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At-Tawbah 99

Ayah 99 of 129 · Medinan

وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِ مَن يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبَٰتٍ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَصَلَوَٰتِ ٱلرَّسُولِۚ أَلَآ إِنَّهَا قُرۡبَةٞ لَّهُمۡۚ سَيُدۡخِلُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِي رَحۡمَتِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٩٩

But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allāh and of [obtaining] invocations of the Messenger. Unquestionably, it is a means of nearness for them. Allāh will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمِنَBut amongwamina
  2. ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِthe bedouinsl-aʿrābi
  3. مَن(is he) whoman
  4. يُؤۡمِنُbelievesyu'minu
  5. بِٱللَّهِin Allahbil-lahi
  6. وَٱلۡيَوۡمِand the Daywal-yawmi
  7. ٱلۡأٓخِرِthe Lastl-ākhiri
  8. وَيَتَّخِذُand takeswayattakhidhu
  9. مَاwhatmā
  10. يُنفِقُhe spendsyunfiqu
  11. قُرُبَٰتٍ(as) means of nearnessqurubātin
  12. عِندَwithʿinda
  13. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  14. وَصَلَوَٰتِand blessingswaṣalawāti
  15. ٱلرَّسُولِۚ(of) the Messengerl-rasūli
  16. أَلَآBeholdalā
  17. إِنَّهَاIndeed, itinnahā
  18. قُرۡبَةٞ(is) a means of nearnessqur'batun
  19. لَّهُمۡۚfor themlahum
  20. سَيُدۡخِلُهُمُAllah will admit themsayud'khiluhumu
  21. ٱللَّهُAllah will admit theml-lahu
  22. فِيtofī
  23. رَحۡمَتِهِۦٓۚHis Mercyraḥmatihi
  24. إِنَّIndeedinna
  25. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  26. غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  27. رَّحِيمٞMost Mercifulraḥīmun

Tafsir

Yet some of those who live in the desert have faith in Allah and the Day of Judgement and they consider any wealth they spend in Allah’s path as a means of gaining closeness to Allah, and of receiving the prayer of the Messenger (peace be upon him) and his asking forgiveness for them. Without doubt, their spending in Allah’s path and the prayer of the Messenger are means of gaining closeness to Allah; and they will find their reward with Allah when He enters them into His mercy, with His forgiveness and His Paradise. Allah is Forgiving and Compassionate towards those of His servants who repent to Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran