Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 115·Madanī

115

وَمَا إِذْ حَتَّىٰ لَهُم مَّا إِنَّ ﴿١١٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And Allah would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 11 roots in 12 of 18 words

Recitation · 17 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Iqlāb2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

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

Shape

18 words · 61 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 115 of 129

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.

  • وَمَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن مُّضِلٍّ أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٍ ذِى ٱنتِقَامٍ

    And whoever Allah guides - for him there is no misleader. Is not Allah Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution?

  • إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

  • كَيْفَ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إِيمَٰنِهِمْ وَشَهِدُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلرَّسُولَ حَقٌّ وَجَآءَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and had witnessed that the Messenger is true and clear signs had come to them? And Allah does not guide the…

  • يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

    O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

  • وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

    And you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

  • لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْجَهْرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا

    Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged. And ever is Allah Hearing and Knowing.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:115?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:115 include Quran 39:37 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 28:56 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 3:86 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 33:1 (Surah Al-Ahzaab). For example, 39:37 reads: “And whoever Allah guides - for him there is no misleader. Is not Allah Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution?” 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 9:115 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:115 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “And Allah would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.”

Which surah is verse 9:115 in?

Quran 9:115 is āyah 115 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 9:115?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:115 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.