سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 142
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَـٰهَدُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿142﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do you think that you will enter Paradise before Allâh tests those of you who fought (in His Cause) and (also) tests those who are As-Sâbirûn (the patient)?
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 has not yet
يَعْلَمِ
yaʿlami
made evident
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
جَـٰهَدُوا۟
jāhadū
strove hard
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَيَعْلَمَ
wayaʿlama
and made evident
ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
l-ṣābirīna
the steadfast
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.
142. 1 Will you enter Paradise without being tested by combat? No! Rather, Paradise will be granted to those who prove themselves in trials. You have not yet faced the state that befell those before you; they were afflicted with poverty and hardships and were severely tested. Furthermore, it is said: Do people think that they will be left alone just by saying, "We have believed," and that they will not be tested?
142. 2 This subject has already been mentioned earlier in Surah Al-Baqarah; here, due to the context, it is being stated again that Paradise will not be attained so easily. For it, you must first pass through the furnace of trials and be tested on the battlefield of jihad—whether, when surrounded by enemies, you display sacrifice, patience, and steadfastness or not.
142. 2 This subject has already been mentioned earlier in Surah Al-Baqarah; here, due to the context, it is being stated again that Paradise will not be attained so easily. For it, you must first pass through the furnace of trials and be tested on the battlefield of jihad—whether, when surrounded by enemies, you display sacrifice, patience, and steadfastness or not.
