سُوْرَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ
Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 31
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُجَـٰهِدِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ وَنَبْلُوَا۟ أَخْبَارَكُمْ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allâh) and As-Sâbirûn (the patient), and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ
walanabluwannakum
And surely We will test you
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
نَعْلَمَ
naʿlama
We make evident
ٱلْمُجَـٰهِدِينَ
l-mujāhidīna
those who strive
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
wal-ṣābirīna
and the patient ones
وَنَبْلُوَا۟
wanabluwā
and We will test
أَخْبَارَكُمْ
akhbārakum
your affairs
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.
We will certainly test you until We make evident [35] those among you who strive and those who are patient, and We will test your affairs.
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Bada' — The Misguiding Belief of Allah's Knowledge Being Created:
Some people have expressed the suspicion of Allah’s knowledge being created from the word ﴿لِنَعْلَمَ﴾, meaning that Allah only comes to know of an event after it has occurred, not before. However, countless verses clearly state Allah’s eternal and complete knowledge. The answer to this is that Allah only uses such words when this knowledge is related to the observation of Allah’s Messenger and the Muslims. That is, Allah could have crushed disbelief and helped the Muslims even without jihad. But in that case, there would have been no test of anyone’s patience, steadfastness, and faith, nor would the various activities of different people have become known.
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Bada' — The Misguiding Belief of Allah's Knowledge Being Created:
Some people have expressed the suspicion of Allah’s knowledge being created from the word ﴿لِنَعْلَمَ﴾, meaning that Allah only comes to know of an event after it has occurred, not before. However, countless verses clearly state Allah’s eternal and complete knowledge. The answer to this is that Allah only uses such words when this knowledge is related to the observation of Allah’s Messenger and the Muslims. That is, Allah could have crushed disbelief and helped the Muslims even without jihad. But in that case, there would have been no test of anyone’s patience, steadfastness, and faith, nor would the various activities of different people have become known.
