سُورَةُ التَّوْبَة

At-Tawbah, The Repentance

The ninth surah of the Qur'an, 129 ayahs, revealed in Madinah. It is also called Bara'ah, and it is the only surah that does not begin with the bismillah.

The cave on Mount Thawr under the night sky: “Do not grieve; Allah is with us” (9:40)

لَقَدۡ جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولٞ مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيۡهِ مَا عَنِتُّمۡ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيۡكُم بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ رَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ

There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; he is concerned over you, and to the believers he is kind and merciful. (9:128)

The surah, ayah by ayah

Ayah 129Ayah 1

One stroke for each ayah, from right to left, coloured by theme. The gold stroke is ayah 118: “then He turned to them so that they could repent”. Tap a colour to open its theme.

Eight themes

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