سُوْرَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ
Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 19
فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So know (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) that, Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh), and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allâh knows well your moving about, and your place of rest (in your homes).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱعْلَمْ
fa-iʿ'lam
So know
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that [He]
لَآ
lā
(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
but
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ
wa-is'taghfir
and ask forgiveness
لِذَنۢبِكَ
lidhanbika
for your sin
وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
walil'mu'minīna
and for the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۗ
wal-mu'mināti
and the believing women
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ
mutaqallabakum
your movement
وَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ
wamathwākum
and your resting places
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.
So know that there is no deity except Allah, and ask forgiveness [22] for your own sins and for the believing men and women. And Allah knows your movements and your final [23] resting place.
[22] No matter what level of faith a believer has, he should continue to confess his weakness and shortcomings before Allah. Shortcoming means that we have not been able to fully fulfill the right of worship and obedience to Allah as was due upon us. And such confession has always been made by all the Prophets as well. Although it is impossible for the Prophets to commit sins, especially intentional sins. In accordance with this command of Allah, you ﷺ used to seek forgiveness more than a hundred times in a day. And all Muslims also repeatedly seek forgiveness during and after their prayers. In this verse, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been commanded to seek forgiveness for himself and for all believing men and women, because your supplication is much more accepted in the court of Allah compared to others.
[23] That is, Allah Almighty knows very well the movements and activities of each one of you, whether he is a believer or a disbeliever, and in which way they are being spent. Then He also knows where each person will die and be buried, and another meaning of ﴿مَثْوٰكُمْ﴾ could be that after death, the place in Paradise or Hell that each of you will be given—Allah knows that very well too.
[22] No matter what level of faith a believer has, he should continue to confess his weakness and shortcomings before Allah. Shortcoming means that we have not been able to fully fulfill the right of worship and obedience to Allah as was due upon us. And such confession has always been made by all the Prophets as well. Although it is impossible for the Prophets to commit sins, especially intentional sins. In accordance with this command of Allah, you ﷺ used to seek forgiveness more than a hundred times in a day. And all Muslims also repeatedly seek forgiveness during and after their prayers. In this verse, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been commanded to seek forgiveness for himself and for all believing men and women, because your supplication is much more accepted in the court of Allah compared to others.
[23] That is, Allah Almighty knows very well the movements and activities of each one of you, whether he is a believer or a disbeliever, and in which way they are being spent. Then He also knows where each person will die and be buried, and another meaning of ﴿مَثْوٰكُمْ﴾ could be that after death, the place in Paradise or Hell that each of you will be given—Allah knows that very well too.
