Surah Al-Fajr · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?

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Tafsīr

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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 5 words

Rarest here: ص-خ-ر — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 8 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 26 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 9 of 30

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 38:12 · Saadclose

    كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

    The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,

  • Quran 85:17 · Al-Buroojclose

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

    Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

  • Quran 85:19 · Al-Buroojclose

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

    But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

  • Quran 43:51 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?

  • Quran 69:8 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ

    Then do you see of them any remains?

  • Quran 25:38 · Al-Furqaanrelated

    وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَأَصْحَٰبَ ٱلرَّسِّ وَقُرُونًۢا بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ كَثِيرًا

    And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud and the companions of the well and many generations between them.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 89:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 89:9 include Quran 38:12 (Surah Saad), Quran 85:17 (Surah Al-Burooj), Quran 85:19 (Surah Al-Burooj), and Quran 43:51 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 38:12 reads: “The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] 'Aad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,” 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 89:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 89:9 (Surah Al-Fajr, The Dawn) reads: “And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?”

Which surah is verse 89:9 in?

Quran 89:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn), chapter 89 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 30 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 89:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 89:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.