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Al-Ahzab 18

Ayah 18 of 73 · Medinan

۞ قَدۡ يَعۡلَمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلۡقَآئِلِينَ لِإِخۡوَٰنِهِمۡ هَلُمَّ إِلَيۡنَاۖ وَلَا يَأۡتُونَ ٱلۡبَأۡسَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ١٨

Already Allāh knows the hinderers1 among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us,"2 and do not go to battle, except for a few,3

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Those who dissuade others from supporting the Prophet (ﷺ) in battle.

2 Rather than joining the Prophet (ﷺ).

3 Who went out of ulterior motives.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ قَدۡVerilyqad
  2. يَعۡلَمُAllah knowsyaʿlamu
  3. ٱللَّهُAllah knowsl-lahu
  4. ٱلۡمُعَوِّقِينَthose who hinderl-muʿawiqīna
  5. مِنكُمۡamong youminkum
  6. وَٱلۡقَآئِلِينَand those who saywal-qāilīna
  7. لِإِخۡوَٰنِهِمۡto their brothersli-ikh'wānihim
  8. هَلُمَّComehalumma
  9. إِلَيۡنَاۖto usilaynā
  10. وَلَاand notwalā
  11. يَأۡتُونَthey comeyatūna
  12. ٱلۡبَأۡسَ(to) the battlel-basa
  13. إِلَّاexceptillā
  14. قَلِيلًاa fewqalīlan

Tafsir

Allah knows those of you who hold others back from fighting alongside Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and those who say to their brothers: “Come to us and do not fight alongside him, lest you get killed, because we fear you will get killed”. And these forsaken people do not come to battle or participate in it except rarely, to remove blame from themselves, not to help Allah and His Messenger.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran