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Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 20
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌ ۖ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُّحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلْقِتَالُ ۙ رَأَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ ٱلْمَغْشِىِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ فَأَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who believe say: "Why is not a Sûrah (chapter of the Qur’ân) sent down (for us)? But when a decisive Sûrah (explaining and ordering things) is sent down, and fighting (Jihâd - holy fighting in Allâh’s cause) is mentioned (i.e. ordained) therein, you will see those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) looking at you with a look of one fainting to death. But it was better for them (hypocrites, to listen to Allâh and to obey Him).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
And say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why not
نُزِّلَتْ
nuzzilat
has been revealed
سُورَةٌۭ ۖ
sūratun
a Surah
فَإِذَآ
fa-idhā
But when
أُنزِلَتْ
unzilat
is revealed
سُورَةٌۭ
sūratun
a Surah
مُّحْكَمَةٌۭ
muḥ'kamatun
precise
وَذُكِرَ
wadhukira
and is mentioned
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
ٱلْقِتَالُ ۙ
l-qitālu
the fighting
رَأَيْتَ
ra-ayta
you see
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
فِى
fī
in
قُلُوبِهِم
qulūbihim
their hearts
مَّرَضٌۭ
maraḍun
(is) a disease
يَنظُرُونَ
yanẓurūna
looking
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
at you
نَظَرَ
naẓara
a look
ٱلْمَغْشِىِّ
l-maghshiyi
(of) one fainting
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
(of) one fainting
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ
l-mawti
the death
فَأَوْلَىٰ
fa-awlā
But more appropriate
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
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.
20. 1. When the command for jihad had not yet been revealed, the believers who were filled with the spirit of jihad desired permission for it and would say why is no surah revealed regarding this, meaning one in which the command for jihad is given.
20. 2. That is, a surah which is not abrogated.
20. 3. This refers to those hypocrites upon whom the command of jihad was extremely burdensome; sometimes some weak-in-faith individuals would also be included among them. This subject is also mentioned in Surah An-Nisa, verse 77.
20. 2. That is, a surah which is not abrogated.
20. 3. This refers to those hypocrites upon whom the command of jihad was extremely burdensome; sometimes some weak-in-faith individuals would also be included among them. This subject is also mentioned in Surah An-Nisa, verse 77.
