Surah Al-Kaafiroon · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "O disbelievers,

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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 · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd munfaṣil4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 14 letters · āyah 1 of 6

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 109:5 · Al-Kaafiroonvery close

    وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

    Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.

  • Quran 109:6 · Al-Kaafiroonvery close

    لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

    For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."

  • Quran 2:104 · Al-Baqaravery close

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَقُولُوا۟ رَٰعِنَا وَقُولُوا۟ ٱنظُرْنَا وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ وَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    O you who have believed, say not [to Allah 's Messenger], "Ra'ina" but say, "Unthurna" and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.

  • Quran 25:77 · Al-Furqaanvery close

    قُلْ مَا يَعْبَؤُا۟ بِكُمْ رَبِّى لَوْلَا دُعَآؤُكُمْ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًۢا

    Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent.

  • Quran 6:56 · Al-An'aamclose

    قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُل لَّآ أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَآءَكُمْ قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the…

  • Quran 77:47 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers.

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.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:983 shared roots

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    ك-ف-رأ-ي-يق-و-ل

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:73 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ

    ك-ف-رأ-ي-يق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:773 shared roots

    أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَأُوتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا

    ك-ف-رأ-ي-يق-و-ل

  • Az-Zumar 39:592 shared roots

    بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَتْكَ ءَايَٰتِى فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    ك-ف-رأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:992 shared roots

    وَلَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ وَمَا يَكْفُرُ بِهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ

    ك-ف-رأ-ي-ي

  • Al-A'raaf 7:762 shared roots

    قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    ك-ف-رق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 109:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 109:1 include Quran 109:5 (Surah Al-Kaafiroon), Quran 109:6 (Surah Al-Kaafiroon), Quran 2:104 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 25:77 (Surah Al-Furqaan). For example, 109:5 reads: “Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.” 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 109:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 109:1 (Surah Al-Kaafiroon, The Disbelievers) reads: “Say, "O disbelievers,”

Which surah is verse 109:1 in?

Quran 109:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Kaafiroon (The Disbelievers), chapter 109 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 6 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 109:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 109:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.