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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

Verse 109of 129

أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ تَقْوَىٰ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٍ خَيْرٌ أَم مَّنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٍۢ فَٱنْهَارَ بِهِۦ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴿١٠٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Word-by-word meaning

أَفَمَنْafamanThen is (one) who
أَسَّسَassasafounded
بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥbun'yānahuhis building
عَلَىٰʿalāon
تَقْوَىٰtaqwārighteousness
مِنَminafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
وَرِضْوَٰنٍwariḍ'wāninand (His) pleasure
خَيْرٌkhayrunbetter
أَمamor
مَّنْman(one) who
أَسَّسَassasafounded
بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥbun'yānahuhis building
عَلَىٰʿalāon
شَفَاshafāedge
جُرُفٍjurufin(of) a cliff
هَارٍۢhārin(about to) collapse
فَٱنْهَارَfa-in'hāraso it collapsed
بِهِۦbihiwith him
فِىin
نَارِnāri(the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ ۗjahannama(of) Hell
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
لَا(does) not
يَهْدِىyahdīguide
ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe wrongdoing people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoing people

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Difference between Masjid At-Taqwa and Masjid Ad-DirarAllah the Exalted says that the Masjid that has been built on the basis of Taqwa of Allah and His pleasure is not the same as a Masjid that was been built based on causing harm, disbelief and causing division among the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His Messenger .

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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