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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 21
يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَـٰسِرِينَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O my people! Enter the holy land (Palestine) which Allâh has assigned to you and turn not back (in flight); for then you will be returned as losers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
ٱدْخُلُوا۟
ud'khulū
Enter
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the land
ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ
l-muqadasata
the Holy
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
كَتَبَ
kataba
(has been) ordained
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَرْتَدُّوا۟
tartaddū
turn
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
أَدْبَارِكُمْ
adbārikum
your backs
فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟
fatanqalibū
then you will turn back
خَـٰسِرِينَ
khāsirīna
(as) losers
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.
21. 1 The ancestral home of the Israelites’ forefather, Hazrat Yaqub (Jacob) ؑ, was Bayt al-Maqdis. However, during the time of Hazrat Yusuf’s (Joseph) ؑ governorship in Egypt, these people migrated to Egypt and settled there, and remained in Egypt from then on until Musa (Moses) ؑ led them out of Egypt overnight (secretly from Pharaoh). At that time, Bayt al-Maqdis was under the rule of the Amalekites, who were a brave nation. When Hazrat Musa ؑ resolved to resettle in Bayt al-Maqdis, it was necessary to wage jihad against the occupying Amalekites for this purpose. Thus, Hazrat Musa ؑ commanded his people to enter this sacred land and also gave them glad tidings of divine help. Despite this, the Israelites were not willing to fight the Amalekites (Ibn Kathir).
21. 2 This refers to the same victory and help that Allah Almighty had promised them in the case of jihad.
21. 3 That is, do not turn away from jihad.
21. 2 This refers to the same victory and help that Allah Almighty had promised them in the case of jihad.
21. 3 That is, do not turn away from jihad.
