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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 214
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلِكُم ۖ مَّسَّتْهُمُ ٱلْبَأْسَآءُ وَٱلضَّرَّآءُ وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ مَتَىٰ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ نَصْرَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ ﴿214﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or think you that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, "When (will come) the Help of Allâh?" Yes! Certainly, the Help of Allâh is near!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
حَسِبْتُمْ
ḥasib'tum
(do) you think
أَن
an
that
تَدْخُلُوا۟
tadkhulū
you will enter
ٱلْجَنَّةَ
l-janata
Paradise
وَلَمَّا
walammā
while not
يَأْتِكُم
yatikum
(has) come to you
مَّثَلُ
mathalu
like (came to)
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
خَلَوْا۟
khalaw
passed away
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُم ۖ
qablikum
before you
مَّسَّتْهُمُ
massathumu
Touched them
ٱلْبَأْسَآءُ
l-basāu
[the] adversity
وَٱلضَّرَّآءُ
wal-ḍarāu
and [the] hardship
وَزُلْزِلُوا۟
wazul'zilū
and they were shaken
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَقُولَ
yaqūla
said
ٱلرَّسُولُ
l-rasūlu
the Messenger
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with him
مَتَىٰ
matā
When
نَصْرُ
naṣru
[will] (the) help
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah (come)
أَلَآ
alā
Unquestionably
إِنَّ
inna
[Indeed]
نَصْرَ
naṣra
help
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
قَرِيبٌۭ
qarībun
(is) near
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
214. 1 After the migration to Madinah, when Muslims suffered various kinds of harm and hardship from the Jews, hypocrites, and Arab polytheists, some Muslims complained to the Prophet ﷺ. In response, this verse was revealed to comfort the Muslims, and the Prophet ﷺ himself said: "Those before you were sawed from their heads to their feet and their flesh was torn off with iron combs, but this oppression and torture could not turn them away from their religion." Then he said: "By Allah, Allah will complete this matter (i.e., Islam will prevail)."
214. 2 Therefore, (everything that is to come is near), and for the people of faith, Allah's help is certain, so it is indeed near.
214. 2 Therefore, (everything that is to come is near), and for the people of faith, Allah's help is certain, so it is indeed near.
