سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 56
وَيَحْلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمِنكُمْ وَمَا هُم مِّنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ يَفْرَقُونَ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They swear by Allâh that they are truly of you while they are not of you, but they are a people (hypocrites) who are afraid (that you may kill them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَحْلِفُونَ
wayaḥlifūna
And they swear
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
indeed, they
لَمِنكُمْ
laminkum
surely (are) of you
وَمَا
wamā
while not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
(are) of you
وَلَـٰكِنَّهُمْ
walākinnahum
but they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
يَفْرَقُونَ
yafraqūna
(who) are afraid
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.
(Ayah56){وَ يَحْلِفُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ …: ’’فَرِقَ يَفْرَقُ} (a) "To be extremely frightened and anxious, that is, these hypocrites cannot express their disbelief to you due to intense fear, nor can they dare to confront you, because in that case, they face a severe danger of being killed and their wives and children becoming slaves. Therefore, they swear oaths repeatedly to claim that they are among you. Hypocrisy creates fear of others and cowardice in a person."
