Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

وَإِذَا ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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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 3 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • 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 12 of 29

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 77:10 · Al-Mursalaatvery close

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

    And when the mountains are blown away

  • Quran 77:9 · Al-Mursalaatvery close

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ فُرِجَتْ

    And when the heaven is opened

  • Quran 52:13 · At-Turvery close

    يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا

    The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],

  • Quran 77:8 · Al-Mursalaatvery close

    فَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ طُمِسَتْ

    So when the stars are obliterated

  • Quran 55:37 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ

    And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

  • Quran 26:91 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلْجَحِيمُ لِلْغَاوِينَ

    And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators,

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:12 include Quran 77:10 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 77:9 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 52:13 (Surah At-Tur), and Quran 77:8 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 77:10 reads: “And when the mountains are blown away” 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 81:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:12 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And when Hellfire is set ablaze”

Which surah is verse 81:12 in?

Quran 81:12 is āyah 12 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.