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Meccan · Surah 11 of 114

Hud 11:5

Hud · ayah 5 of 123

أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ أَلَا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Ala innahum yathnoona sudoorahumliyastakhfoo minhu ala heena yastaghshoona thiyabahumyaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona innahuAAaleemun bithati assudoor

"Unquestionably, they [i.e., the disbelievers] turn away their breasts to hide themselves from him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, He [i.e., Allāh] knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"See how they [the disbelievers] wrap themselves up, to hide their feelings from Him. But even when they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal: He knows well the innermost secrets of the heart."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Lo! now they fold up their breasts that they may hide (their thoughts) from Him. At the very moment when they cover themselves with their clothing, Allah knoweth that which they keep hidden and that which they proclaim. Lo! He is Aware of what is in the breasts (of men)."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Behold! they fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid from Him! Ah even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knoweth what they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmost secrets) of the hearts."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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Allah is Aware of All Things

Ibn `Abbas said, "They used to dislike facing the sky with their private parts, particularly during sexual relations. Therefore, Allah revealed this verse." Al-Bukhari recorded by way of Ibn Jurayj, who reported from Muhammad bin `Abbad bin Ja`far who said, "Ibn `Abbas recited, (أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَونِي صُدُورُهُمْ) "Behold their breasts did fold up." So I said: `O Abu Al-`Abbas! What does -their breasts did fold up- mean' He said, `The man used to have sex with his woman, but he would be shy, or he used to have answering the call of nature (in an open space) but, he would be shy. Therefore, this verse,

أَلا إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ

(No doubt! They did fold up their breasts,) was revealed."' In another wording of this narration, Ibn `Abbas said, "There were people who used to be shy to remove their clothes while answering the call of nature in an open space and thus be naked exposed to the sky. They were also ashamed of having sexual relations with their women due to fear of being exposed towards the sky. Thus, this was revealed concerning them." Al-Bukhari reported that Ibn `Abbas said that

يَسْتَغْشُونَ

(they cover themselves) means that they cover their heads.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Всевышний поведал о невежестве и глубоком заблуждении, которые пытаются утаить от Аллаха свои тайные помыслы, но это лишь покрывает их сердца пеленой, поскольку Аллах ведает об их помыслах и видит их деяния. И для того, чтобы изобличить их заблуждение, Всевышний Аллах поведал о том, что Ему доподлинно известно о человеческих поступках даже тогда, когда люди пытаются закутаться в покрывала, а ведь в таком состоянии людям удается совершать самые незаметные поступки. Более того, Всевышнему Аллаху известно обо всех словах и деяниях, которые люди совершают или произносят вслух или шепотом. Более того, Ему известно обо всех сокровенных мыслях, тайных помыслах и наущениях, которые таятся в человеческой душе и которые люди не осмеливаются произнести даже шепотом. Неужели после этого вы полагаете, что сможете скрыть от Аллаха правду о себе? Согласно другому толкованию, в этом откровении говорится о том, как неверные отворачивались от Пророка Мухаммада и беспечно относились к его проповедям. Их отвращение от истины было настолько велико, что при виде Пророка Мухаммада они сжимали грудь для того, чтобы он не увидел их и не обратился к ним со своими проповедями и полезными наставлениями. Может ли быть еще большее отвращение?!! А затем Всевышний Аллах пригрозил неверующим тем, что Ему известно обо всех их поступках и деяниях. Ни один поступок не сокроется от Аллаха, и неверующие сполна получат воздаяние за содеянное.
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Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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The sixth verse carries a refutation of what the hypocrites and the disbelievers do. They try to camouflage their hostility, and their antagonistic activism against the Holy Prophet ﷺ as deftly as they could. Their hearts blaze with malice and enmity but they maintain a cool front, find all sorts of covers to hide their true identity and intention and surmise that no one would find out who they were really and what they were doing actually. But, the truth of the matter is that Allah Ta` ala knows it all, that which they let come out in the open and that which they conceal behind all sorts of clothes, covers and curtains: إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ‌ because, ` He is All Aware of [ even ] what lies in the hearts.'

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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