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Ali 'Imran 179

Ayah 179 of 200 · Medinan

مَّا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُطۡلِعَكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجۡتَبِي مِن رُّسُلِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۖ فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦۚ وَإِن تُؤۡمِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَلَكُمۡ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٞ ١٧٩

Allāh would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allāh reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allāh chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allāh and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَّاNotmā
  2. كَانَiskāna
  3. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  4. لِيَذَرَto leaveliyadhara
  5. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَthe believersl-mu'minīna
  6. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  7. مَآwhatmā
  8. أَنتُمۡyou (are)antum
  9. عَلَيۡهِin [it]ʿalayhi
  10. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  11. يَمِيزَHe separatesyamīza
  12. ٱلۡخَبِيثَthe evill-khabītha
  13. مِنَfrommina
  14. ٱلطَّيِّبِۗthe goodl-ṭayibi
  15. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  16. كَانَiskāna
  17. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  18. لِيُطۡلِعَكُمۡto inform youliyuṭ'liʿakum
  19. عَلَىaboutʿalā
  20. ٱلۡغَيۡبِthe unseenl-ghaybi
  21. وَلَٰكِنَّ[and] butwalākinna
  22. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  23. يَجۡتَبِيchoosesyajtabī
  24. مِنfrommin
  25. رُّسُلِهِۦHis Messengersrusulihi
  26. مَنwhomman
  27. يَشَآءُۖHe willsyashāu
  28. فَـَٔامِنُواْso believefaāminū
  29. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  30. وَرُسُلِهِۦۚand His Messengerswarusulihi
  31. وَإِنand ifwa-in
  32. تُؤۡمِنُواْyou believetu'minū
  33. وَتَتَّقُواْand fear (Allah)watattaqū
  34. فَلَكُمۡthen for youfalakum
  35. أَجۡرٌ(is a) rewardajrun
  36. عَظِيمٞgreatʿaẓīmun

Tafsir

Allah would not leave you, O believers, as you are, mixed with the hypocrites with no separation between you, without making it clear those who truly have faith. So He separates you through different obligations and trials, to make clear those who have faith and those who are hypocrites, and to separate the good from the bad. He would not give you knowledge of the Ghaib so that you could distinguish between a believer and a hypocrite; but Allah chooses whomever He wills of His messengers and gives them some knowledge of the Ghaib, as He gave His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) knowledge of the state of the hypocrites. So have faith in Allah and His Messenger; and if you truly have faith and are mindful of Allah, then follow His instructions and stay away from what He has prohibited – so that you gain a great reward from Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran