Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 87·Madanī

87

بِأَن مَعَ عَلَىٰ فَهُمْ لَا ﴿٨٧﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.

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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 · 6 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 46 letters · āyah 87 of 129

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

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    خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا

    Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer.

  • Quran 16:108 · An-Nahlclose

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ

    Those are the ones over whose hearts and hearing and vision Allah has sealed, and it is those who are the heedless.

  • Quran 23:63 · Al-Muminoonclose

    بَلْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْمَٰلٌ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عَٰمِلُونَ

    But their hearts are covered with confusion over this, and they have [evil] deeds besides disbelief which they are doing,

  • Quran 9:93 · At-Tawbaclose

    إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ وَهُمْ أَغْنِيَآءُ رَضُوا۟ بِأَن يَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلْخَوَالِفِ وَطَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    The cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allah has sealed over their…

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    إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

    Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

  • Quran 63:3 · Al-Munaafiqoonclose

    ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا۟ فَطُبِعَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَفْقَهُونَ

    That is because they believed, and then they disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and they do not understand.

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  • Yunus 10:743 shared roots

    ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ كَذَٰلِكَ نَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ

    ط-ب-عق-ل-بك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:87?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:87 include Quran 18:108 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 16:108 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 23:63 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 9:93 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 18:108 reads: “Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer.” 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 9:87 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:87 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.”

Which surah is verse 9:87 in?

Quran 9:87 is āyah 87 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 9:87?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:87 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.