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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 2of 69

أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?

Word-by-word meaning

أَحَسِبَaḥasibaDo think
ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe people
أَنanthat
يُتْرَكُوٓا۟yut'rakūthey will be left
أَنanbecause
يَقُولُوٓا۟yaqūlūthey say
ءَامَنَّاāmannāWe believe
وَهُمْwahumand they
لَاwill not be tested
يُفْتَنُونَyuf'tanūnawill not be tested

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Believers are tested so that it may be known Who is Sincere and Who is LyingAllah says:المAlif Lam Mim. In the beginning of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Baqarah, we discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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