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Al-Ma'idah 23

Ayah 23 of 120 · Medinan

قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمَا ٱدۡخُلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلۡتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمۡ غَٰلِبُونَۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوٓاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ٢٣

Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allāh had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant.1 And upon Allāh rely, if you should be believers."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., If you obey the command of Allāh trusting in Him, He will fulfill His promise to you.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَSaidqāla
  2. رَجُلَانِtwo menrajulāni
  3. مِنَfrommina
  4. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  5. يَخَافُونَfeared (Allah)yakhāfūna
  6. أَنۡعَمَ(had) favoredanʿama
  7. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  8. عَلَيۡهِمَا[on] both of themʿalayhimā
  9. ٱدۡخُلُواْEnterud'khulū
  10. عَلَيۡهِمُupon themʿalayhimu
  11. ٱلۡبَابَ(through) the gatel-bāba
  12. فَإِذَاthen whenfa-idhā
  13. دَخَلۡتُمُوهُyou have entered itdakhaltumūhu
  14. فَإِنَّكُمۡthen indeed, you (will be)fa-innakum
  15. غَٰلِبُونَۚvictoriousghālibūna
  16. وَعَلَىAnd uponwaʿalā
  17. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  18. فَتَوَكَّلُوٓاْthen put your trustfatawakkalū
  19. إِنifin
  20. كُنتُمyou arekuntum
  21. مُّؤۡمِنِينَbelieversmu'minīna

Tafsir

Two men from the companions of Moses who feared Allah and were afraid of His punishment, whom Allah had blessed by enabling them to obey Him, urged their people to fulfil the instruction of Moses and said, ‘Enter the gate of the city against the tyrants. Once you go through the gate you will – by Allah’s permission – defeat them, as Allah’s custom is to give victory after the means of having faith and making preparation are adopted. Place your reliance and trust in Allah alone, if you truly have faith. Faith in Allah requires you to rely on Him’.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran