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Al-Mujadila 16

Ayah 16 of 22 · Medinan

ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ أَيۡمَٰنَهُمۡ جُنَّةٗ فَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ مُّهِينٞ ١٦

They took their [false] oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allāh, and for them is a humiliating punishment.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْThey have takenittakhadhū
  2. أَيۡمَٰنَهُمۡtheir oathsaymānahum
  3. جُنَّةٗ(as) a coverjunnatan
  4. فَصَدُّواْso they hinderfaṣaddū
  5. عَنfromʿan
  6. سَبِيلِ(the) way of Allahsabīli
  7. ٱللَّهِ(the) way of Allahl-lahi
  8. فَلَهُمۡso for themfalahum
  9. عَذَابٞ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun
  10. مُّهِينٞhumiliatingmuhīnun

Tafsir

They take the oaths they swear as protection against being killed due to disbelief, by outwardly showing Islam to protect their lives and wealth. So they turn the people away from the truth by belittling and hindering the Muslims. Therefore, they will face a humiliating punishment which will humiliate and shame them.

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