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Al-Mujadila 11

Ayah 11 of 22 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمۡ تَفَسَّحُواْ فِي ٱلۡمَجَٰلِسِ فَٱفۡسَحُواْ يَفۡسَحِ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۖ وَإِذَا قِيلَ ٱنشُزُواْ فَٱنشُزُواْ يَرۡفَعِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ دَرَجَٰتٖۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ ١١

O you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allāh will make space for you.1 And when you are told, "Arise,"2 then arise; Allāh will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allāh is Aware of what you do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In His mercy, in Paradise, or in everything good.

2 To prayer, to battle, or to good deeds.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelieveāmanū
  4. إِذَاWhenidhā
  5. قِيلَit is saidqīla
  6. لَكُمۡto youlakum
  7. تَفَسَّحُواْMake roomtafassaḥū
  8. فِيinfī
  9. ٱلۡمَجَٰلِسِthe assembliesl-majālisi
  10. فَٱفۡسَحُواْthen make roomfa-if'saḥū
  11. يَفۡسَحِAllah will make roomyafsaḥi
  12. ٱللَّهُAllah will make rooml-lahu
  13. لَكُمۡۖfor youlakum
  14. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  15. قِيلَit is saidqīla
  16. ٱنشُزُواْRise upunshuzū
  17. فَٱنشُزُواْthen rise upfa-unshuzū
  18. يَرۡفَعِAllah will raiseyarfaʿi
  19. ٱللَّهُAllah will raisel-lahu
  20. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  21. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  22. مِنكُمۡamong youminkum
  23. وَٱلَّذِينَand those whowa-alladhīna
  24. أُوتُواْwere givenūtū
  25. ٱلۡعِلۡمَthe knowledgel-ʿil'ma
  26. دَرَجَٰتٖۚ(in) degreesdarajātin
  27. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  28. بِمَاof whatbimā
  29. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna
  30. خَبِيرٞ(is) All-Awarekhabīrun

Tafsir

After Allah mentioned the etiquette of speech, He mentions the etiquette of gatherings, and says: O those who have faith in Allah and act upon what Allah has legislated for them! When you are told: “Make space in gatherings”, then make space; Allah will create ease for you in your worldly lives and in the afterlife. And when you are told: “Leave from so and so gathering so that people of virtue may take part in them”, leave those gatherings; Allah (may He be glorified) will raise in great stature those who have faith among you and those blessed with knowledge. And Allah is the knower of whatever you do; none of your actions are hidden from Him, and He will requite you for them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran