Surah Al-Hijr · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

إِنَّا نَحْنُ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 7 words

Recitation · 9 points across 4 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

7 words · 28 letters · āyah 9 of 99

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 24:1 · An-Noorclose

    سُورَةٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهَا وَفَرَضْنَٰهَا وَأَنزَلْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

    [This is] a surah which We have sent down and made [that within it] obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you might remember.

  • Quran 76:23 · Al-Insaanclose

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَنزِيلًا

    Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Qur'an progressively.

  • Quran 44:3 · Ad-Dukhaanclose

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ

    Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind].

  • Quran 43:42 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ

    Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

  • Quran 28:51 · Al-Qasasclose

    وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the Qur'an that they might be reminded.

  • Quran 48:8 · Al-Fathclose

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ شَٰهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا

    Indeed, We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner

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-Hijr 15:62 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    ن-ز-لذ-ك-ر

  • Al-Hijr 15:62 shared roots

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    ن-ز-لذ-ك-ر

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:102 shared roots

    لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    ن-ز-لذ-ك-ر

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:502 shared roots

    وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

    ن-ز-لذ-ك-ر

  • Al-An'aam 6:922 shared roots

    وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مُبَارَكٌ مُّصَدِّقُ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلِتُنذِرَ أُمَّ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

    ح-ف-ظن-ز-ل

  • Al-A'raaf 7:32 shared roots

    ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    ن-ز-لذ-ك-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 15:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 15:9 include Quran 24:1 (Surah An-Noor), Quran 76:23 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 44:3 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan), and Quran 43:42 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 24:1 reads: “[This is] a surah which We have sent down and made [that within it] obligatory and revealed therein verses of clear evidence that you might remember.” 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 15:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 15:9 (Surah Al-Hijr, The Rock) reads: “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.”

Which surah is verse 15:9 in?

Quran 15:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), chapter 15 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 99 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 15:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 15:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.