سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 3
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allâh will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allâh knows all that before putting them to test).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And indeed
فَتَنَّا
fatannā
We tested
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ
qablihim
(were) before them
فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ
falayaʿlamanna
And Allah will surely make evident
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah will surely make evident
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
صَدَقُوا۟
ṣadaqū
(are) truthful
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ
walayaʿlamanna
and He will surely make evident
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
l-kādhibīna
the liars
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.
3-1. That is, this is the divine practice which has been continuing from before. Therefore, He will also test the believers of this Ummah, just as the previous communities were tested. In the narrations regarding the circumstances of the revelation of these verses, it is mentioned that the Companions complained about the oppression and persecution they were subjected to by the disbelievers of Makkah and requested the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to pray so that Allah would help them. He ﷺ said, "This violence and harm is part of the history of the people of faith. Before you, some believers were treated in such a way that a pit was dug for them, they were made to stand in it, and then a saw was placed on their heads, splitting their bodies into two parts. Similarly, iron combs were used on their flesh down to their bones. But these tortures did not succeed in turning them away from the true religion." (Sahih Bukhari) The mountains of oppression and persecution that were unleashed upon Hazrat Ammar, his mother Hazrat Sumayyah, his father Hazrat Yasir, Hazrat Suhaib, Bilal, Miqdad, and others (may Allah be pleased with them all) in the early period of Islam are preserved in the pages of history. These incidents themselves became the reason for the revelation of these verses. However, in terms of the generality of the words, all believers until the Day of Judgment are included in this.
