Surah Al-Qamar · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

نُوحٍ ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.

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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 8 of 9 words

Rarest here: ز-ج-ر 6× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

9 words · 43 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 9 of 55

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.

  • 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,

  • كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ وَجَٰدَلُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

    The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using]…

  • وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

    And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.

  • قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى كَذَّبُونِ

    He said, "My Lord, indeed my people have denied me.

  • قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

    Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.

  • قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ

    [Noah] said, "My Lord, support me because they have denied me."

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.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 54:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 54:9 include Quran 38:12 (Surah Saad), Quran 40:5 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 51:46 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 26:117 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa). 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 54:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 54:9 (Surah Al-Qamar, The Moon) reads: “The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.”

Which surah is verse 54:9 in?

Quran 54:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon), chapter 54 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 55 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 54:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 54:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.