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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 186
۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوٓا۟ أَذًى كَثِيرًا ۚ وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ﴿186﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allâh; but if you persevere patiently, and become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs (and that is from the great matters which you must hold on with all your efforts).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ لَتُبْلَوُنَّ
latub'lawunna
You will certainly be tested
فِىٓ
fī
in
أَمْوَٰلِكُمْ
amwālikum
your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and yourselves
وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ
walatasmaʿunna
And you will certainly hear
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
وَمِنَ
wamina
and from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَشْرَكُوٓا۟
ashrakū
associate partners with Allah
أَذًۭى
adhan
hurtful things
كَثِيرًۭا ۚ
kathīran
many
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
تَصْبِرُوا۟
taṣbirū
you are patient
وَتَتَّقُوا۟
watattaqū
and fear (Allah)
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مِنْ
min
(is) of
عَزْمِ
ʿazmi
the matters
ٱلْأُمُورِ
l-umūri
(of) determination
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(You believers!) You will surely be tested in your wealth and yourselves [185], and you will surely hear much that will grieve you from those who were given the Book before you [186] and from the polytheists. But if you are patient and fear Allah, then that is indeed a matter of great determination.
[185]
The Benefits of Trial:
By giving this warning, Muslims are being prepared for the difficulties that will come in the path of Islam, and the benefits of trials have already been mentioned. In brief, trials develop the habit of patience and steadfastness. They cure moral weaknesses. Ranks are elevated, and a distinction is made between the believers and the hypocrites.
[186] The list of hardships that Muslims suffered at the hands of the Jews and polytheists is very long, and is mentioned repeatedly in the Book and the Sunnah. It is not possible to enumerate them in the footnotes; rather, if it is said that during the Prophetic era, both before and after the Hijrah, his ﷺ life was spent enduring suffering from these people, it would not be incorrect. And Muslims are being informed of this so that they may be mentally prepared to endure these hardships.
[185]
The Benefits of Trial:
By giving this warning, Muslims are being prepared for the difficulties that will come in the path of Islam, and the benefits of trials have already been mentioned. In brief, trials develop the habit of patience and steadfastness. They cure moral weaknesses. Ranks are elevated, and a distinction is made between the believers and the hypocrites.
[186] The list of hardships that Muslims suffered at the hands of the Jews and polytheists is very long, and is mentioned repeatedly in the Book and the Sunnah. It is not possible to enumerate them in the footnotes; rather, if it is said that during the Prophetic era, both before and after the Hijrah, his ﷺ life was spent enduring suffering from these people, it would not be incorrect. And Muslims are being informed of this so that they may be mentally prepared to endure these hardships.
