Surah Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 12·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

And his wife and his brother

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Recitation · 2 points across 1 rule family

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

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

Shape

2 words · 11 letters · āyah 12 of 44

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 76:31 · Al-Insaanclose

    يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ وَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا

    He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.

  • Quran 18:58 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ذُو ٱلرَّحْمَةِ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَوْئِلًا

    And your Lord is the Forgiving, full of mercy. If He were to impose blame upon them for what they earned, He would have hastened for them the punishment. Rather, for them is an…

  • Quran 70:26 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    And those who believe in the Day of Recompense

  • Quran 39:47 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦ مِن سُوٓءِ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَحْتَسِبُونَ

    And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby from the worst of the punishment on…

  • Quran 14:50 · Ibrahimclose

    سَرَابِيلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانٍ وَتَغْشَىٰ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ

    Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire.

  • Quran 37:107 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

    And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 70:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 70:12 include Quran 76:31 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 18:58 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 70:26 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), and Quran 39:47 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 76:31 reads: “He admits whom He wills into His mercy; but the wrongdoers - He has prepared for them a painful punishment.” 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 70:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 70:12 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, The Ascending Stairways) reads: “And his wife and his brother”

Which surah is verse 70:12 in?

Quran 70:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways), chapter 70 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 44 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 70:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 70:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.