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At-Tawbah 97

Ayah 97 of 129 · Medinan

ٱلۡأَعۡرَابُ أَشَدُّ كُفۡرٗا وَنِفَاقٗا وَأَجۡدَرُ أَلَّا يَعۡلَمُواْ حُدُودَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞ ٩٧

The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the limits of what [laws] Allāh has revealed to His Messenger. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلۡأَعۡرَابُThe bedouinsal-aʿrābu
  2. أَشَدُّ(are) strongerashaddu
  3. كُفۡرٗا(in) disbeliefkuf'ran
  4. وَنِفَاقٗاand hypocrisywanifāqan
  5. وَأَجۡدَرُand more likelywa-ajdaru
  6. أَلَّاthat notallā
  7. يَعۡلَمُواْthey knowyaʿlamū
  8. حُدُودَ(the) limitsḥudūda
  9. مَآ(of) whatmā
  10. أَنزَلَAllah (has) revealedanzala
  11. ٱللَّهُAllah (has) revealedl-lahu
  12. عَلَىٰtoʿalā
  13. رَسُولِهِۦۗHis Messengerrasūlihi
  14. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  15. عَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  16. حَكِيمٞAll-Wiseḥakīmun

Tafsir

If the people of the desert are of those who adopt disbelief or hypocrisy, then their disbelief and hypocrisy is stronger than that of others who live in city areas. They are also more likely to be ignorant of religion and the obligatory and recommended acts of the sacred law that Allah has revealed to His Messenger. This is because of their lack of culture, their harshness, and their lack of interacting with others. Allah knows about their condition. Nothing is hidden from Him. He is Wise is in His handling of matters and establishment of laws.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran