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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 186
۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَذًى كَثِيرًا ۚ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ﴿186﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allâh; but if you persevere patiently, and become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs (and that is from the great matters which you must hold on with all your efforts).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ
latub'lawunna
You will certainly be tested
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ
amwālikum
your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and yourselves
وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ
walatasmaʿunna
And you will certainly hear
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
وَمِنَ
wamina
and from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَشْرَكُوٓا۟
ashrakū
associate partners with Allah
أَذًۭى
adhan
hurtful things
كَثِيرًۭا ۚ
kathīran
many
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
تَصْبِرُوا۟
taṣbirū
you are patient
وَتَتَّقُوا۟
watattaqū
and fear (Allah)
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مِنْ
min
(is) of
عَزْمِ
ʿazmi
the matters
ٱلْأُمُورِ
l-umūri
(of) determination
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 186) This address is to the Prophet ﷺ and to all Muslims, that in the future you will also be tested in your lives and wealth, and you will have to make all kinds of sacrifices, such as loss of wealth and falling ill, etc. You will have to hear extremely hurtful and heartbreaking taunts, obscene talk, and false accusations from the tongues of the People of the Book and the polytheists, just as the hypocrites tormented in every way. See the details in Surah Al-Munafiqun and Surah At-Tawbah. Also, Ka'b bin Ashraf, the Jew, satirized the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the noble companions رضي الله عنهم and, in his poems, mentioned Muslim women by name in romantic verses. But the remedy for this is that you should act with patience, that is, steadfastness and perseverance, and keep the fear of Allah in your hearts. If you face these trials with patience and taqwa, then this is indeed an act of great courage, resolve, and determination. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ and the noble companions رضي الله عنهم always acted with patience and taqwa, so much so that even in the state of war, they neither used foul language like them nor committed excesses in action as they did.
