سُوْرَةُ الْفَتْحِ
Surah Al-Fath (48) — Ayah 9
لِّتُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
In order that you (O mankind) may believe in Allâh and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and that you assist and honour him (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and (that you) glorify (Allâh’s) praises morning and afternoon.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِّتُؤْمِنُوا۟
litu'minū
That you may believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ
watuʿazzirūhu
and (may) honor him
وَتُوَقِّرُوهُ
watuwaqqirūhu
and respect him
وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ
watusabbiḥūhu
and glorify Him
بُكْرَةًۭ
buk'ratan
morning
وَأَصِيلًا
wa-aṣīlan
and evening
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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9. So that you may believe in Allah and His Messenger, and support Him [9], and honor Him, and glorify Allah morning and evening.
[9] In this verse, in ﴿تُسَبِّحُوْهُ﴾, the pronoun in ﴿ه﴾ can only refer to Allah Almighty. As for the pronouns in ﴿تُعَزِّرُوْهُ﴾ and ﴿َتُوَقِّرُوْهُ﴾ in ﴿ه﴾, their reference should also be to Allah Almighty, especially since they are mentioned right alongside, and there is no indication that the first two pronouns refer to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The meaning would then be that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been sent as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner so that you may believe in Allah and His Messenger, give full support to Allah's religion, and show complete respect and reverence for Allah's commands and sacred things, and glorify and praise Him morning and evening. However, some scholars have considered the pronouns in ﴿تُعَزِّرُوْه﴾ and ﴿وَتُؤَقِّرُوْه﴾ to refer to the person of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Even in that case, there is no problem, because in some other verses of the Quran, the unconditional obedience to the Prophet ﷺ, support for him in all circumstances, and the command to respect and honor him are explicitly mentioned.
[9] In this verse, in ﴿تُسَبِّحُوْهُ﴾, the pronoun in ﴿ه﴾ can only refer to Allah Almighty. As for the pronouns in ﴿تُعَزِّرُوْهُ﴾ and ﴿َتُوَقِّرُوْهُ﴾ in ﴿ه﴾, their reference should also be to Allah Almighty, especially since they are mentioned right alongside, and there is no indication that the first two pronouns refer to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The meaning would then be that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been sent as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner so that you may believe in Allah and His Messenger, give full support to Allah's religion, and show complete respect and reverence for Allah's commands and sacred things, and glorify and praise Him morning and evening. However, some scholars have considered the pronouns in ﴿تُعَزِّرُوْه﴾ and ﴿وَتُؤَقِّرُوْه﴾ to refer to the person of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Even in that case, there is no problem, because in some other verses of the Quran, the unconditional obedience to the Prophet ﷺ, support for him in all circumstances, and the command to respect and honor him are explicitly mentioned.
