At-Tawba 9:48 · The Repentance · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"Indeed, they had tried before that to stir up discord: they devised plots against you [Prophet] until the truth was exposed and God’s will triumphed, much to their disgust."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Aforetime they sought to cause sedition and raised difficulties for thee till the Truth came and the decree of Allah was made manifest, though they were loth."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Indeed they had plotted sedition before, and upset matters for thee, until,- the Truth arrived, and the Decree of Allah became manifest much to their disgust."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Allah encourages His Prophet against hypocrites,

لَقَدِ ابْتَغَوُاْ الْفِتْنَةَ مِن قَبْلُ وَقَلَّبُواْ لَكَ الأُمُورَ

(Verily, they had plotted sedition before, and had upset matters for you,) `For a long time,' Allah says, hypocrites thought and plotted against you and your Companions, as well as, failing and attempting to extinguish your religion.' This occurred soon after the Prophet migrated to Al-Madinah, when pagan Arabs joined force and the Jews and hypocrites of Al-Madinah waged war against the Messenger ﷺ. When Allah gave victory to the Prophet in Badr and raised high his word, `Abdullah bin Ubayy and his fellows said, "This (Islam) is a matter that has prevailed." They embraced Islam outwardly, and whenever Allah elevated Islam and its people in might, hypocrites increased in rage and disappointment,

حَتَّى جَآءَ الْحَقُّ وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ كَـرِهُونَ

(until the truth (victory) came and the decree of Allah became manifest though they hated it.)

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Когда вы переселились в Медину, они прилагали усилия, чтобы разрушить ваши планы. Они запутывали ваши мысли и строили козни, пытаясь изобличить во лжи ваши проповеди и навредить вашей религии. Они не переставали поступать так, пока не явилась истина и не обнаружилось веление Аллаха. Их козни оказались безрезультатными, а их ложь бесследно исчезла. Воистину, такие люди заслуживают того, чтобы Аллах предостерег от них Своих верующих рабов и чтобы верующие не печалились от того, что они не отправляются на священную войну вместе с ними.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English