سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 40
ٱلَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا۟ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّآ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَٰمِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَٰتٌ وَمَسَـٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرًا ۗ وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only because they said: "Our Lord is Allâh." For had it not been that Allâh checks one set of people by means of another, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the Name of Allâh is mentioned much would surely have been pulled down. Verily, Allâh will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allâh is All-Strong, All-Mighty.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
أُخْرِجُوا۟
ukh'rijū
have been evicted
مِن
min
from
دِيَـٰرِهِم
diyārihim
their homes
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
حَقٍّ
ḥaqqin
right
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
يَقُولُوا۟
yaqūlū
they said
رَبُّنَا
rabbunā
Our Lord
ٱللَّهُ ۗ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
دَفْعُ
dafʿu
Allah checks
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah checks
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
بَعْضَهُم
baʿḍahum
some of them
بِبَعْضٍۢ
bibaʿḍin
by others
لَّهُدِّمَتْ
lahuddimat
surely (would) have been demolished
صَوَٰمِعُ
ṣawāmiʿu
monasteries
وَبِيَعٌۭ
wabiyaʿun
and churches
وَصَلَوَٰتٌۭ
waṣalawātun
and synagogues
وَمَسَـٰجِدُ
wamasājidu
and masajid
يُذْكَرُ
yudh'karu
is mentioned
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
ٱسْمُ
us'mu
(the) name of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the) name of Allah
كَثِيرًۭا ۗ
kathīran
much
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ
walayanṣuranna
And surely Allah will help
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And surely Allah will help
مَن
man
(those) who
يَنصُرُهُۥٓ ۗ
yanṣuruhu
help Him
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَقَوِىٌّ
laqawiyyun
(is) surely All-Strong
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
All-Mighty
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.
1. Ṣawāmi‘ is the plural of ṣawmi‘ah, meaning small churches, and bī‘ (the plural of bī‘ah) refers to large churches. Ṣalawāt refers to the worship places of the Jews, and masājid refers to the worship places of the Muslims.
