سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 12
وَإِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubts) said: "Allâh and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) promised us nothing but delusion!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
said
ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقُونَ
l-munāfiqūna
the hypocrites
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those
فِى
fī
in
قُلُوبِهِم
qulūbihim
their hearts
مَّرَضٌۭ
maraḍun
(was) a disease
مَّا
mā
Not
وَعَدَنَا
waʿadanā
Allah promised us
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah promised us
وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ
warasūluhu
and His messenger
إِلَّا
illā
except
غُرُورًۭا
ghurūran
delusion
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12. When the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts were saying, “Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion [15].”
[15]
The Hypocrites Taunting the Muslims:
When Banu Qurayzah also became inclined towards breaking their covenant with the Muslims, then for the Muslims, there were enemies everywhere, both inside and outside. In this alarming situation, the hypocrites began to taunt the Muslims themselves, saying that you used to tell us that we would receive the treasures of Caesar and Chosroes, but here the situation is such that even going out to relieve oneself seems life-threatening. In reality, the hypocrites thought that as soon as they claimed faith, angels would descend from the sky and perform the ceremony of their coronation. They would not even have to lift a finger. They did not know that after embracing faith, they would have to pass through severe trials. Mountains of hardships would fall upon them, and they would have to risk their lives. Only then does Allah's help come. However, according to His promise, it certainly does come.
[15]
The Hypocrites Taunting the Muslims:
When Banu Qurayzah also became inclined towards breaking their covenant with the Muslims, then for the Muslims, there were enemies everywhere, both inside and outside. In this alarming situation, the hypocrites began to taunt the Muslims themselves, saying that you used to tell us that we would receive the treasures of Caesar and Chosroes, but here the situation is such that even going out to relieve oneself seems life-threatening. In reality, the hypocrites thought that as soon as they claimed faith, angels would descend from the sky and perform the ceremony of their coronation. They would not even have to lift a finger. They did not know that after embracing faith, they would have to pass through severe trials. Mountains of hardships would fall upon them, and they would have to risk their lives. Only then does Allah's help come. However, according to His promise, it certainly does come.
