سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 24
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوْا۟ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Till, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who it is that is weaker concerning helpers and less important concerning numbers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
رَأَوْا۟
ra-aw
they see
مَا
mā
what
يُوعَدُونَ
yūʿadūna
they are promised
فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ
fasayaʿlamūna
then they will know
مَنْ
man
who
أَضْعَفُ
aḍʿafu
(is) weaker
نَاصِرًۭا
nāṣiran
(in) helpers
وَأَقَلُّ
wa-aqallu
and fewer
عَدَدًۭا
ʿadadan
(in) number
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.
24. 1. Or it means that these people will persist in their enmity towards the Prophet ﷺ and the believers and will remain obstinate in their disbelief, until they see the punishment that has been promised to them, either in this world or in the Hereafter.
24. 2. That is, at that time they will realize whether the helper of the believers is weak or the helper of the polytheists. Whether the people of Tawheed are fewer in number or the worshippers of others besides Allah. The meaning is that then the polytheists will have no helper at all, and in comparison to the countless armies of Allah, the number of these polytheists will be like salt in flour.
24. 2. That is, at that time they will realize whether the helper of the believers is weak or the helper of the polytheists. Whether the people of Tawheed are fewer in number or the worshippers of others besides Allah. The meaning is that then the polytheists will have no helper at all, and in comparison to the countless armies of Allah, the number of these polytheists will be like salt in flour.
