Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 127·Madanī

127

وَإِذَا مَآ إِلَىٰ هَلْ مِّنْ ثُمَّ بِأَنَّهُمْ لَّا ﴿١٢٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And whenever a surah is revealed, they look at each other, [saying], "Does anyone see you?" and then they dismiss themselves. Allah has dismissed their hearts because they are a people who do not understand.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

شدت ناراحتی منافقان از نزول آیات الهی

این آیه به یکی دیگر از صفات منافقان اشاره دارد؛ هنگامی که یکی از سوره‌های قرآن نازل می‌شد و آنها هم حاضر بودند و می‌شنیدندء به یکدیگر نگاه می‌کردند و منظورشان از آن نگاه این بود که آیا کسی شما را می‌بیند؛ حالت کسی که مطلبی را بشنود که طاقت شنیدنش را نداشته باشد و نتواند قیافة خودش را از ناراحتی حفظ کند و از شدت پریشانی رنگش هم عوض شود و بترسد که دیگران از قیافةٌ او به راز درونش پی ببرند. به همین جهت؛ از کسی که از اضطراب آنها خبر داشتء می‌پرسیدند: یا کسی از اطرافیان از وضع ما خبردار شده یا نه؟ سپس در حالی که خدا دل‌هایشان را از فرا گرفتن آیات الهی و ایمان به آن برگردانده بود از نزد پیامبر باز می‌گشتند.

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 · 11 roots in 13 of 21 words

Recitation · 30 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Ikhfāʾ7
  • Heavy rāʾ5
  • Ghunnah4
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

21 words · 79 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 127 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.

  • Quran 63:5 · Al-Munaafiqoonvery close

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ يَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ لَوَّوْا۟ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَرَأَيْتَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ وَهُم مُّسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.

  • Quran 23:89 · Al-Muminoonclose

    سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسْحَرُونَ

    They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah." Say, "Then how are you deluded?"

  • Quran 25:41 · Al-Furqaanclose

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا

    And when they see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?

  • Quran 5:61 · Al-Maaidaclose

    وَإِذَا جَآءُوكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَقَد دَّخَلُوا۟ بِٱلْكُفْرِ وَهُمْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْتُمُونَ

    And when they come to you, they say, "We believe." But they have entered with disbelief [in their hearts], and they have certainly left with it. And Allah is most knowing of what…

  • Quran 17:46 · Al-Israaclose

    وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَلَّوْا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَٰرِهِمْ نُفُورًا

    And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion.

  • Quran 9:86 · At-Tawbaclose

    وَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ مَعَ رَسُولِهِ ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَكَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلطَّوْلِ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ ذَرْنَا نَكُن مَّعَ ٱلْقَٰعِدِينَ

    And when a surah was revealed [enjoining them] to believe in Allah and to fight with His Messenger, those of wealth among them asked your permission [to stay back] and said…

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.

  • Muhammad 47:205 shared roots

    وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُّحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلْقِتَالُ رَأَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ ٱلْمَغْشِىِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ فَأَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ

    س-و-رن-ظ-رق-ل-بن-ز-لر-أ-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:654 shared roots

    قُلْ هُوَ ٱلْقَادِرُ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُم بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْقَهُونَ

    ف-ق-هص-ر-فب-ع-ضن-ظ-ر

  • Al-Munaafiqoon 63:32 shared roots

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ

    ف-ق-هق-ل-ب

  • At-Tawba 9:1242 shared roots

    وَإِذَا مَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ أَيُّكُمْ زَادَتْهُ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِيمَٰنًا فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَٰنًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

    س-و-رن-ز-ل

  • At-Tawba 9:1242 shared roots

    وَإِذَا مَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ أَيُّكُمْ زَادَتْهُ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِيمَٰنًا فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَٰنًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

    س-و-رن-ز-ل

  • At-Tawba 9:644 shared roots

    يَحْذَرُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ أَن تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌ تُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ قُلِ ٱسْتَهْزِءُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا تَحْذَرُونَ

    س-و-رق-ل-بن-ز-لأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:127?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:127 include Quran 63:5 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon), Quran 23:89 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 25:41 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 5:61 (Surah Al-Maaida). For example, 63:5 reads: “And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you," they turn their heads aside and you see them evading while they are arrogant.” 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 9:127 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:127 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “And whenever a surah is revealed, they look at each other, [saying], "Does anyone see you?" and then they dismiss themselves. Allah has dismissed their hearts because they are a people who do not understand.”

Which surah is verse 9:127 in?

Quran 9:127 is āyah 127 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 9:127?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 9:127 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 9:127?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:127 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.