Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 9 At-Tawbah, Ayat 16-16
اَمۡ حَسِبۡتُمۡ اَنۡ تُتۡرَكُوۡا وَلَـمَّا يَعۡلَمِ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيۡنَ جَاهَدُوۡا مِنۡكُمۡ وَلَمۡ يَتَّخِذُوۡا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا رَسُوۡلِهٖ وَلَا الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ وَلِيۡجَةً ؕ وَاللّٰهُ خَبِيۡرٌۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُوۡنَ
﴿9:16﴾
[9:16] Do you imagine that you will be spared without being subjected to
any test? Know well that Allah has not yet determined who strove hard (in His
cause), and has not taken any others instead of His Messenger and the believers
as his trusted allies?18 Allah is well aware of all that you do.
Notes
18. The addressees in Ayat 16 were those Muslims who had recently embraced
Islam. It means to tell them plainly: “Now that you have embraced Islam, you
shall have to give a genuine proof by a trial that you have accepted it because
you believe in its truth and not because it has become supreme in the country
by the exertions of the true believers. The trial is that you shall have to
sacrifice your lives, wealth, and your near and dear ones for the sake of Allah
and His Way. Then and only then, you will be regarded as true believers.