سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 11
جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(As they denied Allâh’s Message) they will be a defeated host like the Confederates of the old times (who were defeated).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
جُندٌۭ
jundun
Soldiers
مَّا
mā
there
هُنَالِكَ
hunālika
there
مَهْزُومٌۭ
mahzūmun
(they will be) defeated
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
l-aḥzābi
the companies
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.
Tanween on {جُنْدٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُوْمٌ مِّنَ الْاَحْزَابِ : ’’ جُنْدٌ ‘‘} is for diminution and belittlement, and {’’ مَا ‘‘} is for further emphasis, as it is said: {’’أَكَلْتُ شَيْئًا مَا، أَيْ شَيْئًا قَلِيْلًا‘‘} "I ate a little thing." {’’ جُنْدٌ مَّا ‘‘} means a small, insignificant army. {’’ هُنَالِكَ ‘‘} means there, at that place, that is, in opposition to the Messenger of Allah. {’’ الْاَحْزَابِ ‘‘ ’’حِزْبٌ‘‘} is its plural, meaning various armies, groups. That is, what worth does this insignificant army have, which boasts of divine powers and gathers from different groups and armies? Whenever it comes to the field, it is bound to be defeated, as mentioned in Surah Qamar: « سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَ يُوَلُّوْنَ الدُّبُرَ » [ القمر : ۴۵ ] "Soon this group will be defeated and they will turn their backs and flee." On the day of Badr, the Prophet (peace be upon him) advanced towards the field saying {’’ سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَ يُوَلُّوْنَ الدُّبُرَ ‘‘}, then at Uhud, Khandaq, and the conquest of Makkah, every time it happened that the army of the disbelievers was defeated.
