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At-Tawbah 28

Ayah 28 of 129 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُشۡرِكُونَ نَجَسٞ فَلَا يَقۡرَبُواْ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ بَعۡدَ عَامِهِمۡ هَٰذَاۚ وَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ عَيۡلَةٗ فَسَوۡفَ يُغۡنِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦٓ إِن شَآءَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ ٢٨

O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Ḥarām after this, their [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allāh will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelieveāmanū
  4. إِنَّمَاIndeedinnamā
  5. ٱلۡمُشۡرِكُونَthe polytheistsl-mush'rikūna
  6. نَجَسٞ(are) uncleannajasun
  7. فَلَاso let them not come nearfalā
  8. يَقۡرَبُواْso let them not come nearyaqrabū
  9. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَAl-Masjid Al-Haraaml-masjida
  10. ٱلۡحَرَامَAl-Masjid Al-Haraaml-ḥarāma
  11. بَعۡدَafterbaʿda
  12. عَامِهِمۡthis, their (final) yearʿāmihim
  13. هَٰذَاۚthis, their (final) yearhādhā
  14. وَإِنۡAnd ifwa-in
  15. خِفۡتُمۡyou fearkhif'tum
  16. عَيۡلَةٗpovertyʿaylatan
  17. فَسَوۡفَthen soonfasawfa
  18. يُغۡنِيكُمُAllah will enrich youyugh'nīkumu
  19. ٱللَّهُAllah will enrich youl-lahu
  20. مِنfrommin
  21. فَضۡلِهِۦٓHis Bountyfaḍlihi
  22. إِنifin
  23. شَآءَۚHe willsshāa
  24. إِنَّIndeedinna
  25. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  26. عَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  27. حَكِيمٞAll-Wiseḥakīmun

Tafsir

Those who have faith in Allah and His Messenger, and follow the sacred law that He established for them, are told that the idolaters are unclean because of their disbelief, disobedience and blameworthy character traits, and evil customs. So they were not to enter the sacred area of Makkah, containing the Sacred Mosque, as pilgrims for the Hajj or Umrah after that year, which was the ninth year of the Hijrah. If the believers fear poverty, because of the idolaters no longer bringing different foods and merchandise, Allah will be sufficient for them from His bounty, if He wills. Allah knows the situation, and is Wise in His plan.

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