سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 66
لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا۟ قَدْ كَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ إِن نَّعْفُ عَن طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَآئِفَةًۢ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ مُجْرِمِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you because they were Mujrimûn (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals.).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَعْتَذِرُوا۟
taʿtadhirū
make excuse
قَدْ
qad
verily
كَفَرْتُم
kafartum
you have disbelieved
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
إِيمَـٰنِكُمْ ۚ
īmānikum
your belief
إِن
in
If
نَّعْفُ
naʿfu
We pardon
عَن
ʿan
[on]
طَآئِفَةٍۢ
ṭāifatin
a party
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
of you
نُعَذِّبْ
nuʿadhib
We will punish
طَآئِفَةًۢ
ṭāifatan
a party
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
because they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
مُجْرِمِينَ
muj'rimīna
criminals
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.
66. Make no excuses. You have certainly disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon a group of you [79], We will punish another group, because they were truly guilty.
[79] By this group are meant those hypocrites who did not take part in such conversation. And it can also refer to the group who later actually abandoned the path of hypocrisy and truly became Muslims.
[79] By this group are meant those hypocrites who did not take part in such conversation. And it can also refer to the group who later actually abandoned the path of hypocrisy and truly became Muslims.
