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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 11
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ هَمَّ قَوْمٌ أَن يَبْسُطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَكَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Remember the Favour of Allâh unto you when some people desired (made a plan) to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allâh) held back their hands from you. So fear Allâh. And in Allâh let the believers put their trust.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
ٱذْكُرُوا۟
udh'kurū
Remember
نِعْمَتَ
niʿ'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
إِذْ
idh
when
هَمَّ
hamma
determined
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
a people
أَن
an
that
يَبْسُطُوٓا۟
yabsuṭū
they stretch
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
towards you
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
فَكَفَّ
fakaffa
but He restrained
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
عَنكُمْ ۖ
ʿankum
from you
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ ۚ
l-laha
Allah
وَعَلَى
waʿalā
And upon
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ
falyatawakkali
so let put the trust
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
l-mu'minūna
the believers
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.
11. O you who believe! Remember Allah’s favor upon you when a people intended to stretch their hands against you, but He withheld their hands from you. [32] And fear Allah, and upon Allah let the believers put their trust.
[32] The first favor that Allah Almighty bestowed upon the Muslims was that He granted them the ability to accept Islam, and through Islam, their tribal prejudices were eliminated, their conflicts ended, and they began to live together like brothers. The second great favor was that at the place of Hudaybiyyah, the disbelievers intended to attack you and wipe you off the face of the earth. But Allah created such circumstances that they could not fulfill their intention. As is made clear by the following hadiths:
1. On the day of Hudaybiyyah, the prevention of war was a favor from Allah. Sayyiduna Anas ؓ narrates that eighty (80) men from the people of Makkah, armed, came from the direction of the mountain of Tan‘eem to attack the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They wanted to attack when you ﷺ and your companions were heedless. You ﷺ captured them and imprisoned them, then released them, so Allah the Mighty and Majestic revealed this verse:
[مسلم۔ کتاب الجہاد۔ باب ھوالذی کف ایدیکم عنھم]
2. Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa‘ ؓ says that my uncle ‘Amir surrounded and brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a man named Makraz from the tribe of ‘Ablaat, who was riding a horse with a saddle and was a companion of seventy idolaters. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked towards those idolaters and then said: Let them go. (The violation of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah) the sin was initiated by them, and the repetition also came from them. In this context, Allah Almighty revealed this verse:
[مسلم۔ کتاب الجہاد۔ باب غزوہ ذی قرد]
Although from the above hadiths it appears that this verse was revealed regarding the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah or the circumstances surrounding it, however, during the Prophetic era, there were several occasions when sometimes the disbelievers of Makkah tried to eliminate Islam through war, and sometimes the Jews tried through conspiracies. Then sometimes Allah Almighty informed the Muslims of the enemies’ plots through revelation, and sometimes He created such circumstances that the disbelievers did not even dare to attack.
[32] The first favor that Allah Almighty bestowed upon the Muslims was that He granted them the ability to accept Islam, and through Islam, their tribal prejudices were eliminated, their conflicts ended, and they began to live together like brothers. The second great favor was that at the place of Hudaybiyyah, the disbelievers intended to attack you and wipe you off the face of the earth. But Allah created such circumstances that they could not fulfill their intention. As is made clear by the following hadiths:
1. On the day of Hudaybiyyah, the prevention of war was a favor from Allah. Sayyiduna Anas ؓ narrates that eighty (80) men from the people of Makkah, armed, came from the direction of the mountain of Tan‘eem to attack the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They wanted to attack when you ﷺ and your companions were heedless. You ﷺ captured them and imprisoned them, then released them, so Allah the Mighty and Majestic revealed this verse:
[مسلم۔ کتاب الجہاد۔ باب ھوالذی کف ایدیکم عنھم]
2. Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa‘ ؓ says that my uncle ‘Amir surrounded and brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a man named Makraz from the tribe of ‘Ablaat, who was riding a horse with a saddle and was a companion of seventy idolaters. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked towards those idolaters and then said: Let them go. (The violation of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah) the sin was initiated by them, and the repetition also came from them. In this context, Allah Almighty revealed this verse:
[مسلم۔ کتاب الجہاد۔ باب غزوہ ذی قرد]
Although from the above hadiths it appears that this verse was revealed regarding the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah or the circumstances surrounding it, however, during the Prophetic era, there were several occasions when sometimes the disbelievers of Makkah tried to eliminate Islam through war, and sometimes the Jews tried through conspiracies. Then sometimes Allah Almighty informed the Muslims of the enemies’ plots through revelation, and sometimes He created such circumstances that the disbelievers did not even dare to attack.
