سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 126
أَوَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ فِى كُلِّ عَامٍ مَّرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَا يَتُوبُونَ وَلَا هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ﴿126﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See they not that they are put in trial once or twice every year (with different kinds of calamities, disease, famine)? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَا
awalā
Do not
يَرَوْنَ
yarawna
they see
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
يُفْتَنُونَ
yuf'tanūna
are tried
فِى
fī
[in]
كُلِّ
kulli
every
عَامٍۢ
ʿāmin
year
مَّرَّةً
marratan
once
أَوْ
aw
or
مَرَّتَيْنِ
marratayni
twice
ثُمَّ
thumma
Yet
لَا
lā
not
يَتُوبُونَ
yatūbūna
they turn (in repentance)
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يَذَّكَّرُونَ
yadhakkarūna
pay heed
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 126) {اَوَ لَا يَرَوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُوْنَ … :} Most of the time, during war and jihad, the hypocrites would become known (but still they would persist in their hypocrisy). (Muwaddih) In the same way, every person faces some trial in the form of illness or fear, etc., once or twice every year, so that he may have the opportunity to reflect. It is said: «{ وَ لَنُذِيْقَنَّهُمْ مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ الْاَدْنٰى دُوْنَ الْعَذَابِ الْاَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ }» [ السجدۃ : ۲۱ ] "And surely, We will make them taste a portion of the nearer punishment before the greater punishment, so that they may return." The fortunate ones are granted the ability to repent and take admonition from this, but the hypocrite remains deprived. The first meaning is more appropriate at this place.
