Surah 33. Al-Ahzab

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Verses [Section]: 1-8[1], 9-20 [2], 21-27 [3], 28-34 [4], 35-40 [5], 41-52 [6], 53-58 [7], 59-68 [8], 69-73 [9]

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Quran Text of Verse 21-27لَقَدْCertainlyكَانَisلَكُمْfor youفِیْinرَسُوْلِ(the) Messengerاللّٰهِ(of) Allahاُسْوَةٌan excellent exampleحَسَنَةٌan excellent exampleلِّمَنْfor (one) whoكَانَhasیَرْجُواhopeاللّٰهَ(in) Allahوَالْیَوْمَand the Dayالْاٰخِرَthe Lastوَ ذَكَرَand remembersاللّٰهَAllahكَثِیْرًاؕmuch وَ لَمَّاAnd whenرَاَsawالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَthe believersالْاَحْزَابَ ۙthe confederatesقَالُوْاthey saidهٰذَاThisمَا(is) whatوَعَدَنَاAllah promised usاللّٰهُAllah promised usوَ رَسُوْلُهٗand His Messengerوَ صَدَقَand Allah spoke the truthاللّٰهُand Allah spoke the truthوَ رَسُوْلُهٗ ؗand His Messengerوَ مَاAnd notزَادَهُمْit increased themاِلَّاۤexceptاِیْمَانًا(in) faithوَّ تَسْلِیْمًاؕand submission 33. Al-Ahzab Page 421مِنَAmongالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَthe believersرِجَالٌ(are) menصَدَقُوْا(who) have been trueمَا(to) whatعَاهَدُواthey promised Allahاللّٰهَthey promised Allahعَلَیْهِ ۚ[on it]فَمِنْهُمْAnd among themمَّنْ(is he) whoقَضٰیhas fulfilledنَحْبَهٗhis vowوَ مِنْهُمْand among themمَّنْ(is he) whoیَّنْتَظِرُ ۖؗawaitsوَ مَاAnd notبَدَّلُوْاthey alterتَبْدِیْلًاۙ(by) any alteration لِّیَجْزِیَThat Allah may rewardاللّٰهُThat Allah may rewardالصّٰدِقِیْنَthe truthfulبِصِدْقِهِمْfor their truthوَ یُعَذِّبَand punishالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَthe hypocritesاِنْifشَآءَHe willsاَوْorیَتُوْبَturn in mercyعَلَیْهِمْ ؕto themاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahكَانَisغَفُوْرًاOft-ForgivingرَّحِیْمًاۚMost Merciful وَ رَدَّAnd Allah turned backاللّٰهُAnd Allah turned backالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedبِغَیْظِهِمْin their rageلَمْnotیَنَالُوْاthey obtainedخَیْرًا ؕany goodوَ كَفَیAnd sufficient isاللّٰهُAllahالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ(for) the believersالْقِتَالَ ؕ(in) the battleوَ كَانَand Allah isاللّٰهُand Allah isقَوِیًّاAll-StrongعَزِیْزًاۚAll-Mighty وَ اَنْزَلَAnd He brought downالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَاهَرُوْهُمْbacked themمِّنْamongاَهْلِ(the) Peopleالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Scriptureمِنْfromصَیَاصِیْهِمْtheir fortressesوَ قَذَفَand castفِیْintoقُلُوْبِهِمُtheir heartsالرُّعْبَ[the] terrorفَرِیْقًاa groupتَقْتُلُوْنَyou killedوَ تَاْسِرُوْنَand you took captiveفَرِیْقًاۚa group وَ اَوْرَثَكُمْAnd He caused you to inheritاَرْضَهُمْtheir landوَ دِیَارَهُمْand their housesوَ اَمْوَالَهُمْand their propertiesوَ اَرْضًاand a landلَّمْnotتَطَـُٔوْهَا ؕyou (had) troddenوَ كَانَAnd Allah isاللّٰهُAnd Allah isعَلٰیonكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingقَدِیْرًا۠All-Powerful

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Translation of Verse 21-27

21. Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often.

22. When the believers saw the enemy alliance, they said, "This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us. The promise of Allah and His Messenger has come true." And this only increased them in faith and submission.

23. Among the believers are men who have proven true to what they pledged to Allah. ⁸⁵⁵ Some of them have fulfilled their pledge ˹with their lives˺, others are waiting ˹their turn˺. They have never changed ˹their commitment˺ in the least.

24. ˹It all happened˺ so Allah may reward the faithful for their faithfulness, and punish the hypocrites if He wills or turn to them ˹in mercy˺. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

25. And Allah drove back the disbelievers in their rage, totally empty- handed. And Allah spared the believers from fighting. For Allah is All- Powerful, Almighty.

26. And He brought down those from the People of the Book ⁸⁵⁶ who supported the enemy alliance from their own strongholds, and cast horror into their hearts. You ˹believers˺ killed some, and took others captive.

27. He has also caused you to take over their lands, homes, and wealth, as well as lands you have not yet set foot on. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.

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Commentary

855. See footnote for 7:46.

856. The Jews of Banu Quraiẓah who had violated their treaty with the Muslims and sided with the enemy alliance. The Prophet ( ﷺ ) asked how they wished to be judged, and they chose to be judged by their book, the Torah-in which the penalty for treason is death.