سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 56
وَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَقُونَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They swear by Allâh that they are truly of you while they are not of you, but they are a people (hypocrites) who are afraid (that you may kill them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَحْلِفُونَ
wayaḥlifūna
And they swear
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
indeed, they
لَمِنكُمْ
laminkum
surely (are) of you
وَمَا
wamā
while not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
(are) of you
وَلَـٰكِنَّهُمْ
walākinnahum
but they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
يَفْرَقُونَ
yafraqūna
(who) are afraid
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.
56. 1. Due to this fear and dread, they swear false oaths to make you believe that they are also among you.
