سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 101
وَمِمَّنْ حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مُنَـٰفِقُونَ ۖ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ۖ مَرَدُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنِّفَاقِ لَا تَعْلَمُهُمْ ۖ نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ سَنُعَذِّبُهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿101﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And among the bedouins around you, some are hypocrites, and so are some among the people of Al-Madinah who persist in hypocrisy; you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) know them not, We know them. We shall punish them twice, and thereafter they shall be brought back to a great (horrible) torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِمَّنْ
wamimman
And among those
حَوْلَكُم
ḥawlakum
around you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
l-aʿrābi
the bedouins
مُنَـٰفِقُونَ ۖ
munāfiqūna
(are) hypocrites
وَمِنْ
wamin
and (also) from
أَهْلِ
ahli
people
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ۖ
l-madīnati
(of) the Madinah
مَرَدُوا۟
maradū
They persist
عَلَى
ʿalā
in
ٱلنِّفَاقِ
l-nifāqi
the hypocrisy
لَا
lā
not
تَعْلَمُهُمْ ۖ
taʿlamuhum
you know them
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
We
نَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ
naʿlamuhum
[We] know them
سَنُعَذِّبُهُم
sanuʿadhibuhum
We will punish them
مَّرَّتَيْنِ
marratayni
twice
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُرَدُّونَ
yuraddūna
they will be returned
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
عَذَابٍ
ʿadhābin
a punishment
عَظِيمٍۢ
ʿaẓīmin
great
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101. And among the Bedouins around you there are some hypocrites, and among the people of Madinah as well, who persist in hypocrisy. You [114] do not know them, but We know them. We will punish them twice [115], then they will be returned to a great punishment.
[114]
The Cunning Hypocrites of Madinah:
That is, they are so clever and cunning, and their hypocrisy is so deep and mysterious that they do not let their hypocrisy become apparent, yet they remain firmly established upon it. Ordinary Muslims consider them to be true believers. Even you ﷺ, despite your prophetic insight, do not know them. Only Allah knows their hypocrisy, for He is aware of the intentions and secrets of hearts.
[115]
Two Punishments for the Hypocrites:
If the twofold punishment refers to the type of punishment, then one is the punishment of this world, the other is of the realm of Barzakh, and both of these must be endured before the great punishment of the Day of Resurrection. And if both punishments of this world are meant, then one punishment is the humiliation and disgrace before their own children and all the believers, which they have to endure when their hypocritical schemes are exposed. The second is the mental and spiritual anguish that continues to increase with the progress of Islam.
[114]
The Cunning Hypocrites of Madinah:
That is, they are so clever and cunning, and their hypocrisy is so deep and mysterious that they do not let their hypocrisy become apparent, yet they remain firmly established upon it. Ordinary Muslims consider them to be true believers. Even you ﷺ, despite your prophetic insight, do not know them. Only Allah knows their hypocrisy, for He is aware of the intentions and secrets of hearts.
[115]
Two Punishments for the Hypocrites:
If the twofold punishment refers to the type of punishment, then one is the punishment of this world, the other is of the realm of Barzakh, and both of these must be endured before the great punishment of the Day of Resurrection. And if both punishments of this world are meant, then one punishment is the humiliation and disgrace before their own children and all the believers, which they have to endure when their hypocritical schemes are exposed. The second is the mental and spiritual anguish that continues to increase with the progress of Islam.
