Surah 22. Al-Haj

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-22 [2], 23-25 [3], 26-33 [4], 34-38 [5], 39-48 [6], 49-57 [7], 58-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-78 [10]

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Quran Text of Verse 39-4822. Al-Haj Page 337اُذِنَPermission is givenلِلَّذِیْنَto those whoیُقٰتَلُوْنَare being foughtبِاَنَّهُمْbecause theyظُلِمُوْا ؕwere wrongedوَ اِنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلٰیforنَصْرِهِمْtheir victoryلَقَدِیْرُۙ(is) surely Able لَّذِیْنَThose whoاُخْرِجُوْاhave been evictedمِنْfromدِیَارِهِمْtheir homesبِغَیْرِwithoutحَقٍّrightاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْthatیَّقُوْلُوْاthey saidرَبُّنَاOur Lordاللّٰهُ ؕ(is) Allahوَ لَوْ لَاAnd if notدَفْعُAllah checksاللّٰهِAllah checksالنَّاسَthe peopleبَعْضَهُمْsome of themبِبَعْضٍby othersلَّهُدِّمَتْsurely (would) have been demolishedصَوَامِعُmonasteriesوَ بِیَعٌand churchesوَّ صَلَوٰتٌand synagoguesوَّ مَسٰجِدُand masajidیُذْكَرُis mentionedفِیْهَاin itاسْمُ(the) name of Allahاللّٰهِ(the) name of Allahكَثِیْرًا ؕmuchوَ لَیَنْصُرَنَّAnd surely Allah will helpاللّٰهُAnd surely Allah will helpمَنْ(those) whoیَّنْصُرُهٗ ؕhelp HimاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَقَوِیٌّ(is) surely All-Strongعَزِیْزٌ All-Mighty اَلَّذِیْنَThose whoاِنْifمَّكَّنّٰهُمْWe establish themفِیinالْاَرْضِthe landاَقَامُواthey establishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اٰتَوُاand they giveالزَّكٰوةَzakahوَ اَمَرُوْاand they enjoinبِالْمَعْرُوْفِthe rightوَ نَهَوْاand forbidعَنِfromالْمُنْكَرِ ؕthe wrongوَ لِلّٰهِAnd for Allahعَاقِبَةُ(is the) endالْاُمُوْرِ (of) the matters وَ اِنْAnd ifیُّكَذِّبُوْكَthey deny youفَقَدْso verilyكَذَّبَتْdeniedقَبْلَهُمْbefore themقَوْمُ(the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhوَّ عَادٌand Aadوَّ ثَمُوْدُۙand Thamud وَ قَوْمُAnd (the) peopleاِبْرٰهِیْمَ(of) Ibrahimوَ قَوْمُand (the) peopleلُوْطٍۙ(of) Lut وَّ اَصْحٰبُAnd the inhabitantsمَدْیَنَ ۚ(of) Madyanوَ كُذِّبَAnd Musa was deniedمُوْسٰیAnd Musa was deniedفَاَمْلَیْتُso I granted respiteلِلْكٰفِرِیْنَto the disbelieversثُمَّthenاَخَذْتُهُمْ ۚI seized themفَكَیْفَand howكَانَwasنَكِیْرِ My punishment فَكَاَیِّنْAnd how manyمِّنْofقَرْیَةٍa townshipاَهْلَكْنٰهَاWe have destroyed itوَ هِیَwhile itظَالِمَةٌwas doing wrongفَهِیَso itخَاوِیَةٌfellعَلٰیonعُرُوْشِهَاits roofsوَ بِئْرٍand wellمُّعَطَّلَةٍabandonedوَّ قَصْرٍand castleمَّشِیْدٍ lofty اَفَلَمْSo have notیَسِیْرُوْاthey traveledفِیinالْاَرْضِthe landفَتَكُوْنَand isلَهُمْfor themقُلُوْبٌheartsیَّعْقِلُوْنَ(to) reasonبِهَاۤwith itاَوْorاٰذَانٌearsیَّسْمَعُوْنَ(to) hearبِهَا ۚwith itفَاِنَّهَاFor indeed [it]لَاnotتَعْمَی(are) blindedالْاَبْصَارُthe eyesوَ لٰكِنْbutتَعْمَی(are) blindedالْقُلُوْبُthe heartsالَّتِیْwhichفِی(are) inالصُّدُوْرِ the breasts 22. Al-Haj Page 338وَ یَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَAnd they ask you to hastenبِالْعَذَابِthe punishmentوَ لَنْBut never willیُّخْلِفَAllah failاللّٰهُAllah failوَعْدَهٗ ؕ(in) His Promiseوَ اِنَّAnd indeedیَوْمًاa dayعِنْدَwithرَبِّكَyour Lordكَاَلْفِ(is) like a thousandسَنَةٍyear(s)مِّمَّاof whatتَعُدُّوْنَ you count وَ كَاَیِّنْAnd how manyمِّنْofقَرْیَةٍa townshipاَمْلَیْتُI gave respiteلَهَاto itوَ هِیَwhile itظَالِمَةٌ(was) doing wrongثُمَّThenاَخَذْتُهَا ۚI seized itوَ اِلَیَّand to Meالْمَصِیْرُ۠(is) the destination

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Translation of Verse 39-48

39. Permission ˹to fight back˺ is ˹hereby˺ granted to those being fought, for they have been wronged. ⁶⁶⁴ And Allah is truly Most Capable of helping them ˹prevail˺.

40. ˹They are˺ those who have been expelled from their homes for no reason other than proclaiming: "Our Lord is Allah." Had Allah not repelled ˹the aggression of˺ some people by means of others, destruction would have surely claimed monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which Allah's Name is often mentioned. Allah will certainly help those who stand up for Him. Allah is truly All-Powerful, Almighty.

41. ˹They are˺ those who, if established in the land by Us, would perform prayer, pay alms-tax, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil. And with Allah rests the outcome of all affairs.

42. If they deny you ˹O Prophet˺, so did the people of Noah before them, as well as ˹the tribes of˺ 'Ȃd and Thamûd,

43. the people of Abraham, the people of Lot,

44. and the residents of Midian. And Moses was denied ˹too˺. But I delayed ˹the fate of˺ the disbelievers ˹until their appointed time˺ then seized them. And how severe was My response!

45. Many are the societies We have destroyed for persisting in wrongdoing, leaving them in total ruin. ˹Many are˺ also the abandoned wells and lofty palaces!

46. Have they not travelled throughout the land so their hearts may reason, and their ears may listen? Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind.

47. They challenge you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the torment. And Allah will never fail in His promise. But a day with your Lord is indeed like a thousand years by your counting.

48. Many are the societies whose end We delayed while they did wrong, then seized them. And to Me is the final return.

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Commentary

664. For over thirteen years, Muslims had not been allowed to fight back against the brutality of the Meccan pagans, leading to the emigration of the Prophet and many of his companions to Medina. As the hostilities continued, this verse was later revealed allowing Muslims to fight back in self-defence.