Surah Ar-Ra'd · Ayah 9·Madanī

9

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Translation

Saheeh International

[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.

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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 · 5 roots in 5 of 5 words

Recitation · 9 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

5 words · 28 letters · āyah 9 of 43

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.

  • ذَٰلِكَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    That is the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

  • عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him].

  • عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

  • وَهُوَ ٱلْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِۦ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    And He is the subjugator over His servants. And He is the Wise, the Acquainted [with all].

  • وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there…

  • هُوَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرُ وَٱلظَّٰهِرُ وَٱلْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 13:9?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 13:9 include Quran 32:6 (Surah As-Sajda), Quran 23:92 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 72:26 (Surah Al-Jinn), and Quran 6:18 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 32:6 reads: “That is the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,” 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 13:9 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 13:9 (Surah Ar-Ra'd, The Thunder) reads: “[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.”

Which surah is verse 13:9 in?

Quran 13:9 is āyah 9 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder), chapter 13 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 43 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 13:9?

Tartīl presents Quran 13:9 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.