Surah Al-Alaq · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

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Translation

Saheeh International

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

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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 3 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 3 of 19

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 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 53:47 · An-Najmclose

    وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ

    And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation

  • Quran 67:23 · Al-Mulkclose

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

    Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."

  • Quran 38:71 · Saadclose

    إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

    [So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.

  • Quran 82:7 · Al-Infitaarclose

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ

    Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

  • Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulkclose

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

    [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -

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 96:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 96:3 include Quran 25:54 (Surah Al-Furqaan), Quran 53:47 (Surah An-Najm), Quran 67:23 (Surah Al-Mulk), and Quran 38:71 (Surah Saad). For example, 25:54 reads: “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].” 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 96:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 96:3 (Surah Al-Alaq, The Clot) reads: “Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -”

Which surah is verse 96:3 in?

Quran 96:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Alaq (The Clot), chapter 96 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 19 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 96:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 96:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.