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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 111
۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۚ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِى ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِۦ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَٱسْتَبْشِرُوا۟ بِبَيْعِكُمُ ٱلَّذِى بَايَعْتُم بِهِۦ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿111﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allâh’s Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur’ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
ٱشْتَرَىٰ
ish'tarā
(has) purchased
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
their lives
وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم
wa-amwālahum
and their wealth
بِأَنَّ
bi-anna
because
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۚ
l-janata
(is) Paradise
يُقَـٰتِلُونَ
yuqātilūna
They fight
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَيَقْتُلُونَ
fayaqtulūna
they slay
وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ
wayuq'talūna
and they are slain
وَعْدًا
waʿdan
A promise
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
upon Him
حَقًّۭا
ḥaqqan
true
فِى
fī
in
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ
l-tawrāti
the Taurat
وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ
wal-injīli
and the Injeel
وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ
wal-qur'āni
and the Quran
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَوْفَىٰ
awfā
(is) more faithful
بِعَهْدِهِۦ
biʿahdihi
to his promise
مِنَ
mina
than
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
فَٱسْتَبْشِرُوا۟
fa-is'tabshirū
So rejoice
بِبَيْعِكُمُ
bibayʿikumu
in your transaction
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
which
بَايَعْتُم
bāyaʿtum
you have contracted
بِهِۦ ۚ
bihi
[with it]
وَذَٰلِكَ
wadhālika
And that
هُوَ
huwa
it
ٱلْفَوْزُ
l-fawzu
(is) the success
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the great
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.
111. 1 This is a statement of Allah’s special grace and favor: He has granted Paradise to the believers in exchange for their lives and wealth, which they spent in the way of Allah, even though these lives and wealth are also His gifts. Then, the price and compensation He granted—namely Paradise—is extremely precious.
111. 2 This is an emphasis of the same transaction: Allah has made a true promise in the previous scriptures as well as in the Quran. And who can be more faithful to a promise than Allah?
111. 3 This is being addressed to the Muslims, but this joy can only be celebrated when the Muslim also accepts this transaction, meaning they do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives and wealth in the way of Allah.
111. 2 This is an emphasis of the same transaction: Allah has made a true promise in the previous scriptures as well as in the Quran. And who can be more faithful to a promise than Allah?
111. 3 This is being addressed to the Muslims, but this joy can only be celebrated when the Muslim also accepts this transaction, meaning they do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives and wealth in the way of Allah.
