سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 11
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, Allâh knows those who believe, and verily, He knows the hypocrites [i.e. Allâh will test the people with good and hard days to discriminate the good from the wicked, although Allâh knows all that before putting them to test].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ
walayaʿlamanna
And Allah will surely make evident
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah will surely make evident
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ
walayaʿlamanna
And He will surely make evident
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ
l-munāfiqīna
the hypocrites
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
11. And Allah will surely make evident [19] those who believe and those who are hypocrites.
[19]
Hardships and Tribulations in the Path of Truth are the Inheritance of the Prophets:
That is, Allah Almighty repeatedly creates such situations through which everyone comes to know the level of faith of each person—who are the ones with firm faith, who are weak in faith, and who are hypocrites. The reason is that this battle between truth and falsehood is not something temporary or fleeting, nor is it something whose results appear only in some battlefield. Here, it should be remembered that since the Prophets are the ones with the firmest faith, therefore, the greatest pains and difficulties fall to their share. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ said: «اَشدُّ الْبَلَاءِ عَلَي الأَنْبِيَاءِ ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلْ فَالْأَمْثَل» That is, the hardest hardships and tribulations befall the Prophets, then those with a lesser degree of faith, then those with a lesser degree than them. This means that a period of hardship does indeed come upon the people of faith; however, its standard is that the firmer a person's faith, the harder his trial will be. Incidentally, it is also understood from this that suffering in following the Shariah is the inheritance of the Prophets, and it is not necessary that this suffering comes only at the hands of disbelievers—it can also come from the polytheists, from the people of innovation and other misguided sects, and from the hypocrites as well. Therefore, blessed are those who are persecuted in the way of Allah—whether their honor is attacked or they suffer any loss of life or wealth, for them, all of it is a matter of pride.
[19]
Hardships and Tribulations in the Path of Truth are the Inheritance of the Prophets:
That is, Allah Almighty repeatedly creates such situations through which everyone comes to know the level of faith of each person—who are the ones with firm faith, who are weak in faith, and who are hypocrites. The reason is that this battle between truth and falsehood is not something temporary or fleeting, nor is it something whose results appear only in some battlefield. Here, it should be remembered that since the Prophets are the ones with the firmest faith, therefore, the greatest pains and difficulties fall to their share. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ said: «اَشدُّ الْبَلَاءِ عَلَي الأَنْبِيَاءِ ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلْ فَالْأَمْثَل» That is, the hardest hardships and tribulations befall the Prophets, then those with a lesser degree of faith, then those with a lesser degree than them. This means that a period of hardship does indeed come upon the people of faith; however, its standard is that the firmer a person's faith, the harder his trial will be. Incidentally, it is also understood from this that suffering in following the Shariah is the inheritance of the Prophets, and it is not necessary that this suffering comes only at the hands of disbelievers—it can also come from the polytheists, from the people of innovation and other misguided sects, and from the hypocrites as well. Therefore, blessed are those who are persecuted in the way of Allah—whether their honor is attacked or they suffer any loss of life or wealth, for them, all of it is a matter of pride.
