Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 9·Makkī

9

أَمْ أَنَّ مِنْ ﴿٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?

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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 · 7 roots in 7 of 10 words

Rarest here: ر-ق-م — 3× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 15 points across 7 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Iẓhār2

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 41 letters · āyah 9 of 110

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 18:17 · Al-Kahfclose

    وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

    And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were…

  • Quran 12:7 · Yusufrelated

    لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِى يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٌ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

    Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask,

  • Quran 38:21 · Saadrelated

    وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ

    And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -

  • Quran 37:138 · As-Saaffaatrelated

    وَبِٱلَّيْلِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    And at night. Then will you not use reason?

  • Quran 83:13 · Al-Mutaffifinrelated

    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

  • Quran 15:76 · Al-Hijrrelated

    وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ

    And indeed, those cities are [situated] on an established road.

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 15:782 shared roots

    وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ

    ص-ح-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Waaqia 56:902 shared roots

    وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

    ص-ح-بك-و-ن

  • Ar-Ra'd 13:53 shared roots

    وَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    ع-ج-بص-ح-بك-و-ن

  • Al-Anfaal 8:642 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ حَسْبُكَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    ح-س-بأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Maaida 5:862 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    ص-ح-بأ-ي-ي

  • Al-Maaida 5:102 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    ص-ح-بأ-ي-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:9 include Quran 18:17 (Surah Al-Kahf), Quran 12:7 (Surah Yusuf), Quran 38:21 (Surah Saad), and Quran 37:138 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 18:17 reads: “And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were…” 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 18:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:9 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?”

Which surah is verse 18:9 in?

Quran 18:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.