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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

Verse 16of 129

أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تُتْرَكُوا۟ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَٰهَدُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا رَسُولِهِۦ وَلَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِيجَةًۭ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ﴿١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Do you think that you will be left [as you are] while Allah has not yet made evident those among you who strive [for His cause] and do not take other than Allah, His Messenger and the believers as intimates? And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

Word-by-word meaning

أَمْamOr
حَسِبْتُمْḥasib'tum(do) you think
أَنanthat
تُتْرَكُوا۟tut'rakūyou would be left
وَلَمَّاwalammāwhile not
يَعْلَمِyaʿlamiAllah made evident
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah made evident
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
جَـٰهَدُوا۟jāhadūstrive
مِنكُمْminkumamong you
وَلَمْwalamand not
يَتَّخِذُوا۟yattakhidhūtake
مِنminbesides Allah
دُونِdūnibesides Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahibesides Allah
وَلَاwalāand not
رَسُولِهِۦrasūlihiHis Messenger
وَلَاwalāand not
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers
وَلِيجَةًۭ ۚwalījatan(as) intimates
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
خَبِيرٌۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Among the Wisdom of Jihad is to test the MuslimsAllah said, أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ(Do you think), O believers that We will leave you untested with matters that make apparent those who have pure, good intent from those who have false intent This is why Allah said next, وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ جَـهَدُواْ مِنكُمْ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ رَسُولِهِ وَلاَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِيجَةً(while Allah has not yet tested those among you who have striven hard and fought and have not taken...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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