سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 10
لَا يَرْقُبُونَ فِى مُؤْمِنٍ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةً ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُعْتَدُونَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who are the transgressors.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
Not
يَرْقُبُونَ
yarqubūna
they respect (the ties)
فِى
fī
towards
مُؤْمِنٍ
mu'minin
a believer
إِلًّۭا
illan
(of) kinship
وَلَا
walā
and not
ذِمَّةًۭ ۚ
dhimmatan
covenant of protection
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْمُعْتَدُونَ
l-muʿ'tadūna
(are) the transgressors
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.
10. 1. The repeated clarification is intended to expose the enmity of the polytheists and Jews towards Islam and to unveil the hidden feelings of hostility in their hearts.
