Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

ثُمَّ لِمَا ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 9 words

Rarest here: أ-م-د — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 38 letters · āyah 12 of 110

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 43:25 · Az-Zukhrufrelated

    فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

  • Quran 18:19 · Al-Kahfrelated

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

    And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or…

  • Quran 10:14 · Yunusrelated

    ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ

    Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.

  • Quran 45:17 · Al-Jaathiyarelated

    وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُم بَيِّنَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

    And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed…

  • Quran 27:50 · An-Namlrelated

    وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.

  • Quran 43:56 · Az-Zukhrufrelated

    فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

    And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

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.

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    ل-ب-ثب-ع-ثع-ل-م

  • As-Saaffaat 37:1442 shared roots

    لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    ل-ب-ثب-ع-ث

  • Al-Mujaadila 58:62 shared roots

    يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓا۟ أَحْصَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    ح-ص-يب-ع-ث

  • Al-Muminoon 23:1142 shared roots

    قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    ل-ب-ثع-ل-م

  • Al-Jinn 72:282 shared roots

    لِّيَعْلَمَ أَن قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا۟ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ وَأَحْصَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًۢا

    ح-ص-يع-ل-م

  • Taa-Haa 20:1042 shared roots

    نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا

    ل-ب-ثع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:12 include Quran 43:25 (Surah Az-Zukhruf), Quran 18:19 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 10:14 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 45:17 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 43:25 reads: “So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.” 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 18:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:12 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.”

Which surah is verse 18:12 in?

Quran 18:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.