Surah 9. At-Tawbah

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-16 [2], 17-24 [3], 25-29 [4], 30-37 [5], 38-42 [6], 43-59 [7], 60-66 [8], 67-72 [9], 73-80 [10], 81-89 [11], 90-99 [12], 100-110 [13], 111-118 [14], 119-122 [15], 123-129 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 67-72اَلْمُنٰفِقُوْنَThe hypocrite menوَ الْمُنٰفِقٰتُand the hypocrite womenبَعْضُهُمْsome of themمِّنْۢ(are) ofبَعْضٍ ۘothersیَاْمُرُوْنَThey enjoinبِالْمُنْكَرِthe wrongوَ یَنْهَوْنَand forbidعَنِwhatالْمَعْرُوْفِ(is) the rightوَ یَقْبِضُوْنَand they closeاَیْدِیَهُمْ ؕtheir handsنَسُواThey forgetاللّٰهَAllahفَنَسِیَهُمْ ؕso He has forgotten themاِنَّIndeedالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَthe hypocritesهُمُthey (are)الْفٰسِقُوْنَ the defiantly disobedient وَعَدَAllah has promisedاللّٰهُAllah has promisedالْمُنٰفِقِیْنَthe hypocrite menوَ الْمُنٰفِقٰتِand the hypocrite womenوَ الْكُفَّارَand the disbelieversنَارَFireجَهَنَّمَ(of the) Hellخٰلِدِیْنَthey (will) abide foreverفِیْهَا ؕin itهِیَIt (is)حَسْبُهُمْ ۚsufficient for themوَ لَعَنَهُمُAnd Allah has cursed themاللّٰهُ ۚAnd Allah has cursed themوَ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentمُّقِیْمٌۙenduring 9. At-Tawbah Page 198كَالَّذِیْنَLike thoseمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكُمْbefore youكَانُوْۤاthey wereاَشَدَّmightierمِنْكُمْthan youقُوَّةً(in) strengthوَّ اَكْثَرَand more abundantاَمْوَالًا(in) wealthوَّ اَوْلَادًا ؕand childrenفَاسْتَمْتَعُوْاSo they enjoyedبِخَلَاقِهِمْtheir portionفَاسْتَمْتَعْتُمْand you have enjoyedبِخَلَاقِكُمْyour portionكَمَاlikeاسْتَمْتَعَenjoyedالَّذِیْنَthoseمِنْbefore youقَبْلِكُمْbefore youبِخَلَاقِهِمْtheir portionوَ خُضْتُمْand you indulge (in idle talk)كَالَّذِیْlike the one whoخَاضُوْا ؕindulges (in idle talk)اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseحَبِطَتْworthlessاَعْمَالُهُمْ(are) their deedsفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldوَ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۚand (in) the Hereafterوَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَAnd thoseهُمُtheyالْخٰسِرُوْنَ (are) the losers اَلَمْHas notیَاْتِهِمْcome to themنَبَاُ(the) newsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoمِنْ(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themقَوْمِ(the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhوَّ عَادٍand Aadوَّ ثَمُوْدَ ۙ۬and Thamudوَ قَوْمِand (the) peopleاِبْرٰهِیْمَ(of) Ibrahimوَ اَصْحٰبِand (the) companionsمَدْیَنَ(of) Madyanوَ الْمُؤْتَفِكٰتِ ؕand the towns overturnedاَتَتْهُمْCame to themرُسُلُهُمْtheir Messengersبِالْبَیِّنٰتِ ۚwith clear proofsفَمَاAnd notكَانَwasاللّٰهُAllahلِیَظْلِمَهُمْto wrong themوَ لٰكِنْbutكَانُوْۤاthey were toاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesیَظْلِمُوْنَ doing wrong وَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَAnd the believing menوَ الْمُؤْمِنٰتُand the believing womenبَعْضُهُمْsome of themاَوْلِیَآءُ(are) alliesبَعْضٍ ۘ(of) othersیَاْمُرُوْنَThey enjoinبِالْمَعْرُوْفِthe rightوَ یَنْهَوْنَand forbidعَنِfromالْمُنْكَرِthe wrongوَ یُقِیْمُوْنَand they establishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ یُؤْتُوْنَand giveالزَّكٰوةَthe zakahوَ یُطِیْعُوْنَand they obeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ رَسُوْلَهٗ ؕand His MessengerاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseسَیَرْحَمُهُمُwill have mercy on themاللّٰهُ ؕAllahاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَزِیْزٌ(is) All-Mightyحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise وَعَدَ(Has been) promisedاللّٰهُ(by) Allahالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ(to) the believing menوَ الْمُؤْمِنٰتِand the believing womenجَنّٰتٍGardensتَجْرِیْflowمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itالْاَنْهٰرُthe riversخٰلِدِیْنَ(will) abide foreverفِیْهَاin itوَ مَسٰكِنَand dwellingsطَیِّبَةًblessedفِیْinجَنّٰتِGardensعَدْنٍ ؕ(of) everlasting blissوَ رِضْوَانٌBut the pleasureمِّنَofاللّٰهِAllahاَكْبَرُ ؕ(is) greaterذٰلِكَThatهُوَitالْفَوْزُ(is) the successالْعَظِیْمُ۠great

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Translation of Verse 67-72

67. The hypocrites, both men and women, are all alike: they encourage what is evil, forbid what is good, and withhold ˹what is in˺ their hands. They neglected Allah, so He neglected them. Surely the hypocrites are the rebellious.

68. Allah has promised the hypocrites, both men and women, and the disbelievers an everlasting stay in the Fire of Hell-it is sufficient for them. Allah has condemned them, and they will suffer a never-ending punishment.

69. ˹You hypocrites are˺ like those ˹disbelievers˺ before you. They were far superior to you in might and more abundant in wealth and children. They enjoyed their share in this life. You have enjoyed your share, just as they did. And you have engaged in idle talk, just as they did. Their deeds have become void in this world and the Hereafter. And it is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.

70. Have they not received the stories of those ˹destroyed˺ before them: the people of Noah, 'Âd, and Thamûd, the people of Abraham, the residents of Midian, and the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺? ³⁷¹ Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. Allah would have never wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

71. The believers, both men and women, are guardians of one another. They encourage good and forbid evil, establish prayer and pay alms-tax, and obey Allah and His Messenger. It is they who will be shown Allah's mercy. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

72. Allah has promised the believers, both men and women, Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there forever, and splendid homes in the Gardens of Eternity, and-above all-the pleasure of Allah. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph.

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Commentary

371. The overturned cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.