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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 16
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تُتْرَكُوا۟ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَـٰهَدُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا رَسُولِهِۦ وَلَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِيجَةً ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do you think that you shall be left alone while Allâh has not yet tested those among you who have striven hard and fought and have not taken Walîjah [(Bitânah - helpers, advisors and consultants from disbelievers, pagans.) giving openly to them their secrets] besides Allâh, and His Messenger, and the believers. Allâh is Well-Acquainted with what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
حَسِبْتُمْ
ḥasib'tum
(do) you think
أَن
an
that
تُتْرَكُوا۟
tut'rakū
you would be left
وَلَمَّا
walammā
while not
يَعْلَمِ
yaʿlami
Allah made evident
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah made evident
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
جَـٰهَدُوا۟
jāhadū
strive
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
يَتَّخِذُوا۟
yattakhidhū
take
مِن
min
besides Allah
دُونِ
dūni
besides Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
besides Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
رَسُولِهِۦ
rasūlihi
His Messenger
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
وَلِيجَةًۭ ۚ
walījatan
(as) intimates
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَبِيرٌۢ
khabīrun
(is) All-Aware
بِمَا
bimā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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.
16. 1. That is, without test and trial.
16. 2. Thus, the test was taken through jihad.
16. 3. وَلِیْجَۃ means a deep and heartfelt friend. Since Muslims were forbidden from loving and maintaining friendly relations with the enemies of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, this too became a means of trial, through which sincere believers were distinguished from others.
16. 4. The meaning is that Allah already has knowledge of everything. But the wisdom of jihad is that through it, the sincere and insincere, the obedient and disobedient servants become clearly distinguished, whom everyone can see and recognize.
16. 2. Thus, the test was taken through jihad.
16. 3. وَلِیْجَۃ means a deep and heartfelt friend. Since Muslims were forbidden from loving and maintaining friendly relations with the enemies of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, this too became a means of trial, through which sincere believers were distinguished from others.
16. 4. The meaning is that Allah already has knowledge of everything. But the wisdom of jihad is that through it, the sincere and insincere, the obedient and disobedient servants become clearly distinguished, whom everyone can see and recognize.
