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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 22
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ فِيهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِينَ وَإِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتَّىٰ يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا فَإِن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّا دَٰخِلُونَ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! In it (this holy land) are a people of great strength, and we shall never enter it till they leave it; when they leave, then we will enter."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
yāmūsā
O Musa
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
(are) people
جَبَّارِينَ
jabbārīna
(of) tyrannical strength
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
and indeed, we
لَن
lan
never
نَّدْخُلَهَا
nadkhulahā
will enter it
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَخْرُجُوا۟
yakhrujū
they leave
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
فَإِن
fa-in
and if
يَخْرُجُوا۟
yakhrujū
they leave
مِنْهَا
min'hā
[from] it
فَإِنَّا
fa-innā
then certainly we (will)
دَٰخِلُونَ
dākhilūna
enter (it)
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.
22. 1. The Children of Israel were overawed by the fame of the bravery of the Amalekites and lost courage at the very first stage. And they withdrew from jihad. They paid no heed to the command of Allah’s Messenger, Hazrat Musa ؑ, nor did they believe in Allah’s promise of help; they flatly refused to go there.
