سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 142
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَـٰهَدُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿142﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do you think that you will enter Paradise before Allâh tests those of you who fought (in His Cause) and (also) tests those who are As-Sâbirûn (the patient)?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
حَسِبْتُمْ
ḥasib'tum
do you think
أَن
an
that
تَدْخُلُوا۟
tadkhulū
you will enter
ٱلْجَنَّةَ
l-janata
Paradise
وَلَمَّا
walammā
while has not yet
يَعْلَمِ
yaʿlami
made evident
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
جَـٰهَدُوا۟
jāhadū
strove hard
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَيَعْلَمَ
wayaʿlama
and made evident
ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
l-ṣābirīna
the steadfast
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 142) {وَ لَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ جٰهَدُوْا …:} Some of the Salaf have interpreted this to mean "Allah has not yet manifested it." They say that Allah has knowledge of everything—past, present, and future—so the translation "Allah has not yet known" is not correct. However, the meaning of {’’عَلِمَ يَعْلَمُ ‘‘} is indeed "to know"; for "to manifest," words like { ”لَمَّا يُظْهِرِ اللّٰهُ“ } or similar should have been used. The reality is that the types of Allah's attributes are eternal, but their instances occur in time, such as creating, hearing, and knowing, etc., as He said: «كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِيْ شَاْنٍ » [ الرحمٰن : ۲۹ ] "Every day He is in a new affair." He is the Creator from eternity, but when He creates something, the creation of that thing comes into existence at that time. Similarly, in the verse: «قَدْ سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِيْ تُجَادِلُكَ فِيْ زَوْجِهَا » [ المجادلۃ : ۱ ] "Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of the woman who disputes with you concerning her husband," the actual hearing occurred after the woman's dispute. In the same way, the actual knowledge of those who strive (in jihad) will only occur after jihad takes place. The point is that Allah has not yet known, in the sense of occurrence, who among you has performed jihad. In {”وَ يَعْلَمَ الصّٰبِرِيْنَ“}, the verb يَعْلَمَ is in the accusative case due to the omitted {’’ لامِ كَيْ‘‘}, so the translation is "and so that He may know those who are patient." In summary, do you think you will attain the highest ranks in Paradise without such trials? The meaning is that until you successfully pass such tests, you cannot attain the highest ranks in Paradise.
