse 46:12 in?

Quran 46:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes), chapter 46 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 35 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 46:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 46:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.