سُوْرَةُ الْمُنَافِقُوْنَ
Surah Al-Munaafiqoon (63) — Ayah 8
يَقُولُونَ لَئِن رَّجَعْنَآ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ ٱلْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا ٱلْأَذَلَّ ۚ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (hyprocrites) say: "If we return to Al-Madinah, indeed the more honourable (‘Abdullâh bin Ubai bin Salûl, the chief of hyprocrites at Al-Madinah) will expel therefrom the meaner (i.e. Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم)." But honour, power and glory belong to Allâh, and to His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), and to the believers, but the hypocrites know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
They say
لَئِن
la-in
If
رَّجَعْنَآ
rajaʿnā
we return
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ
l-madīnati
Al-Madinah
لَيُخْرِجَنَّ
layukh'rijanna
surely, will expel
ٱلْأَعَزُّ
l-aʿazu
the more honorable
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
ٱلْأَذَلَّ ۚ
l-adhala
the more humble
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
But for Allah
ٱلْعِزَّةُ
l-ʿizatu
(is) the honor
وَلِرَسُولِهِۦ
walirasūlihi
and for His Messenger
وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
walil'mu'minīna
and for the believers
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ
l-munāfiqīna
the hypocrites
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
8. 1. Its speaker was the chief of the hypocrites, Abdullah bin Ubayy. By "the honorable one," he meant himself and his companions, and by "the lowly one" (Allah forbid), he meant the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Muslims.
8. 2. That is, honor and dominance belong only to the One Allah, and then He grants honor and dominance to whomever He wills from His side.
8. 3. Therefore, they do not do those things which are beneficial for them, nor do they avoid those things which are harmful for them.
8. 2. That is, honor and dominance belong only to the One Allah, and then He grants honor and dominance to whomever He wills from His side.
8. 3. Therefore, they do not do those things which are beneficial for them, nor do they avoid those things which are harmful for them.
