Surah 11
Hud
Hud
هود
Editorial study · not independently reviewed.
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Name and conventional translation
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Arabic name
هود
Source fact
Transliteration
Hud
Source fact
English name
Hud
Source fact as Tanzil metadata gives it; Tanzil names no translator for it
Verse count and position
From a layer
Verses
123
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Words
1917
Derived link whitespace-separated tokens of the Uthmani text, the rule the morphology layer uses
Position in the mushaf order
11 of 114
Source fact
Position in a revelation ordering
52 of 114
Revelation order as encoded by the Tanzil metadata · Tanzil publishes an "order" value for each surah and documents the field only as "revelation order". It does not name which ordering it encodes, cite a scholar, or reference an edition. We have therefore not established whose ordering this is, and we do not name one. The major orderings disagree about dozens of surahs, so naming the likeliest candidate would be a guess presented as a citation.
Source fact
Place of revelation, as Tanzil classifies it
Meccan
Source fact Tanzil's classification, carried without a named authority
Juzʾ
Juzʾ 11 to 12; a new juzʾ begins at 11:6 (12)
Source fact juzʾ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record
Opening formula (basmala) in this edition
stands before verse 1 and is not numbered
Derived link
What the surah says of itself
Absent
Major movements and sections
Part absent
Rukūʿ divisions
| Rukūʿ | Verses | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:1-8 | الٓر كِتَٰبٌ أُحْكِمَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ … |
| 2 | 11:9-24 | وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنَّا … |
| 3 | 11:25-35 | وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ … |
| 4 | 11:36-49 | وَأُوحِىَ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ أَنَّهُۥ … |
| 5 | 11:50-60 | وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا … |
| 6 | 11:61-68 | وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا … |
| 7 | 11:69-83 | وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ … |
| 8 | 11:84-95 | وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا … |
| 9 | 11:96-109 | وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا … |
| 10 | 11:110-123 | وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ … |
Source fact rukūʿ start verses from the banked Tanzil metadata file, digest-checked against its source record; each runs to the verse before the next; opening words are the first 4 words of its first verse
Repeated words and themes
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Verses repeated word for word
No verse of this surah repeats another word for word.
Derived link verses of this surah whose Uthmani text is byte-identical to another verse of it
Phrases repeated word for word
| Times | Words | Phrase | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ | 3, 52, 61, 90 |
| 4 | 3 | عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن | 17, 28, 63, 88 |
| 3 | 9 | قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى | 28, 63, 88 |
| 3 | 8 | قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ | 50, 61, 84 |
| 3 | 5 | وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا | 58, 66, 94 |
| 3 | 4 | أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ | 3, 26, 84 |
| 3 | 4 | رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ | 3, 52, 90 |
| 3 | 3 | عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ | 4, 12, 57 |
| 3 | 3 | مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ | 13, 20, 113 |
| 3 | 3 | جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا | 58, 66, 94 |
Derived link runs of at least 3 consecutive words, inside one verse, occurring at least 3 times in this surah, kept only where no longer run has the same occurrences; a run that is only ever a whole repeated verse is listed above instead
Roots carried by the most words
1917 words594 with one root, counted200 conflicting roots319 no root recorded804 not analysed
| Root | Words, at least | Verses | Forms in this surah |
|---|---|---|---|
| ق.و.ل | 40 | 33 | قَالَ أَقُولُ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَيَقُولَنَّ وَقَالَ وَقِيلَ يَقُولُونَ تَقُولُ قَالَتْ قَوْلِكَ قُلْتَ قُلْنَا قِيلَ وَيَقُولُ |
| ر.ب.ب | 16 | 14 | رَبُّكَ رَبِّكَ رَبَّكَ وَرَبِّكُم |
| ي.و.م | 13 | 12 | يَوْمٌ يَوْمٍ يَوْمَ أَيَّامٍ وَيَوْمَ |
| ع.ذ.ب | 11 | 10 | عَذَابٌ عَذَابَ عَذَابٍ |
| ع.ل.م | 11 | 9 | أَعْلَمُ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمٌ بِعِلْمِ عَلِمْتَ لَتَعْلَمُ وَيَعْلَمُ يَعْلَمُ |
| ق.و.م | 11 | 8 | قَوْمَ قَوْمِ قَوْمًا قَوْمُ قَوْمُكَ قَوْمِكَ |
| ع.م.ل | 10 | 10 | تَعْمَلُونَ يَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا عَمَلٌ عَٰمِلٌ عَٰمِلُونَ |
| ث.م.م | 9 | 9 | ثُمَّ |
| ك.ل.ل | 9 | 9 | كُلِّ كُلًّا كُلٌّ كُلٍّ كُلَّ وَكُلًّا |
| ك.و.ن | 9 | 9 | كَانَ وَكَانَ فَكَانَ |
| ب.ع.د | 8 | 8 | بُعْدًا بِبَعِيدٍ بَعْدَ بَعْدِ |
| ر.ح.م | 8 | 8 | بِرَحْمَةٍ رَحْمَةً رَحِيمٌ وَرَحْمَةً |
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| ظ.ل.م | 8 | 7 | ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ أَظْلَمُ بِظُلْمٍ ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ ظَٰلِمَةٌ |
| ص.ل.ح | 7 | 7 | صَٰلِحًا صَٰلِحٍ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ مُصْلِحُونَ |
| غ.ي.ر | 7 | 7 | غَيْرَ غَيْرُ |
| ل.ك.م | 7 | 7 | لَكُمْ |
| ب.ي.ن | 6 | 6 | بَيِّنَةٍ بَيْنَهُمَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ |
| ر.س.ل | 6 | 6 | أَرْسَلْنَا أُرْسِلْتُ رُسُلُ رُسُلُنَا ٱلرُّسُلِ |
| أ.م.ن | 6 | 5 | يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُؤْمِنَ |
| ج.ر.م | 6 | 5 | مُجْرِمِينَ إِجْرَامِى تُجْرِمُونَ جَرَمَ يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ |
| ر.و.د | 6 | 5 | يُرِيدُ أُرِيدُ نُرِيدُ |
| خ.و.ف | 5 | 5 | أَخَافُ خَافَ خِيفَةً |
| ش.ي.أ | 5 | 5 | شَىْءٍ لَشَىْءٌ |
| ن.و.ر | 5 | 5 | ٱلنَّارُ فَٱلنَّارُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلنَّارِ |
| ن.و.س | 5 | 5 | ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٱلنَّاسُ ٱلنَّاسِ |
| أ.م.م | 5 | 4 | أُمَمٍ أُمَّةً أُمَّةٍ إِمَامًا وَأُمَمٌ |
| ر.ب.و | 5 | 4 | رَبِّهِمْ |
| أ.ت.ي | 4 | 4 | يَأْتِيهِ يَأْتِ يَأْتِيهِمْ |
| ح.س.ن | 4 | 4 | حَسَنًا أَحْسَنُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ |
| د.و.ن | 4 | 4 | دُونِ |
| س.م.و | 4 | 4 | ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ |
| ق.ب.ل | 4 | 4 | قَبْلُ قَبْلَ قَبْلِ |
| ن.ف.س | 4 | 4 | أَنفُسَهُمْ أَنفُسِهِمْ نَفْسٌ |
| و.ك.ل | 4 | 4 | تَوَكَّلْتُ وَتَوَكَّلْ وَكِيلٌ |
| أ.خ.ذ | 4 | 3 | أَخَذَ أَخْذُ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ وَأَخَذَ |
| ح.ك.م | 4 | 2 | أَحْكَمُ أُحْكِمَتْ حَكِيمٍ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ |
| أ.ج.ر | 3 | 3 | أَجْرًا أَجْرَ وَأَجْرٌ |
| أ.ل.م | 3 | 3 | أَلِيمٌ أَلِيمٍ |
| ب.ش.ر | 3 | 3 | بَشَرًا فَبَشَّرْنَٰهَا وَبَشِيرٌ |
| ج.ر.ي | 3 | 3 | أَجْرِىَ تَجْرِى |
| خ.ز.ي | 3 | 3 | يُخْزِيهِ خِزْىِ |
| خ.ل.د | 3 | 3 | خَٰلِدِينَ خَٰلِدُونَ |
| خ.ل.ف | 3 | 3 | أُخَالِفَكُمْ مُخْتَلِفِينَ وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ |
| خ.ي.ر | 3 | 3 | بِخَيْرٍ خَيْرًا خَيْرٌ |
| ذ.ه.ب | 3 | 3 | ذَهَبَ يُذْهِبْنَ |
| ذ.و.ي | 3 | 3 | بِذَاتِ تِلْكَ وَتِلْكَ |
| ز.ي.د | 3 | 3 | تَزِيدُونَنِى زَادُوهُمْ وَيَزِدْكُمْ |
| ف.ر.ي | 3 | 3 | مُفْتَرَيَٰتٍ مُفْتَرُونَ يَفْتَرُونَ |
| ق.ر.ب | 3 | 3 | قَرِيبٌ بِقَرِيبٍ |
| ك.ت.ب | 3 | 3 | كِتَٰبٌ كِتَٰبٍ كِتَٰبُ |
| ك.ث.ر | 3 | 3 | أَكْثَرَ فَأَكْثَرْتَ كَثِيرًا |
| ك.ذ.ب | 3 | 3 | كَٰذِبٌ كَٰذِبِينَ مَكْذُوبٍ |
| ك.ف.ر | 3 | 3 | كَٰفِرُونَ يَكْفُرْ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ |
| ك.ل.م | 3 | 3 | تَكَلَّمُ كَلِمَةٌ كَلِمَةُ |
| ل.ع.ن | 3 | 3 | لَعْنَةً لَعْنَةُ |
| ن.ج.ي | 3 | 3 | نَجَّيْنَا |
| ن.ذ.ر | 3 | 3 | نَذِيرٌ |
| ج.د.ل | 3 | 2 | جَٰدَلْتَنَا جِدَٰلَنَا يُجَٰدِلُنَا |
| ر.ز.ق | 3 | 2 | رِزْقًا رِزْقُهَا وَرَزَقَنِى |
| س.ل.م | 3 | 2 | بِسَلَٰمٍ سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمٌ |
| م.ث.ل | 3 | 2 | مَثَلًا مَثَلُ مِّثْلَنَا |
| ف.ر.ع.ن | 3 | 1 | فِرْعَوْنَ |
| أ.ج.ل | 2 | 2 | أَجَلٍ لِأَجَلٍ |
| أ.م.ر | 2 | 2 | أَمْرَ |
| أ.ه.ل | 2 | 2 | أَهْلِى بِأَهْلِكَ |
| ب.ص.ر | 2 | 2 | بَصِيرٌ يُبْصِرُونَ |
| ب.ع.ض | 2 | 2 | بَعْضَ بَعْضُ |
| ب.ن.و | 2 | 2 | بَنَاتِكَ بَنَاتِى |
| ث.ن.ي | 2 | 2 | يَثْنُونَ ٱثْنَيْنِ |
| ج.ث.م | 2 | 2 | جَٰثِمِينَ |
| ج.ع.ل | 2 | 2 | جَعَلْنَا لَجَعَلَ |
| ج.م.ع | 2 | 2 | أَجْمَعِينَ جَمِيعًا |
| ج.ه.ل | 2 | 2 | تَجْهَلُونَ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ |
| ح.ف.ظ | 2 | 2 | بِحَفِيظٍ حَفِيظٌ |
| خ.ب.ر | 2 | 2 | خَبِيرٌ خَبِيرٍ |
| خ.ل.ق | 2 | 2 | خَلَقَ خَلَقَهُمْ |
| ر.ج.ع | 2 | 2 | تُرْجَعُونَ يُرْجَعُ |
| ر.ش.د | 2 | 2 | بِرَشِيدٍ ٱلرَّشِيدُ |
| ر.ي.ب | 2 | 2 | مُرِيبٍ |
| س.ب.ق | 2 | 2 | سَبَقَ سَبَقَتْ |
| س.م.ع | 2 | 2 | وَٱلسَّمِيعِ ٱلسَّمْعَ |
| ش.د.د | 2 | 2 | شَدِيدٌ شَدِيدٍ |
| ش.ك.ك | 2 | 2 | شَكٍّ |
| ش.ه.د | 2 | 2 | أُشْهِدُ شَاهِدٌ |
| ص.د.ر | 2 | 2 | صَدْرُكَ ٱلصُّدُورِ |
| ص.د.ق | 2 | 2 | صَٰدِقِينَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ |
| ص.و.ب | 2 | 2 | أَصَابَ أَصَابَهُمْ |
| ص.ي.ح | 2 | 2 | ٱلصَّيْحَةُ |
| ض.ع.ف | 2 | 2 | ضَعِيفًا يُضَٰعَفُ |
| ع.ب.د | 2 | 2 | نَّعْبُدَ يَعْبُدُونَ |
| ع.ج.ب | 2 | 2 | أَتَعْجَبِينَ عَجِيبٌ |
| ع.ر.ض | 2 | 2 | أَعْرِضْ يُعْرَضُونَ |
| غ.ف.ر | 2 | 2 | تَغْفِرْ لَغَفُورٌ |
| ف.ع.ل | 2 | 2 | فَعَّالٌ يَفْعَلُونَ |
| ق.ض.ي | 2 | 2 | لَقُضِىَ وَقُضِىَ |
| ق.ل.ل | 2 | 2 | قَلِيلًا قَلِيلٌ |
| ق.و.ي | 2 | 2 | قُوَّةً |
| ك.ب.ر | 2 | 2 | كَبِيرٌ كَبِيرٍ |
| ل.م.م | 2 | 2 | لِّمَا لِّمَنْ |
| ل.ه.م | 2 | 2 | لَهُمْ |
| م.ر.ي | 2 | 2 | مِرْيَةٍ |
| م.ل.أ | 2 | 2 | لَأَمْلَأَنَّ مَلَأٌ |
| م.ن.ن | 2 | 2 | مِنَّا |
| م.و.ل | 2 | 2 | أَمْوَٰلِنَا مَالًا |
| م.ي.ز | 2 | 2 | وَٱلْمِيزَانَ |
| و.ح.د | 2 | 2 | أَحَدٌ وَٰحِدَةً |
| و.ح.ي | 2 | 2 | وَأُوحِىَ وَوَحْيِنَا |
| و.ع.د | 2 | 2 | وَعْدٌ وَعْدَكَ |
| و.ع.ظ | 2 | 2 | أَعِظُكَ وَمَوْعِظَةٌ |
| و.ف.ي | 2 | 2 | لَيُوَفِّيَنَّهُمْ نُوَفِّ |
| س.خ.ر | 2 | 1 | تَسْخَرُونَ نَسْخَرُ |
| ص.ب.ح | 2 | 1 | ٱلصُّبْحُ |
| ع.ص.م | 2 | 1 | عَاصِمَ يَعْصِمُنِى |
Derived link a word counts toward a root only where every analysis Camel Morph kept for it names that one root and no analysis records none; words with no analysis, no root or conflicting roots are not counted anywhere. Roots on at least 2 words.
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Words the analyser did not read
804 of this surah's 1917 words have no analysis, and a further 519 have no single root, so the root counts are minimums. Camel Morph MSA is a Modern Standard Arabic analyser meeting Qur'anic Arabic.
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Provisional stand-in: studies tagged a common misconception that cite this surah
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Justice & governance1
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Nature & environmental responsibility1
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| Source | Licence | Attribution notice |
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| Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) Uthmani, Version 1.1 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 | Qur'anic text from the Tanzil Project. Copyright (C) 2007-2026 Tanzil Project License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Source: tanzil.net · Updates: tanzil.net/updates/ https://tanzil.net/updates/ |
| Tanzil Qur'an metadata quran-data.xml v1.0 · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution — version not specified by the source | Surah metadata from Tanzil Qur'an metadata (quran-data.xml, version 1.0), Tanzil Project, tanzil.net. (C) 2008-2009 Tanzil.info. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; the source does not state a version. Values are reproduced unchanged; this site selects and arranges them, and derives verse ranges from the division start points. https://tanzil.net/res/text/metadata/quran-data.xml |
| Camel Morph MSA v1.0, LREC-COLING 2024 release · cleared | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | Morphological analyses from Camel Morph MSA (LREC-COLING 2024 release) by Christian Khairallah, Salam Khalifa, Reham Marzouk, Mayar Mohamadein Nassar and Nizar Habash, CAMeL Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi (Khairallah et al., 2024), https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Modified: this site runs the analyser over its Qur'anic text, keeps only analyses whose vocalisation matches the text, removes duplicates and counts the result. https://github.com/CAMeL-Lab/camel_morph |
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Verse restatements signed for this surah
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Signed introduction to this surah
One hundred and twenty-three verses of prophets and the peoples who refused them, told at greater length than almost anywhere else: Noah and the son who will not board, Hud, Salih, Abraham's visitors, Lot, Shu'ayb, Moses. It takes its name from Hud, sent to 'Aad, and closes on an instruction to worship Him and put trust in Him. It opens with disconnected letters.
AALAMIN Editor · signed 2026-08-29 · Editorial
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