Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 59·Madanī

59

وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ مَآ مِن إِنَّآ إِلَى ﴿٥٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah," [it would have been better for them].

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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 · 8 roots in 13 of 19 words

Rarest here: ر-غ-ب — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 29 points across 7 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī13
  • Lām shamsiyyah4
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh4

Commentary

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

Shape

19 words · 82 letters · 4 proper nouns · āyah 59 of 129

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    And We would have guided them to a straight path.

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    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ جَآءُوكَ فَٱسْتَغْفَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ ٱلرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا

    And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of…

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    So they returned with favor from Allah and bounty, no harm having touched them. And they pursued the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

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    لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    "If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,

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    And those who had wished for his position the previous day began to say, "Oh, how Allah extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it! If not that Allah had…

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:59?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:59 include Quran 4:68 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 64:6 (Surah At-Taghaabun), Quran 4:64 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 3:174 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 4:68 reads: “And We would have guided them to a straight path.” 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 9:59 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:59 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah," [it would have been better for them].”

Which surah is verse 9:59 in?

Quran 9:59 is āyah 59 of Surah At-Tawba (The Repentance), chapter 9 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 129 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 9:59?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:59 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.