سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 111
لَن يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلَّآ أَذًى ۖ وَإِن يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ ﴿111﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance; and if they fight against you, they will show you their backs, and they will not be helped.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَن
lan
Never
يَضُرُّوكُمْ
yaḍurrūkum
will they harm you
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَذًۭى ۖ
adhan
a hurt
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ
yuqātilūkum
they fight you
يُوَلُّوكُمُ
yuwallūkumu
they will turn (towards) you
ٱلْأَدْبَارَ
l-adbāra
the backs
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
not
يُنصَرُونَ
yunṣarūna
they will be helped
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.
111. 1. This refers to verbal slander, which certainly causes temporary pain to the heart, however, in the field of battle and conflict, they will not be able to defeat you. And so it happened: the Jews had to leave Madinah, then Khaybar was conquered and they left from there as well. Similarly, in the regions of Syria, Christians had to face defeat at the hands of the Muslims, until in the Crusades the Christians tried to take revenge and even occupied Bayt al-Maqdis, but Salahuddin Ayyubi reclaimed it after 90 years. But now, as a result of the weakness of the Muslims’ faith, due to the joint conspiracies and efforts of the Jews and Christians, Bayt al-Maqdis has once again slipped from the hands of the Muslims. However, a time will come when this situation will change, especially after the descent of ‘Isa ؑ, the end of Christianity and the dominance of Islam is certain, as has been mentioned in Sahih ahadith. (Ibn Kathir)
