سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 10
لَا يَرْقُبُونَ فِى مُؤْمِنٍ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةً ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُعْتَدُونَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who are the transgressors.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
Not
يَرْقُبُونَ
yarqubūna
they respect (the ties)
فِى
fī
towards
مُؤْمِنٍ
mu'minin
a believer
إِلًّۭا
illan
(of) kinship
وَلَا
walā
and not
ذِمَّةًۭ ۚ
dhimmatan
covenant of protection
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْمُعْتَدُونَ
l-muʿ'tadūna
(are) the transgressors
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.
The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
