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Al-Ahzab 23

Ayah 23 of 73 · Medinan

مِّنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ رِجَالٞ صَدَقُواْ مَا عَٰهَدُواْ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيۡهِۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحۡبَهُۥ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُواْ تَبۡدِيلٗا ٢٣

Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allāh. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مِّنَAmongmina
  2. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَthe believersl-mu'minīna
  3. رِجَالٞ(are) menrijālun
  4. صَدَقُواْ(who) have been trueṣadaqū
  5. مَا(to) whatmā
  6. عَٰهَدُواْthey promised Allahʿāhadū
  7. ٱللَّهَthey promised Allahl-laha
  8. عَلَيۡهِۖ[on it]ʿalayhi
  9. فَمِنۡهُمAnd among themfamin'hum
  10. مَّن(is he) whoman
  11. قَضَىٰhas fulfilledqaḍā
  12. نَحۡبَهُۥhis vownaḥbahu
  13. وَمِنۡهُمand among themwamin'hum
  14. مَّن(is he) whoman
  15. يَنتَظِرُۖawaitsyantaẓiru
  16. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  17. بَدَّلُواْthey alterbaddalū
  18. تَبۡدِيلٗا(by) any alteration tabdīlan

Tafsir

Amongst the believers are men who were true to Allah, so they fulfilled what they promised Him, namely firmness and patience on striving in Allah’s way. Amongst them are those who died or were killed in Allah’s way and amongst them are those who await martyrdom in His way. And these believers did not change what they promised Allah like the hypocrites did with their promises.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran