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Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 35
فَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَتَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies of Islâm) while you are having the upper hand. Allâh is with you, and He will never decrease the reward of your good deeds.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَا
falā
So (do) not
تَهِنُوا۟
tahinū
weaken
وَتَدْعُوٓا۟
watadʿū
and call
إِلَى
ilā
for
ٱلسَّلْمِ
l-salmi
peace
وَأَنتُمُ
wa-antumu
while you
ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ
l-aʿlawna
(are) superior
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
مَعَكُمْ
maʿakum
(is) with you
وَلَن
walan
and never
يَتِرَكُمْ
yatirakum
will deprive you
أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ
aʿmālakum
(of) your deeds
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.
35. 1 The meaning is that when you are superior and dominant over the enemy in terms of numbers and strength, then in such a situation do not make peace with the disbelievers or show weakness, rather strike such a decisive blow against disbelief that Allah’s religion is elevated. To make peace with disbelief while being superior means to help increase the influence and dominance of disbelief; this is a great crime. This does not mean that making peace with the disbelievers is not allowed. This permission certainly exists, but not at all times—only when the Muslims are fewer in number and inferior in resources. In such circumstances, peace is more beneficial than fighting, so that Muslims can take advantage of the opportunity and make full preparations, just as the Prophet ﷺ himself made a ten-year treaty with the disbelievers of Makkah not to fight.
35. 2 In this, there is a great glad tiding of victory and help from Allah for the Muslims. Whoever has Allah with him, who can defeat him?
35. 2 Rather, He will give him full reward and will not decrease anything from it.
35. 2 In this, there is a great glad tiding of victory and help from Allah for the Muslims. Whoever has Allah with him, who can defeat him?
35. 2 Rather, He will give him full reward and will not decrease anything from it.
