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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 186
۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَذًى كَثِيرًا ۚ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ﴿186﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allâh; but if you persevere patiently, and become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs (and that is from the great matters which you must hold on with all your efforts).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ
latub'lawunna
You will certainly be tested
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ
amwālikum
your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and yourselves
وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ
walatasmaʿunna
And you will certainly hear
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
وَمِنَ
wamina
and from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَشْرَكُوٓا۟
ashrakū
associate partners with Allah
أَذًۭى
adhan
hurtful things
كَثِيرًۭا ۚ
kathīran
many
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
تَصْبِرُوا۟
taṣbirū
you are patient
وَتَتَّقُوا۟
watattaqū
and fear (Allah)
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مِنْ
min
(is) of
عَزْمِ
ʿazmi
the matters
ٱلْأُمُورِ
l-umūri
(of) determination
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.
186. 1. The statement about testing the believers according to their faith, as has already been mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, verse number 155. In the commentary of this verse, an incident is also mentioned that the chief of the hypocrites, Abdullah bin Ubayy, had not yet professed Islam and the Battle of Badr had not yet taken place, when the Prophet ﷺ went to visit Sa’d bin Ubadah ؓ among the Banu Harith bin Khazraj. On the way, there was a gathering where polytheists, Jews, and Abdullah bin Ubayy, etc. were sitting. he expressed displeasure at the dust raised by your ﷺ mount, and you ﷺ also stopped there and invited them to accept Islam, upon which Abdullah bin Ubayy uttered insolent words. Some Muslims were also present there, who, on the contrary, praised you ﷺ. It was almost that a quarrel would break out among them, but you ﷺ calmed everyone down. Then you ﷺ reached Sa’d ؓ and narrated this incident to him, upon which he said that Abdullah bin Ubayy says such things because, before your ﷺ arrival in Madinah, the residents here were about to crown him as their chief. With your ﷺ arrival, his beautiful dream of leadership remained unfulfilled, which caused him great distress, and these words of his are an expression of his malice and enmity. Therefore, you ﷺ should act with forgiveness (Sahih Bukhari).
186. 2. By "People of the Book" are meant the Jews and Christians. They used to taunt and criticize the Prophet ﷺ, Islam, and the Muslims in various ways. The same was the case with the polytheists of Arabia. In addition, after coming to Madinah, the hypocrites, especially their chief Abdullah bin Ubayy, also continued to show disrespect towards the Prophet ﷺ. Before the Prophet’s ﷺ arrival in Madinah, the people of Madinah were about to make him their chief, and preparations for placing the crown of leadership on his head were complete, but with your ﷺ arrival, all his dreams were shattered, which caused him intense grief. Therefore, as an act of revenge, this person never missed any opportunity to act against you ﷺ (as the necessary details of this have already been mentioned in the previous footnote with reference to Sahih Bukhari). In these circumstances, the Muslims are being instructed to adopt forgiveness, patience, and piety. From this, it is understood that it is inevitable for the callers to truth to face hardships and difficulties on this path of truth, and the only remedy for this is patience for the sake of Allah, seeking help from Allah, and turning to Allah (Ibn Kathir).
186. 2. By "People of the Book" are meant the Jews and Christians. They used to taunt and criticize the Prophet ﷺ, Islam, and the Muslims in various ways. The same was the case with the polytheists of Arabia. In addition, after coming to Madinah, the hypocrites, especially their chief Abdullah bin Ubayy, also continued to show disrespect towards the Prophet ﷺ. Before the Prophet’s ﷺ arrival in Madinah, the people of Madinah were about to make him their chief, and preparations for placing the crown of leadership on his head were complete, but with your ﷺ arrival, all his dreams were shattered, which caused him intense grief. Therefore, as an act of revenge, this person never missed any opportunity to act against you ﷺ (as the necessary details of this have already been mentioned in the previous footnote with reference to Sahih Bukhari). In these circumstances, the Muslims are being instructed to adopt forgiveness, patience, and piety. From this, it is understood that it is inevitable for the callers to truth to face hardships and difficulties on this path of truth, and the only remedy for this is patience for the sake of Allah, seeking help from Allah, and turning to Allah (Ibn Kathir).
