سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 27
ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then after that Allâh will accept the repentance of whom He wills. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
يَتُوبُ
yatūbu
Allah accepts repentance
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah accepts repentance
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
for
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۗ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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.
(Ayah27) ➊ {ثُمَّ يَتُوْبُ اللّٰهُ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ عَلٰى مَنْ يَّشَآءُ:} Thus, about twenty days after the Battle of Hunayn, the remaining people of Hawazin became Muslim and presented themselves before the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the place of Ji‘ranah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) also had a foster relationship with these people, because his foster mother Halimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was from among them. Allah Almighty granted all of them the ability to accept Islam. They came with a request to have their wealth and captives returned. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “You have come late; I waited for you a long time before distributing the spoils. Now you see this army is with me, so choose one thing: either take your wealth or your captives.” They said, “Please free our captives.” So the Prophet (peace be upon him), by encouraging the Muslims, freed all their captives, who according to Ibn Kathir (including women and children) were six thousand, but the spoils of war were not returned. [ بخاری، المغازی، باب قول اللہ تعالٰی : { ویوم حنین…} : ۴۳۱۸، ۴۳۱۹ ]
➋ Hafiz Ibn Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Allah Almighty began the battles of the Arabs with Badr and ended them with Hunayn, so here both are mentioned together one after the other. There was a gap of seven years between the two, and with this, the flame of war from the Arabs against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and the Muslims was extinguished. The first battle had frightened them and broken their strength, and the last battle finished their power, rendered their weapons ineffective, and crushed their group in such a way that they had no choice but to enter Islam. On the other hand, in this last battle, the Muslims were also well reminded that victory in war is not due to your numbers or superiority in weapons, but is achieved through the blessing of the religion and the help of Allah.
➋ Hafiz Ibn Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Allah Almighty began the battles of the Arabs with Badr and ended them with Hunayn, so here both are mentioned together one after the other. There was a gap of seven years between the two, and with this, the flame of war from the Arabs against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and the Muslims was extinguished. The first battle had frightened them and broken their strength, and the last battle finished their power, rendered their weapons ineffective, and crushed their group in such a way that they had no choice but to enter Islam. On the other hand, in this last battle, the Muslims were also well reminded that victory in war is not due to your numbers or superiority in weapons, but is achieved through the blessing of the religion and the help of Allah.
