Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 104·Madanī

104

أَلَمْ أَنَّ هُوَ عَنْ وَأَنَّ هُوَ ﴿١٠٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

خدا؛ گیرندةٌ صدقه

مسلما گیرندةٌ زکات و صدقات» یا پیامبر(ص) و امام(ع) و پیشوای مسلمین است یا افراد مستحق. در هر صورتء خداوند به ظاهر آنها را نمی‌گیرد؛ ولی از آن رو که دست پیامبر و پیشوایان راستین» دست خداست -چرا که آنها نمایندةٌ خدا هستند - گویی خداوند این صدقات را می‌گیرد. همچنین بندگان نیازمندی که به اجازه و فرمان الهی این‌گونه صدقات را می‌پذیرند.ء آنها نیز در حقیقت نمایندگان پروردگارند» و به این ترتیب» دست آنها نیز دست خداست. این تعبیر زیباء علاوه بر این‌که برای زکات و صدقه دادن تشویق موٌّثری است» به همه مسلمانان هشدار می‌دهد که در پرداخت زکات و صدقات» نهایت ادب و احترام را به خرج دهند؛ چرا که گیرندة آن خدا است. در روایتی از پیامبر(ص) می‌خوانیم: «صدقه پیش از آن‌که در دست نیازمند قرار بگیردء به دست خدا می‌رسد.»

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 · 8 roots in 10 of 16 words

Recitation · 19 points across 8 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām shamsiyyah6
  • Qalqalah1
  • Iẓhār1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

16 words · 66 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 104 of 129

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.

  • أَفَلَا يَتُوبُونَ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

    The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and…

  • إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

  • وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّقُوا۟ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ سَوْفَ يُؤْتِيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    But they who believe in Allah and His messengers and do not discriminate between any of them - to those He is going to give their rewards. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

  • وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَٰشِعِينَ لِلَّهِ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    And indeed, among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in Allah and what was revealed to you and what was revealed to them, [being] humbly submissive to Allah. They…

  • أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Do they not know that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

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.

  • Al-Maaida 5:345 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بق-ب-لر-ح-مع-ل-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Maaida 5:743 shared roots

    أَفَلَا يَتُوبُونَ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Ash-Shura 42:254 shared roots

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَقْبَلُ ٱلتَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَعْفُوا۟ عَنِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ

    ت-و-بع-ب-دق-ب-لع-ل-م

  • Al-Ahzaab 33:244 shared roots

    لِّيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ بِصِدْقِهِمْ وَيُعَذِّبَ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ إِن شَآءَ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

    ت-و-بص-د-قر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Baqara 2:1602 shared roots

    إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ وَبَيَّنُوا۟ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    ت-و-بر-ح-م

  • At-Tawba 9:273 shared roots

    ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

    ت-و-بر-ح-مأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:104?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:104 include Quran 5:74 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 4:17 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 5:34 (Surah Al-Maaida), and Quran 4:152 (Surah An-Nisaa). For example, 5:74 reads: “So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.” 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 9:104 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:104 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants and receives charities and that it is Allah who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful?”

Which surah is verse 9:104 in?

Quran 9:104 is āyah 104 of Surah At-Tawba (The Repentance), chapter 9 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 129 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 9:104?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 9:104 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 9:104?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:104 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.