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Al-Ahzab (The Combined Forces)

Verse 35of 73

إِنَّ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَٰتِ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ وَٱلْقَٰنِتَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَٱلصَّٰدِقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَٱلصَّٰبِرَٰتِ وَٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ وَٱلْخَٰشِعَٰتِ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقَٰتِ وَٱلصَّٰٓئِمِينَ وَٱلصَّٰٓئِمَٰتِ وَٱلْحَٰفِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَٱلْحَٰفِظَٰتِ وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًۭا وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِ أَعَدَّ ٱللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةًۭ وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًۭا﴿٣٥﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnathe Muslim men
وَٱلْمُسْلِمَـٰتِwal-mus'limātiand the Muslim women
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَwal-mu'minīnaand the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِwal-mu'minātiand the believing women
وَٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَwal-qānitīnaand the obedient men
وَٱلْقَـٰنِتَـٰتِwal-qānitātiand the obedient women
وَٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَwal-ṣādiqīnaand the truthful men
وَٱلصَّـٰدِقَـٰتِwal-ṣādiqātiand the truthful women
وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَwal-ṣābirīnaand the patient men
وَٱلصَّـٰبِرَٰتِwal-ṣābirātiand the patient women
وَٱلْخَـٰشِعِينَwal-khāshiʿīnaand the humble men
وَٱلْخَـٰشِعَـٰتِwal-khāshiʿātiand the humble women
وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَwal-mutaṣadiqīnaand the men who give charity
وَٱلْمُتَصَدِّقَـٰتِwal-mutaṣadiqātiand the women who give charity
وَٱلصَّـٰٓئِمِينَwal-ṣāimīnaand the men who fast
وَٱلصَّـٰٓئِمَـٰتِwal-ṣāimātiand the women who fast
وَٱلْحَـٰفِظِينَwal-ḥāfiẓīnaand the men who guard
فُرُوجَهُمْfurūjahumtheir chastity
وَٱلْحَـٰفِظَـٰتِwal-ḥāfiẓātiand the women who guard (it)
وَٱلذَّٰكِرِينَwal-dhākirīnaand the men who remember
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmuch
وَٱلذَّٰكِرَٰتِwal-dhākirātiand the women who remember
أَعَدَّaʿaddaAllah has prepared
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has prepared
لَهُمlahumfor them
مَّغْفِرَةًۭmaghfiratanforgiveness
وَأَجْرًاwa-ajranand a reward
عَظِيمًۭاʿaẓīmangreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Reason for RevelationImam Ahmad recorded that Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of the Prophet said, "I said to the Prophet , `Why is it that we are not mentioned in the Qur'an as men are' Then one day without my realizing it, he was calling from the Minbar and I was combing my hair, so I tied my hair back then I went out to my chamber in my house, and I started listening out, and he was saying from the Minbar:«يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ:إِنَّ الْمُس...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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