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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 51

The Repentance · Medinan · Juz 10 · Page 195

قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَىٰنَا ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿51﴾
Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allâh has ordained for us. He is our Maulâ (Lord, Helper and Protector)." And in Allâh let the believers put their trust.
قُل qul Say
لَّن lan Never
يُصِيبَنَآ yuṣībanā will befall us
إِلَّا illā except
مَا what
كَتَبَ kataba Allah has decreed
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has decreed
لَنَا lanā for us
هُوَ huwa He
مَوْلَىٰنَا ۚ mawlānā (is) our Protector
وَعَلَى waʿalā And on
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ falyatawakkali [so] let the believers put (their) trust
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ l-mu'minūna [so] let the believers put (their) trust

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.

51. 1. This is being said in response to the hypocrites for the patience, steadfastness, and courage of the Muslims, because when a person knows that everything destined by Allah will certainly happen, and whatever hardship or goodness reaches us is a part of this divine decree, then it becomes easier for a person to endure hardship and it increases his courage.