Surah At-Tawba · Ayah 129·Madanī

129

فَإِن لَآ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ ﴿١٢٩﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."

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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 · 8 roots in 9 of 15 words

Recitation · 9 points across 5 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

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

Shape

15 words · 54 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 129 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.

  • Quran 8:40 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

    But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.

  • Quran 9:15 · At-Tawbavery close

    وَيُذْهِبْ غَيْظَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَيَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    And remove the fury in the believers' hearts. And Allah turns in forgiveness to whom He wills; and Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Quran 39:36 · Az-Zumarvery close

    أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُۥ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

    Is not Allah sufficient for His Servant [Prophet Muhammad]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allah leaves astray - for him there…

  • Quran 3:32 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    قُلْ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Say, "Obey Allah and the Messenger." But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers.

  • Quran 64:13 · At-Taghaabunvery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    Allah - there is no deity except Him. And upon Allah let the believers rely.

  • Quran 8:61 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَإِن جَنَحُوا۟ لِلسَّلْمِ فَٱجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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.

  • An-Naml 27:264 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    ع-ر-شع-ظ-مر-ب-بأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Muminoon 23:864 shared roots

    قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    ع-ر-شع-ظ-مر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • At-Taghaabun 64:132 shared roots

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    و-ك-لأ-ل-ه

  • At-Tawba 9:514 shared roots

    قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَىٰنَا وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    و-ك-لو-ل-يق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • At-Tawba 9:514 shared roots

    قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَىٰنَا وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

    و-ك-لو-ل-يق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Qiyaama 75:32 shared roots

    أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ

    ح-س-بع-ظ-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 9:129?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 9:129 include Quran 8:40 (Surah Al-Anfaal), Quran 9:15 (Surah At-Tawba), Quran 39:36 (Surah Az-Zumar), and Quran 3:32 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 8:40 reads: “But if they turn away - then know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.” 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 9:129 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 9:129 (Surah At-Tawba, The Repentance) reads: “But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."”

Which surah is verse 9:129 in?

Quran 9:129 is āyah 129 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 9:129?

Tartīl presents Quran 9:129 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.