Surah Ad-Dukhaan · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

بَلْ هُمْ فِى ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

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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 · 2 roots in 2 of 5 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 14 letters · āyah 9 of 59

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 27:62 · An-Namlclose

    أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you…

  • Quran 11:7 · Hudclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say…

  • Quran 28:88 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 37:163 · As-Saaffaatclose

    إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.

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    يُسَبِّحُونَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ

    They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.

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    وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

    And has the story of Moses reached you? -

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 44:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 44:9 include Quran 27:62 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 11:7 (Surah Hud), Quran 28:88 (Surah Al-Qasas), and Quran 37:163 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 27:62 reads: “Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you…” 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 44:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 44:9 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, The Smoke) reads: “But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.”

Which surah is verse 44:9 in?

Quran 44:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), chapter 44 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 59 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 44:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 44:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.