إِنَّا
خَلَقۡنَا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
مِن
نُّطۡفَةٍ
أَمۡشَاجٖ
نَّبۡتَلِيهِ
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ
سَمِيعَۢا
بَصِيرًا
٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹For˺ indeed, We ˹alone˺ created humans from a drop of mixed fluids,
1 ˹in order˺ to test them, so We made them hear and see.
29:2 - Al-'Ankabut
Verse 2
أَحَسِبَ
ٱلنَّاسُ
أَن
يُتۡرَكُوٓاْ
أَن
يَقُولُوٓاْ
ءَامَنَّا
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يُفۡتَنُونَ
٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do people think once they say, “We believe,” that they will be left without being put to the test?
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَ
ٱلۡمَوۡتَ
وَٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ
لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ
أَيُّكُمۡ
أَحۡسَنُ
عَمَلٗاۚ
وَهُوَ
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
ٱلۡغَفُورُ
٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹He is the One˺ Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving.
49:3 - Al-Hujurat
Verse 3
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَغُضُّونَ
أَصۡوَٰتَهُمۡ
عِندَ
رَسُولِ
ٱللَّهِ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱمۡتَحَنَ
ٱللَّهُ
قُلُوبَهُمۡ
لِلتَّقۡوَىٰۚ
لَهُم
مَّغۡفِرَةٞ
وَأَجۡرٌ
عَظِيمٌ
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, those who lower their voices in the presence of Allah’s Messenger are the ones whose hearts Allah has refined for righteousness. They will have forgiveness and a great reward.
29:3 - Al-'Ankabut
Verse 3
وَلَقَدۡ
فَتَنَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ
فَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
صَدَقُواْ
وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ
ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars.
فَإِذَا
لَقِيتُمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
فَضَرۡبَ
ٱلرِّقَابِ
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَآ
أَثۡخَنتُمُوهُمۡ
فَشُدُّواْ
ٱلۡوَثَاقَ
فَإِمَّا
مَنَّۢا
بَعۡدُ
وَإِمَّا
فِدَآءً
حَتَّىٰ
تَضَعَ
ٱلۡحَرۡبُ
أَوۡزَارَهَاۚ
ذَٰلِكَۖ
وَلَوۡ
يَشَآءُ
ٱللَّهُ
لَٱنتَصَرَ
مِنۡهُمۡ
وَلَٰكِن
لِّيَبۡلُوَاْ
بَعۡضَكُم
بِبَعۡضٖۗ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
قُتِلُواْ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَلَن
يُضِلَّ
أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So when you meet the disbelievers ˹in battle˺, strike ˹their˺ necks until you have thoroughly subdued them, then bind them firmly. Later ˹free them either as˺ an act of grace or by ransom until the war comes to an end. So will it be. Had Allah willed, He ˹Himself˺ could have inflicted punishment on them. But He does ˹this only to˺ test some of you by means of others. And those who are martyred in the cause of Allah,
1 He will never render their deeds void.
60:5 - Al-Mumtahanah
Verse 5
رَبَّنَا
لَا
تَجۡعَلۡنَا
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
وَٱغۡفِرۡ
لَنَا
رَبَّنَآۖ
إِنَّكَ
أَنتَ
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Our Lord! Do not subject us to the persecution of the disbelievers. Forgive us, our Lord! You ˹alone˺ are truly the Almighty, All-Wise.”
بِأَييِّكُمُ
ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ
٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
which of you is mad.
وَهُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
فِي
سِتَّةِ
أَيَّامٖ
وَكَانَ
عَرۡشُهُۥ
عَلَى
ٱلۡمَآءِ
لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ
أَيُّكُمۡ
أَحۡسَنُ
عَمَلٗاۗ
وَلَئِن
قُلۡتَ
إِنَّكُم
مَّبۡعُوثُونَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِ
لَيَقُولَنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوٓاْ
إِنۡ
هَٰذَآ
إِلَّا
سِحۡرٞ
مُّبِينٞ
٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days
1—and His Throne was upon the waters—in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And if you ˹O Prophet˺ say, “Surely you will ˹all˺ be raised up after death,” the disbelievers will certainly say, “That is nothing but pure magic!”
هُوَ
ٱلَّذِيٓ
أَنزَلَ
عَلَيۡكَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
مِنۡهُ
ءَايَٰتٞ
مُّحۡكَمَٰتٌ
هُنَّ
أُمُّ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَأُخَرُ
مُتَشَٰبِهَٰتٞۖ
فَأَمَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِمۡ
زَيۡغٞ
فَيَتَّبِعُونَ
مَا
تَشَٰبَهَ
مِنۡهُ
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ
وَٱبۡتِغَآءَ
تَأۡوِيلِهِۦۖ
وَمَا
يَعۡلَمُ
تَأۡوِيلَهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
ٱللَّهُۗ
وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡعِلۡمِ
يَقُولُونَ
ءَامَنَّا
بِهِۦ
كُلّٞ
مِّنۡ
عِندِ
رَبِّنَاۗ
وَمَا
يَذَّكَّرُ
إِلَّآ
أُوْلُواْ
ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ
٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the One Who has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book, of which some verses are precise—they are the foundation of the Book—while others are elusive.
1 Those with deviant hearts follow the elusive verses seeking ˹to spread˺ doubt through their ˹false˺ interpretations—but none grasps their ˹full˺ meaning except Allah. As for those well-grounded in knowledge, they say, “We believe in this ˹Quran˺—it is all from our Lord.” But none will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.
إِنَّا
جَعَلۡنَا
مَا
عَلَى
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
زِينَةٗ
لَّهَا
لِنَبۡلُوَهُمۡ
أَيُّهُمۡ
أَحۡسَنُ
عَمَلٗا
٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have indeed made whatever is on earth as an adornment for it, in order to test which of them is best in deeds.
33:10 - Al-Ahzab
Verse 10
إِذۡ
جَآءُوكُم
مِّن
فَوۡقِكُمۡ
وَمِنۡ
أَسۡفَلَ
مِنكُمۡ
وَإِذۡ
زَاغَتِ
ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرُ
وَبَلَغَتِ
ٱلۡقُلُوبُ
ٱلۡحَنَاجِرَ
وَتَظُنُّونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
ٱلظُّنُونَا۠
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when they came at you from east and west,
1 when your eyes grew wild ˹in horror˺ and your hearts jumped into your throats, and you entertained ˹conflicting˺ thoughts about Allah.
2
29:10 - Al-'Ankabut
Verse 10
وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَن
يَقُولُ
ءَامَنَّا
بِٱللَّهِ
فَإِذَآ
أُوذِيَ
فِي
ٱللَّهِ
جَعَلَ
فِتۡنَةَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
كَعَذَابِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
وَلَئِن
جَآءَ
نَصۡرٞ
مِّن
رَّبِّكَ
لَيَقُولُنَّ
إِنَّا
كُنَّا
مَعَكُمۡۚ
أَوَلَيۡسَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِأَعۡلَمَ
بِمَا
فِي
صُدُورِ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There are some who say, “We believe in Allah,” but when they suffer in the cause of Allah, they mistake ˹this˺ persecution at the hands of people for the punishment of Allah. But when victory comes from your Lord, they surely say ˹to the believers˺, “We have always been with you.” Does Allah not know best what is in the hearts of all beings?
60:10 - Al-Mumtahanah
Verse 10
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِذَا
جَآءَكُمُ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتُ
مُهَٰجِرَٰتٖ
فَٱمۡتَحِنُوهُنَّۖ
ٱللَّهُ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِإِيمَٰنِهِنَّۖ
فَإِنۡ
عَلِمۡتُمُوهُنَّ
مُؤۡمِنَٰتٖ
فَلَا
تَرۡجِعُوهُنَّ
إِلَى
ٱلۡكُفَّارِۖ
لَا
هُنَّ
حِلّٞ
لَّهُمۡ
وَلَا
هُمۡ
يَحِلُّونَ
لَهُنَّۖ
وَءَاتُوهُم
مَّآ
أَنفَقُواْۚ
وَلَا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
أَن
تَنكِحُوهُنَّ
إِذَآ
ءَاتَيۡتُمُوهُنَّ
أُجُورَهُنَّۚ
وَلَا
تُمۡسِكُواْ
بِعِصَمِ
ٱلۡكَوَافِرِ
وَسۡـَٔلُواْ
مَآ
أَنفَقۡتُمۡ
وَلۡيَسۡـَٔلُواْ
مَآ
أَنفَقُواْۚ
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
حُكۡمُ
ٱللَّهِ
يَحۡكُمُ
بَيۡنَكُمۡۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٞ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! When the believing women come to you as emigrants,
1 test their intentions—their faith is best known to Allah—and if you find them to be believers, then do not send them back to the disbelievers. These ˹women˺ are not lawful ˹wives˺ for the disbelievers, nor are the disbelievers lawful ˹husbands˺ for them. ˹But˺ repay the disbelievers whatever ˹dowries˺ they had paid. And there is no blame on you if you marry these ˹women˺ as long as you pay them their dowries. And do not hold on to marriage with polytheistic women.
2 ˹But˺ demand ˹repayment of˺ whatever ˹dowries˺ you had paid, and let the disbelievers do the same. That is the judgment of Allah—He judges between you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
85:10 - Al-Buruj
Verse 10
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
فَتَنُواْ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ
ثُمَّ
لَمۡ
يَتُوبُواْ
فَلَهُمۡ
عَذَابُ
جَهَنَّمَ
وَلَهُمۡ
عَذَابُ
ٱلۡحَرِيقِ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not repent will certainly suffer the punishment of Hell and the torment of burning.
وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَن
يَعۡبُدُ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
حَرۡفٖۖ
فَإِنۡ
أَصَابَهُۥ
خَيۡرٌ
ٱطۡمَأَنَّ
بِهِۦۖ
وَإِنۡ
أَصَابَتۡهُ
فِتۡنَةٌ
ٱنقَلَبَ
عَلَىٰ
وَجۡهِهِۦ
خَسِرَ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ
ٱلۡمُبِينُ
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And there are some who worship Allah on the verge ˹of faith˺: if they are blessed with something good, they are content with it; but if they are afflicted with a
trial, they relapse ˹into disbelief˺,
1 losing this world and the Hereafter. That is ˹truly˺ the clearest loss.
33:11 - Al-Ahzab
Verse 11
هُنَالِكَ
ٱبۡتُلِيَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
وَزُلۡزِلُواْ
زِلۡزَالٗا
شَدِيدٗا
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then and there the believers were put to the test, and were violently shaken.
51:13 - Adh-Dhariyat
Verse 13
يَوۡمَ
هُمۡ
عَلَى
ٱلنَّارِ
يُفۡتَنُونَ
١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire.
57:14 - Al-Hadid
Verse 14
يُنَادُونَهُمۡ
أَلَمۡ
نَكُن
مَّعَكُمۡۖ
قَالُواْ
بَلَىٰ
وَلَٰكِنَّكُمۡ
فَتَنتُمۡ
أَنفُسَكُمۡ
وَتَرَبَّصۡتُمۡ
وَٱرۡتَبۡتُمۡ
وَغَرَّتۡكُمُ
ٱلۡأَمَانِيُّ
حَتَّىٰ
جَآءَ
أَمۡرُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَغَرَّكُم
بِٱللَّهِ
ٱلۡغَرُورُ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The tormented will cry out to those graced, “Were we not with you?” They will reply, “Yes ˹you were˺. But you chose to be tempted ˹by hypocrisy˺, ˹eagerly˺ awaited ˹our demise˺, doubted ˹the truth˺, and were deluded by false hopes until Allah’s decree ˹of your death˺ came to pass. And ˹so˺ the Chief Deceiver
1 deceived you about Allah.
51:14 - Adh-Dhariyat
Verse 14
ذُوقُواْ
فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ
هَٰذَا
ٱلَّذِي
كُنتُم
بِهِۦ
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.”
33:14 - Al-Ahzab
Verse 14
وَلَوۡ
دُخِلَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّنۡ
أَقۡطَارِهَا
ثُمَّ
سُئِلُواْ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
لَأٓتَوۡهَا
وَمَا
تَلَبَّثُواْ
بِهَآ
إِلَّا
يَسِيرٗا
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had their city been sacked from all sides and they had been asked to abandon faith, they would have done so with little hesitation.
64:15 - At-Taghabun
Verse 15
إِنَّمَآ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ
فِتۡنَةٞۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
عِندَهُۥٓ
أَجۡرٌ
عَظِيمٞ
١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Your wealth and children are only a test, but Allah ˹alone˺ has a great reward.
فَأَمَّا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
إِذَا
مَا
ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ
رَبُّهُۥ
فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ
وَنَعَّمَهُۥ
فَيَقُولُ
رَبِّيٓ
أَكۡرَمَنِ
١٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”
وَأَلَّوِ
ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ
عَلَى
ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ
لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُم
مَّآءً
غَدَقٗا
١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink—
وَأَمَّآ
إِذَا
مَا
ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ
فَقَدَرَ
عَلَيۡهِ
رِزۡقَهُۥ
فَيَقُولُ
رَبِّيٓ
أَهَٰنَنِ
١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”
44:17 - Ad-Dukhan
Verse 17
۞ وَلَقَدۡ
فَتَنَّا
قَبۡلَهُمۡ
قَوۡمَ
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
وَجَآءَهُمۡ
رَسُولٞ
كَرِيمٌ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, before them We tested Pharaoh’s people: a noble messenger came to them,
لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ
فِيهِۚ
وَمَن
يُعۡرِضۡ
عَن
ذِكۡرِ
رَبِّهِۦ
يَسۡلُكۡهُ
عَذَابٗا
صَعَدٗا
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
as a test for them.
1 And whoever turns away from the remembrance of their Lord will be admitted by Him into an overwhelming punishment.
فَلَمۡ
تَقۡتُلُوهُمۡ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
قَتَلَهُمۡۚ
وَمَا
رَمَيۡتَ
إِذۡ
رَمَيۡتَ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
رَمَىٰ
وَلِيُبۡلِيَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
مِنۡهُ
بَلَآءً
حَسَنًاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٞ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It was not you ˹believers˺ who killed them, but it was Allah Who did so. Nor was it you ˹O Prophet˺ who threw ˹a handful of sand at the disbelievers˺,
1 but it was Allah Who did so, rendering the believers a great favour. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
44:18 - Ad-Dukhan
Verse 18
أَنۡ
أَدُّوٓاْ
إِلَيَّ
عِبَادَ
ٱللَّهِۖ
إِنِّي
لَكُمۡ
رَسُولٌ
أَمِينٞ
١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹proclaiming,˺ “Hand over the servants of Allah to me.
1 I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
25:20 - Al-Furqan
Verse 20
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
قَبۡلَكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
إِلَّآ
إِنَّهُمۡ
لَيَأۡكُلُونَ
ٱلطَّعَامَ
وَيَمۡشُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَسۡوَاقِۗ
وَجَعَلۡنَا
بَعۡضَكُمۡ
لِبَعۡضٖ
فِتۡنَةً
أَتَصۡبِرُونَۗ
وَكَانَ
رَبُّكَ
بَصِيرٗا
٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We never sent any messenger before you ˹O Prophet˺, who did not eat food and go about in market-places. We have made some of you a
trial for others. Will you ˹not then˺ be patient? And your Lord is All-Seeing.
ثُمَّ
لَمۡ
تَكُن
فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ
إِلَّآ
أَن
قَالُواْ
وَٱللَّهِ
رَبِّنَا
مَا
كُنَّا
مُشۡرِكِينَ
٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Their only argument will be: “By Allah, our Lord! We were never polytheists.”
قَالَ
لَقَدۡ
ظَلَمَكَ
بِسُؤَالِ
نَعۡجَتِكَ
إِلَىٰ
نِعَاجِهِۦۖ
وَإِنَّ
كَثِيرٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلۡخُلَطَآءِ
لَيَبۡغِي
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٍ
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
وَعَمِلُواْ
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
وَقَلِيلٞ
مَّا
هُمۡۗ
وَظَنَّ
دَاوُۥدُ
أَنَّمَا
فَتَنَّٰهُ
فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَ
رَبَّهُۥ
وَخَرَّۤ
رَاكِعٗاۤ
وَأَنَابَ ۩
٢٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
David ˹eventually˺ ruled, “He has definitely wronged you in demanding ˹to add˺ your sheep to his. And certainly many partners wrong each other, except those who believe and do good—but how few are they!” Then David realized that We had tested him so he asked for his Lord’s forgiveness, fell down in prostration, and turned ˹to Him in repentance˺.
وَٱتَّقُواْ
فِتۡنَةٗ
لَّا
تُصِيبَنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ظَلَمُواْ
مِنكُمۡ
خَآصَّةٗۖ
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
شَدِيدُ
ٱلۡعِقَابِ
٢٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Beware of a
trial that will not only affect the wrongdoers among you. And know that Allah is severe in punishment.
يَٰبَنِيٓ
ءَادَمَ
لَا
يَفۡتِنَنَّكُمُ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
كَمَآ
أَخۡرَجَ
أَبَوَيۡكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلۡجَنَّةِ
يَنزِعُ
عَنۡهُمَا
لِبَاسَهُمَا
لِيُرِيَهُمَا
سَوۡءَٰتِهِمَآۚ
إِنَّهُۥ
يَرَىٰكُمۡ
هُوَ
وَقَبِيلُهُۥ
مِنۡ
حَيۡثُ
لَا
تَرَوۡنَهُمۡۗ
إِنَّا
جَعَلۡنَا
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ
أَوۡلِيَآءَ
لِلَّذِينَ
لَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O children of Adam! Do not let Satan deceive you as he tempted your parents out of Paradise and caused their cover to be removed in order to expose their nakedness. Surely he and his soldiers watch you from where you cannot see them. We have made the devils allies of those who disbelieve.
54:27 - Al-Qamar
Verse 27
إِنَّا
مُرۡسِلُواْ
ٱلنَّاقَةِ
فِتۡنَةٗ
لَّهُمۡ
فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ
وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ
٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We are sending the she-camel as a test for them. So watch them ˹closely˺, and have patience.
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ
أَنَّمَآ
أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ
وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عِندَهُۥٓ
أَجۡرٌ
عَظِيمٞ
٢٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And know that your wealth and your children are only a test and that with Allah is a great reward.
23:30 - Al-Mu'minun
Verse 30
إِنَّ
فِي
ذَٰلِكَ
لَأٓيَٰتٖ
وَإِن
كُنَّا
لَمُبۡتَلِينَ
٣٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Surely in this are lessons.
1 And We ˹always˺ put ˹people˺ to the test.
74:31 - Al-Muddaththir
Verse 31
وَمَا
جَعَلۡنَآ
أَصۡحَٰبَ
ٱلنَّارِ
إِلَّا
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗۖ
وَمَا
جَعَلۡنَا
عِدَّتَهُمۡ
إِلَّا
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
لِيَسۡتَيۡقِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَيَزۡدَادَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِيمَٰنٗا
وَلَا
يَرۡتَابَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
وَلِيَقُولَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٞ
وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
مَاذَآ
أَرَادَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهَٰذَا
مَثَلٗاۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُضِلُّ
ٱللَّهُ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَهۡدِي
مَن
يَشَآءُۚ
وَمَا
يَعۡلَمُ
جُنُودَ
رَبِّكَ
إِلَّا
هُوَۚ
وَمَا
هِيَ
إِلَّا
ذِكۡرَىٰ
لِلۡبَشَرِ
٣١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have appointed only ˹stern˺ angels as wardens of the Fire. And We have made their number only as a test for the disbelievers,
1 so that the People of the Book will be certain, and the believers will increase in faith, and neither the People of the Book nor the believers will have any doubts, and so that those ˹hypocrites˺ with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers will argue, “What does Allah mean by such a number?” In this way Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills. And none knows the forces of your Lord except He. And this ˹description of Hell˺ is only a reminder to humanity.
47:31 - Muhammad
Verse 31
وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُمۡ
حَتَّىٰ
نَعۡلَمَ
ٱلۡمُجَٰهِدِينَ
مِنكُمۡ
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
وَنَبۡلُوَاْ
أَخۡبَارَكُمۡ
٣١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We will certainly test you ˹believers˺ until We prove those of you who ˹truly˺ struggle ˹in Allah’s cause˺ and remain steadfast, and reveal how you conduct yourselves.
وَلَقَدۡ
فَتَنَّا
سُلَيۡمَٰنَ
وَأَلۡقَيۡنَا
عَلَىٰ
كُرۡسِيِّهِۦ
جَسَدٗا
ثُمَّ
أَنَابَ
٣٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And indeed, We tested Solomon, placing a ˹deformed˺ body on his throne,
1 then he turned ˹to Allah in repentance˺.
21:35 - Al-Anbya
Verse 35
كُلُّ
نَفۡسٖ
ذَآئِقَةُ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ
وَنَبۡلُوكُم
بِٱلشَّرِّ
وَٱلۡخَيۡرِ
فِتۡنَةٗۖ
وَإِلَيۡنَا
تُرۡجَعُونَ
٣٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Every soul will taste death. And We test you ˹O humanity˺ with good and evil as a
trial, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned.
وَقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ
حَتَّىٰ
لَا
تَكُونَ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَيَكُونَ
ٱلدِّينُ
كُلُّهُۥ
لِلَّهِۚ
فَإِنِ
ٱنتَهَوۡاْ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
بِمَا
يَعۡمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٞ
٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Fight against them until there is no more persecution—and ˹your˺ devotion will be entirely to Allah. But if they desist, then surely Allah is All-Seeing of what they do.
قَالَ
ٱلَّذِي
عِندَهُۥ
عِلۡمٞ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
أَنَا۠
ءَاتِيكَ
بِهِۦ
قَبۡلَ
أَن
يَرۡتَدَّ
إِلَيۡكَ
طَرۡفُكَۚ
فَلَمَّا
رَءَاهُ
مُسۡتَقِرًّا
عِندَهُۥ
قَالَ
هَٰذَا
مِن
فَضۡلِ
رَبِّي
لِيَبۡلُوَنِيٓ
ءَأَشۡكُرُ
أَمۡ
أَكۡفُرُۖ
وَمَن
شَكَرَ
فَإِنَّمَا
يَشۡكُرُ
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ
وَمَن
كَفَرَ
فَإِنَّ
رَبِّي
غَنِيّٞ
كَرِيمٞ
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But the one who had knowledge of the Scripture said,
1 “I can bring it to you in the blink of an eye.” So when Solomon saw it placed before him, he exclaimed, “This is by the grace of my Lord to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful, it is only for their own good. But whoever is ungrateful, surely my Lord is Self-Sufficient, Most Generous.”
إِذۡ
تَمۡشِيٓ
أُخۡتُكَ
فَتَقُولُ
هَلۡ
أَدُلُّكُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
مَن
يَكۡفُلُهُۥۖ
فَرَجَعۡنَٰكَ
إِلَىٰٓ
أُمِّكَ
كَيۡ
تَقَرَّ
عَيۡنُهَا
وَلَا
تَحۡزَنَۚ
وَقَتَلۡتَ
نَفۡسٗا
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡغَمِّ
وَفَتَنَّٰكَ
فُتُونٗاۚ
فَلَبِثۡتَ
سِنِينَ
فِيٓ
أَهۡلِ
مَدۡيَنَ
ثُمَّ
جِئۡتَ
عَلَىٰ
قَدَرٖ
يَٰمُوسَىٰ
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when your sister came along and proposed, ‘Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?’
1 So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not grieve. ˹Later˺ you killed a man ˹by mistake˺, but We saved you from sorrow, as well as other tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Midian. Then you came here as pre-destined, O Moses!
5:41 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 41
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلرَّسُولُ
لَا
يَحۡزُنكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُسَٰرِعُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡكُفۡرِ
مِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
قَالُوٓاْ
ءَامَنَّا
بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ
وَلَمۡ
تُؤۡمِن
قُلُوبُهُمۡۛ
وَمِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
هَادُواْۛ
سَمَّٰعُونَ
لِلۡكَذِبِ
سَمَّٰعُونَ
لِقَوۡمٍ
ءَاخَرِينَ
لَمۡ
يَأۡتُوكَۖ
يُحَرِّفُونَ
ٱلۡكَلِمَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مَوَاضِعِهِۦۖ
يَقُولُونَ
إِنۡ
أُوتِيتُمۡ
هَٰذَا
فَخُذُوهُ
وَإِن
لَّمۡ
تُؤۡتَوۡهُ
فَٱحۡذَرُواْۚ
وَمَن
يُرِدِ
ٱللَّهُ
فِتۡنَتَهُۥ
فَلَن
تَمۡلِكَ
لَهُۥ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
شَيۡـًٔاۚ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَمۡ
يُرِدِ
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يُطَهِّرَ
قُلُوبَهُمۡۚ
لَهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
خِزۡيٞۖ
وَلَهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
عَذَابٌ
عَظِيمٞ
٤١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O Messenger! Do not grieve for those who race to disbelieve—those who say, “We believe” with their tongues, but their hearts are in disbelief. Nor those among the Jews who eagerly listen to lies, attentive to those who are too arrogant to come to you. They distort the Scripture, taking rulings out of context, then say, “If this is the ruling you get ˹from Muḥammad˺, accept it. If not, beware!” Whoever Allah allows to be deluded, you can never be of any help to them against Allah. It is not Allah’s Will to purify their hearts. For them is disgrace in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter.
قَالُواْ
ٱطَّيَّرۡنَا
بِكَ
وَبِمَن
مَّعَكَۚ
قَالَ
طَٰٓئِرُكُمۡ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِۖ
بَلۡ
أَنتُمۡ
قَوۡمٞ
تُفۡتَنُونَ
٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “You and your followers are a bad omen for us.”
1 He responded, “Your omens are destined by Allah. In fact, you are ˹only˺ a people being tested.”
9:47 - At-Tawbah
Verse 47
لَوۡ
خَرَجُواْ
فِيكُم
مَّا
زَادُوكُمۡ
إِلَّا
خَبَالٗا
وَلَأَوۡضَعُواْ
خِلَٰلَكُمۡ
يَبۡغُونَكُمُ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
وَفِيكُمۡ
سَمَّٰعُونَ
لَهُمۡۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had they gone forth with you ˹believers˺, they would have been nothing but trouble for you, and would have scrambled around, seeking to spread discord in your midst. And some of you would have eagerly listened to them. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.
5:48 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 48
وَأَنزَلۡنَآ
إِلَيۡكَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
مُصَدِّقٗا
لِّمَا
بَيۡنَ
يَدَيۡهِ
مِنَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَمُهَيۡمِنًا
عَلَيۡهِۖ
فَٱحۡكُم
بَيۡنَهُم
بِمَآ
أَنزَلَ
ٱللَّهُۖ
وَلَا
تَتَّبِعۡ
أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ
عَمَّا
جَآءَكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡحَقِّۚ
لِكُلّٖ
جَعَلۡنَا
مِنكُمۡ
شِرۡعَةٗ
وَمِنۡهَاجٗاۚ
وَلَوۡ
شَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
لَجَعَلَكُمۡ
أُمَّةٗ
وَٰحِدَةٗ
وَلَٰكِن
لِّيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ
فِي
مَآ
ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۖ
فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْ
ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ
إِلَى
ٱللَّهِ
مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ
جَمِيعٗا
فَيُنَبِّئُكُم
بِمَا
كُنتُمۡ
فِيهِ
تَخۡتَلِفُونَ
٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ this Book with the truth, as a confirmation of previous Scriptures and a supreme authority on them. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their desires over the truth that has come to you. To each of you We have ordained a code of law and a way of life. If Allah had willed, He would have made you one community, but His Will is to test you with what He has given ˹each of˺ you. So compete with one another in doing good. To Allah you will all return, then He will inform you ˹of the truth˺ regarding your differences.
9:48 - At-Tawbah
Verse 48
لَقَدِ
ٱبۡتَغَوُاْ
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةَ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
وَقَلَّبُواْ
لَكَ
ٱلۡأُمُورَ
حَتَّىٰ
جَآءَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَظَهَرَ
أَمۡرُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَهُمۡ
كَٰرِهُونَ
٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They had already sought to spread discord before
1 and devised every ˹possible˺ plot against you ˹O Prophet˺, until the truth came and Allah’s Will prevailed—much to their dismay.
39:49 - Az-Zumar
Verse 49
فَإِذَا
مَسَّ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
ضُرّٞ
دَعَانَا
ثُمَّ
إِذَا
خَوَّلۡنَٰهُ
نِعۡمَةٗ
مِّنَّا
قَالَ
إِنَّمَآ
أُوتِيتُهُۥ
عَلَىٰ
عِلۡمِۭۚ
بَلۡ
هِيَ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When one is touched with hardship, they cry out to Us ˹alone˺. Then when We shower Our blessings upon them, they say, “I have been granted all this only because of ˹my˺ knowledge.” Not at all! It is ˹no more than˺ a test. But most of them do not know.
2:49 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 49
وَإِذۡ
نَجَّيۡنَٰكُم
مِّنۡ
ءَالِ
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
يَسُومُونَكُمۡ
سُوٓءَ
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
يُذَبِّحُونَ
أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ
وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ
نِسَآءَكُمۡۚ
وَفِي
ذَٰلِكُم
بَلَآءٞ
مِّن
رَّبِّكُمۡ
عَظِيمٞ
٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ how We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.
5:49 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 49
وَأَنِ
ٱحۡكُم
بَيۡنَهُم
بِمَآ
أَنزَلَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَلَا
تَتَّبِعۡ
أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ
وَٱحۡذَرۡهُمۡ
أَن
يَفۡتِنُوكَ
عَنۢ
بَعۡضِ
مَآ
أَنزَلَ
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَيۡكَۖ
فَإِن
تَوَلَّوۡاْ
فَٱعۡلَمۡ
أَنَّمَا
يُرِيدُ
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يُصِيبَهُم
بِبَعۡضِ
ذُنُوبِهِمۡۗ
وَإِنَّ
كَثِيرٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَفَٰسِقُونَ
٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And judge between them ˹O Prophet˺ by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their desires. And beware, so they do not lure you away from some of what Allah has revealed to you. If they turn away ˹from Allah’s judgment˺, then know that it is Allah’s Will to repay them for some of their sins, and that many people are indeed rebellious.
9:49 - At-Tawbah
Verse 49
وَمِنۡهُم
مَّن
يَقُولُ
ٱئۡذَن
لِّي
وَلَا
تَفۡتِنِّيٓۚ
أَلَا
فِي
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ
سَقَطُواْۗ
وَإِنَّ
جَهَنَّمَ
لَمُحِيطَةُۢ
بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There are some of them who say, “Exempt me and do not expose me to temptation.”
1 They have already fallen into temptation. And Hell will surely engulf the disbelievers.
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
مِن
قَبۡلِكَ
مِن
رَّسُولٖ
وَلَا
نَبِيٍّ
إِلَّآ
إِذَا
تَمَنَّىٰٓ
أَلۡقَى
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
فِيٓ
أُمۡنِيَّتِهِۦ
فَيَنسَخُ
ٱللَّهُ
مَا
يُلۡقِي
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
ثُمَّ
يُحۡكِمُ
ٱللَّهُ
ءَايَٰتِهِۦۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٞ
٥٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Whenever We sent a messenger or a prophet before you ˹O Prophet˺ and he recited ˹Our revelations˺, Satan would influence ˹people’s understanding of˺ his recitation. But ˹eventually˺ Allah would eliminate Satan’s influence. Then Allah would ˹firmly˺ establish His revelations. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
فَتَنَّا
بَعۡضَهُم
بِبَعۡضٖ
لِّيَقُولُوٓاْ
أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
مَنَّ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّنۢ
بَيۡنِنَآۗ
أَلَيۡسَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِأَعۡلَمَ
بِٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
٥٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
In this way We have tested some by means of others, so those ˹disbelievers˺ may say, “Has Allah favoured these ˹poor believers˺ out of all of us?” Does Allah not best recognize the grateful?
لِّيَجۡعَلَ
مَا
يُلۡقِي
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلَّذِينَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٞ
وَٱلۡقَاسِيَةِ
قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ
وَإِنَّ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
لَفِي
شِقَاقِۭ
بَعِيدٖ
٥٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
All that so He may make Satan’s influence a
trial for those ˹hypocrites˺ whose hearts are sick and those ˹disbelievers˺ whose hearts are hardened. Surely the wrongdoers are totally engrossed in opposition.
وَإِذۡ
قُلۡنَا
لَكَ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
أَحَاطَ
بِٱلنَّاسِۚ
وَمَا
جَعَلۡنَا
ٱلرُّءۡيَا
ٱلَّتِيٓ
أَرَيۡنَٰكَ
إِلَّا
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلنَّاسِ
وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ
ٱلۡمَلۡعُونَةَ
فِي
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ
وَنُخَوِّفُهُمۡ
فَمَا
يَزِيدُهُمۡ
إِلَّا
طُغۡيَٰنٗا
كَبِيرٗا
٦٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹remember, O Prophet˺ when We told you, “Certainly your Lord encompasses the people.” And We have made what We brought you to see
1 as well as the cursed tree ˹mentioned˺ in the Quran
2 only as a test for the people. We keep warning them, but it only increases them greatly in defiance.
لَّا
تَجۡعَلُواْ
دُعَآءَ
ٱلرَّسُولِ
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
كَدُعَآءِ
بَعۡضِكُم
بَعۡضٗاۚ
قَدۡ
يَعۡلَمُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَتَسَلَّلُونَ
مِنكُمۡ
لِوَاذٗاۚ
فَلۡيَحۡذَرِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُخَالِفُونَ
عَنۡ
أَمۡرِهِۦٓ
أَن
تُصِيبَهُمۡ
فِتۡنَةٌ
أَوۡ
يُصِيبَهُمۡ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٌ
٦٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not treat the Messenger’s summons to you ˹as lightly˺ as your summons to one another.
1 Allah certainly knows those of you who slip away, hiding behind others.
2 So let those who disobey his orders beware, for an affliction may befall them, or a painful torment may overtake them.
37:63 - As-Saffat
Verse 63
إِنَّا
جَعَلۡنَٰهَا
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٦٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers.
5:71 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 71
وَحَسِبُوٓاْ
أَلَّا
تَكُونَ
فِتۡنَةٞ
فَعَمُواْ
وَصَمُّواْ
ثُمَّ
تَابَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
ثُمَّ
عَمُواْ
وَصَمُّواْ
كَثِيرٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
بَصِيرُۢ
بِمَا
يَعۡمَلُونَ
٧١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They thought there would be no consequences, so they turned a blind eye and a deaf ear. Yet Allah turned to them in forgiveness ˹after their repentance˺, but again many became blind and deaf. And Allah is All-Seeing of what they do.
وَإِن
كَادُواْ
لَيَفۡتِنُونَكَ
عَنِ
ٱلَّذِيٓ
أَوۡحَيۡنَآ
إِلَيۡكَ
لِتَفۡتَرِيَ
عَلَيۡنَا
غَيۡرَهُۥۖ
وَإِذٗا
لَّٱتَّخَذُوكَ
خَلِيلٗا
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They definitely ˹thought they˺ were about to lure you away from what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺, hoping that you would attribute something else to Us falsely—and then they would have certainly taken you as a close friend.
1
وَٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
أَوۡلِيَآءُ
بَعۡضٍۚ
إِلَّا
تَفۡعَلُوهُ
تَكُن
فِتۡنَةٞ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَفَسَادٞ
كَبِيرٞ
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
As for the disbelievers, they are guardians of one another. And unless you ˹believers˺ act likewise, there will be great oppression and corruption in the land.
فَمَآ
ءَامَنَ
لِمُوسَىٰٓ
إِلَّا
ذُرِّيَّةٞ
مِّن
قَوۡمِهِۦ
عَلَىٰ
خَوۡفٖ
مِّن
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
وَمَلَإِيْهِمۡ
أَن
يَفۡتِنَهُمۡۚ
وَإِنَّ
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
لَعَالٖ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَإِنَّهُۥ
لَمِنَ
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
٨٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But no one believed in Moses except a few youths of his people, while fearing that Pharaoh and their own chiefs might persecute them. And certainly Pharaoh was a tyrant in the land, and he was truly a transgressor.
قَالَ
فَإِنَّا
قَدۡ
فَتَنَّا
قَوۡمَكَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِكَ
وَأَضَلَّهُمُ
ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ
٨٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah responded, “We have indeed tested your people in your absence, and the Sâmiri
1 has led them astray.”
فَقَالُواْ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
تَوَكَّلۡنَا
رَبَّنَا
لَا
تَجۡعَلۡنَا
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلۡقَوۡمِ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٨٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “In Allah we trust. Our Lord! Do not subject us to the persecution of the oppressive people,
وَلَقَدۡ
قَالَ
لَهُمۡ
هَٰرُونُ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
يَٰقَوۡمِ
إِنَّمَا
فُتِنتُم
بِهِۦۖ
وَإِنَّ
رَبَّكُمُ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
فَٱتَّبِعُونِي
وَأَطِيعُوٓاْ
أَمۡرِي
٩٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Aaron had already warned them beforehand, “O my people! You are only being tested by this, for indeed your ˹one true˺ Lord is the Most Compassionate. So follow me and obey my orders.”
سَتَجِدُونَ
ءَاخَرِينَ
يُرِيدُونَ
أَن
يَأۡمَنُوكُمۡ
وَيَأۡمَنُواْ
قَوۡمَهُمۡ
كُلَّ
مَا
رُدُّوٓاْ
إِلَى
ٱلۡفِتۡنَةِ
أُرۡكِسُواْ
فِيهَاۚ
فَإِن
لَّمۡ
يَعۡتَزِلُوكُمۡ
وَيُلۡقُوٓاْ
إِلَيۡكُمُ
ٱلسَّلَمَ
وَيَكُفُّوٓاْ
أَيۡدِيَهُمۡ
فَخُذُوهُمۡ
وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ
حَيۡثُ
ثَقِفۡتُمُوهُمۡۚ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكُمۡ
جَعَلۡنَا
لَكُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
سُلۡطَٰنٗا
مُّبِينٗا
٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You will find others who wish to be safe from you and their own people. Yet they cannot resist the temptation ˹of disbelief or hostility˺. If they do not keep away, offer you peace, or refrain from attacking you, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them. We have given you full permission over such people.
وَلَا
تَكُونُواْ
كَٱلَّتِي
نَقَضَتۡ
غَزۡلَهَا
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
قُوَّةٍ
أَنكَٰثٗا
تَتَّخِذُونَ
أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ
دَخَلَۢا
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
أَن
تَكُونَ
أُمَّةٌ
هِيَ
أَرۡبَىٰ
مِنۡ
أُمَّةٍۚ
إِنَّمَا
يَبۡلُوكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهِۦۚ
وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ
لَكُمۡ
يَوۡمَ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
مَا
كُنتُمۡ
فِيهِ
تَخۡتَلِفُونَ
٩٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not be like the woman who ˹foolishly˺ unravels her yarn after it is firmly spun, by taking your oaths as a means of deceiving one another in favour of a stronger group. Surely Allah tests you through this. And on the Day of Judgment He will certainly make your differences clear to you.
5:94 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 94
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
لَيَبۡلُوَنَّكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
بِشَيۡءٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلصَّيۡدِ
تَنَالُهُۥٓ
أَيۡدِيكُمۡ
وَرِمَاحُكُمۡ
لِيَعۡلَمَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَن
يَخَافُهُۥ
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۚ
فَمَنِ
ٱعۡتَدَىٰ
بَعۡدَ
ذَٰلِكَ
فَلَهُۥ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٞ
٩٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! Allah will surely test you with game within the reach of your hands and spears to distinguish those who fear Him in secret. Whoever transgresses from now on will suffer a painful punishment.
2:102 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 102
وَٱتَّبَعُواْ
مَا
تَتۡلُواْ
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
عَلَىٰ
مُلۡكِ
سُلَيۡمَٰنَۖ
وَمَا
كَفَرَ
سُلَيۡمَٰنُ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
يُعَلِّمُونَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
ٱلسِّحۡرَ
وَمَآ
أُنزِلَ
عَلَى
ٱلۡمَلَكَيۡنِ
بِبَابِلَ
هَٰرُوتَ
وَمَٰرُوتَۚ
وَمَا
يُعَلِّمَانِ
مِنۡ
أَحَدٍ
حَتَّىٰ
يَقُولَآ
إِنَّمَا
نَحۡنُ
فِتۡنَةٞ
فَلَا
تَكۡفُرۡۖ
فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ
مِنۡهُمَا
مَا
يُفَرِّقُونَ
بِهِۦ
بَيۡنَ
ٱلۡمَرۡءِ
وَزَوۡجِهِۦۚ
وَمَا
هُم
بِضَآرِّينَ
بِهِۦ
مِنۡ
أَحَدٍ
إِلَّا
بِإِذۡنِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ
مَا
يَضُرُّهُمۡ
وَلَا
يَنفَعُهُمۡۚ
وَلَقَدۡ
عَلِمُواْ
لَمَنِ
ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ
مَا
لَهُۥ
فِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
مِنۡ
خَلَٰقٖۚ
وَلَبِئۡسَ
مَا
شَرَوۡاْ
بِهِۦٓ
أَنفُسَهُمۡۚ
لَوۡ
كَانُواْ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
١٠٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They ˹instead˺ followed the magic promoted by the devils during the reign of Solomon. Never did Solomon disbelieve, rather the devils disbelieved. They taught magic to the people, along with what had been revealed to the two angels, Hârût and Mârût, in Babylon.
1 The two angels never taught anyone without saying, “We are only a test ˹for you˺, so do not abandon ˹your˺ faith.” Yet people learned ˹magic˺ that caused a rift ˹even˺ between husband and wife; although their magic could not harm anyone except by Allah’s Will. They learned what harmed them and did not benefit them—although they already knew that whoever buys into magic would have no share in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed was the price for which they sold their souls, if only they knew!
16:110 - An-Nahl
Verse 110
ثُمَّ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
لِلَّذِينَ
هَاجَرُواْ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مَا
فُتِنُواْ
ثُمَّ
جَٰهَدُواْ
وَصَبَرُوٓاْ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهَا
لَغَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
١١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
As for those who emigrated after being compelled ˹to renounce Islam˺, then struggled ˹in Allah’s cause˺, and persevered, your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ is truly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful after all.
21:111 - Al-Anbya
Verse 111
وَإِنۡ
أَدۡرِي
لَعَلَّهُۥ
فِتۡنَةٞ
لَّكُمۡ
وَمَتَٰعٌ
إِلَىٰ
حِينٖ
١١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
I do not know if this ˹delay˺ is possibly a test for you and an enjoyment for a while.”
2:124 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 124
۞ وَإِذِ
ٱبۡتَلَىٰٓ
إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ
رَبُّهُۥ
بِكَلِمَٰتٖ
فَأَتَمَّهُنَّۖ
قَالَ
إِنِّي
جَاعِلُكَ
لِلنَّاسِ
إِمَامٗاۖ
قَالَ
وَمِن
ذُرِّيَّتِيۖ
قَالَ
لَا
يَنَالُ
عَهۡدِي
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
١٢٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when Abraham was tested by his Lord with ˹certain˺ commandments, which he fulfilled. Allah said, “I will certainly make you into a role model for the people.” Abraham asked, “What about my offspring?” Allah replied, “My covenant is not extended to the wrongdoers.”
9:126 - At-Tawbah
Verse 126
أَوَلَا
يَرَوۡنَ
أَنَّهُمۡ
يُفۡتَنُونَ
فِي
كُلِّ
عَامٖ
مَّرَّةً
أَوۡ
مَرَّتَيۡنِ
ثُمَّ
لَا
يَتُوبُونَ
وَلَا
هُمۡ
يَذَّكَّرُونَ
١٢٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do they not see that they are tried once or twice every year?
1 Yet they neither repent nor do they learn a lesson.
وَلَا
تَمُدَّنَّ
عَيۡنَيۡكَ
إِلَىٰ
مَا
مَتَّعۡنَا
بِهِۦٓ
أَزۡوَٰجٗا
مِّنۡهُمۡ
زَهۡرَةَ
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
لِنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ
فِيهِۚ
وَرِزۡقُ
رَبِّكَ
خَيۡرٞ
وَأَبۡقَىٰ
١٣١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do not let your eyes crave what We have allowed some of the disbelievers to enjoy; the ˹fleeting˺ splendour of this worldly life, which We test them with. But your Lord’s provision ˹in the Hereafter˺ is far better and more lasting.
7:141 - Al-A'raf
Verse 141
وَإِذۡ
أَنجَيۡنَٰكُم
مِّنۡ
ءَالِ
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
يَسُومُونَكُمۡ
سُوٓءَ
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
يُقَتِّلُونَ
أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ
وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ
نِسَآءَكُمۡۚ
وَفِي
ذَٰلِكُم
بَلَآءٞ
مِّن
رَّبِّكُمۡ
عَظِيمٞ
١٤١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹remember˺ when We rescued you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment—killing your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.
3:152 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 152
وَلَقَدۡ
صَدَقَكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
وَعۡدَهُۥٓ
إِذۡ
تَحُسُّونَهُم
بِإِذۡنِهِۦۖ
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
فَشِلۡتُمۡ
وَتَنَٰزَعۡتُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَمۡرِ
وَعَصَيۡتُم
مِّنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مَآ
أَرَىٰكُم
مَّا
تُحِبُّونَۚ
مِنكُم
مَّن
يُرِيدُ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَمِنكُم
مَّن
يُرِيدُ
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ
ثُمَّ
صَرَفَكُمۡ
عَنۡهُمۡ
لِيَبۡتَلِيَكُمۡۖ
وَلَقَدۡ
عَفَا
عَنكُمۡۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
ذُو
فَضۡلٍ
عَلَى
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
١٥٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, Allah fulfilled His promise to you when you ˹initially˺ swept them away by His Will, then your courage weakened and you disputed about the command and disobeyed,
1 after Allah had brought victory within your reach. Some of you were after worldly gain while others desired a heavenly reward. He denied you victory over them as a test, yet He has pardoned you. And Allah is Gracious to the believers.
3:154 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 154
ثُمَّ
أَنزَلَ
عَلَيۡكُم
مِّنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ٱلۡغَمِّ
أَمَنَةٗ
نُّعَاسٗا
يَغۡشَىٰ
طَآئِفَةٗ
مِّنكُمۡۖ
وَطَآئِفَةٞ
قَدۡ
أَهَمَّتۡهُمۡ
أَنفُسُهُمۡ
يَظُنُّونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
غَيۡرَ
ٱلۡحَقِّ
ظَنَّ
ٱلۡجَٰهِلِيَّةِۖ
يَقُولُونَ
هَل
لَّنَا
مِنَ
ٱلۡأَمۡرِ
مِن
شَيۡءٖۗ
قُلۡ
إِنَّ
ٱلۡأَمۡرَ
كُلَّهُۥ
لِلَّهِۗ
يُخۡفُونَ
فِيٓ
أَنفُسِهِم
مَّا
لَا
يُبۡدُونَ
لَكَۖ
يَقُولُونَ
لَوۡ
كَانَ
لَنَا
مِنَ
ٱلۡأَمۡرِ
شَيۡءٞ
مَّا
قُتِلۡنَا
هَٰهُنَاۗ
قُل
لَّوۡ
كُنتُمۡ
فِي
بُيُوتِكُمۡ
لَبَرَزَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كُتِبَ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلۡقَتۡلُ
إِلَىٰ
مَضَاجِعِهِمۡۖ
وَلِيَبۡتَلِيَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَا
فِي
صُدُورِكُمۡ
وَلِيُمَحِّصَ
مَا
فِي
قُلُوبِكُمۡۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِذَاتِ
ٱلصُّدُورِ
١٥٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then after distress, He sent down serenity in the form of drowsiness overcoming some of you, while others were disturbed by evil thoughts about Allah—the thoughts of ˹pre-Islamic˺ ignorance. They ask, “Do we have a say in the matter?” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “All matters are destined by Allah.” They conceal in their hearts what they do not reveal to you. They say ˹to themselves˺, “If we had any say in the matter, none of us would have come to die here.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Even if you were to remain in your homes, those among you who were destined to be killed would have met the same fate.” Through this, Allah tests what is within you and purifies what is in your hearts. And Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.
7:155 - Al-A'raf
Verse 155
وَٱخۡتَارَ
مُوسَىٰ
قَوۡمَهُۥ
سَبۡعِينَ
رَجُلٗا
لِّمِيقَٰتِنَاۖ
فَلَمَّآ
أَخَذَتۡهُمُ
ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ
قَالَ
رَبِّ
لَوۡ
شِئۡتَ
أَهۡلَكۡتَهُم
مِّن
قَبۡلُ
وَإِيَّٰيَۖ
أَتُهۡلِكُنَا
بِمَا
فَعَلَ
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
مِنَّآۖ
إِنۡ
هِيَ
إِلَّا
فِتۡنَتُكَ
تُضِلُّ
بِهَا
مَن
تَشَآءُ
وَتَهۡدِي
مَن
تَشَآءُۖ
أَنتَ
وَلِيُّنَا
فَٱغۡفِرۡ
لَنَا
وَٱرۡحَمۡنَاۖ
وَأَنتَ
خَيۡرُ
ٱلۡغَٰفِرِينَ
١٥٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Moses chose seventy men from among his people for Our appointment and, when they were seized by an earthquake,
1 he cried, “My Lord! Had You willed, You could have destroyed them long ago, and me as well. Will You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is only a test from You—by which You allow whoever you will to stray and guide whoever You will. You are our Guardian. So forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the best forgiver.
2:155 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 155
وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم
بِشَيۡءٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡخَوۡفِ
وَٱلۡجُوعِ
وَنَقۡصٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ
وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ
وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ
وَبَشِّرِ
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
١٥٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure—
37:162 - As-Saffat
Verse 162
مَآ
أَنتُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِ
بِفَٰتِنِينَ
١٦٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him
7:163 - Al-A'raf
Verse 163
وَسۡـَٔلۡهُمۡ
عَنِ
ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ
ٱلَّتِي
كَانَتۡ
حَاضِرَةَ
ٱلۡبَحۡرِ
إِذۡ
يَعۡدُونَ
فِي
ٱلسَّبۡتِ
إِذۡ
تَأۡتِيهِمۡ
حِيتَانُهُمۡ
يَوۡمَ
سَبۡتِهِمۡ
شُرَّعٗا
وَيَوۡمَ
لَا
يَسۡبِتُونَ
لَا
تَأۡتِيهِمۡۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
نَبۡلُوهُم
بِمَا
كَانُواْ
يَفۡسُقُونَ
١٦٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ about ˹the people of˺ the town which was by the sea, who broke the Sabbath.
1 During the Sabbath, ˹abundant˺ fish would come to them clearly visible, but on other days the fish were never seen. In this way We tested them for their rebelliousness.
6:165 - Al-An'am
Verse 165
وَهُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
جَعَلَكُمۡ
خَلَٰٓئِفَ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَرَفَعَ
بَعۡضَكُمۡ
فَوۡقَ
بَعۡضٖ
دَرَجَٰتٖ
لِّيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ
فِي
مَآ
ءَاتَىٰكُمۡۗ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
سَرِيعُ
ٱلۡعِقَابِ
وَإِنَّهُۥ
لَغَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمُۢ
١٦٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the One Who has placed you as successors on earth and elevated some of you in rank over others, so He may test you with what He has given you. Surely your Lord is swift in punishment, but He is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
3:186 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 186
۞ لَتُبۡلَوُنَّ
فِيٓ
أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
وَأَنفُسِكُمۡ
وَلَتَسۡمَعُنَّ
مِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
مِن
قَبۡلِكُمۡ
وَمِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أَشۡرَكُوٓاْ
أَذٗى
كَثِيرٗاۚ
وَإِن
تَصۡبِرُواْ
وَتَتَّقُواْ
فَإِنَّ
ذَٰلِكَ
مِنۡ
عَزۡمِ
ٱلۡأُمُورِ
١٨٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You ˹believers˺ will surely be tested in your wealth and yourselves,
1 and you will certainly hear many hurtful words from those who were given the Scripture before you and ˹from˺ the polytheists. But if you are patient and mindful ˹of Allah˺—surely this is a resolve to aspire to.
2:191 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 191
وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ
حَيۡثُ
ثَقِفۡتُمُوهُمۡ
وَأَخۡرِجُوهُم
مِّنۡ
حَيۡثُ
أَخۡرَجُوكُمۡۚ
وَٱلۡفِتۡنَةُ
أَشَدُّ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَتۡلِۚ
وَلَا
تُقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ
عِندَ
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
حَتَّىٰ
يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ
فِيهِۖ
فَإِن
قَٰتَلُوكُمۡ
فَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡۗ
كَذَٰلِكَ
جَزَآءُ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
١٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Kill them wherever you come upon them
1 and drive them out of the places from which they have driven you out. For persecution
2 is far worse than killing. And do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they attack you there. If they do so, then fight them—that is the reward of the disbelievers.
2:193 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 193
وَقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ
حَتَّىٰ
لَا
تَكُونَ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَيَكُونَ
ٱلدِّينُ
لِلَّهِۖ
فَإِنِ
ٱنتَهَوۡاْ
فَلَا
عُدۡوَٰنَ
إِلَّا
عَلَى
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
١٩٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Fight against them ˹if they persecute you˺ until there is no more persecution, and ˹your˺ devotion will be to Allah ˹alone˺. If they stop ˹persecuting you˺, let there be no hostility except against the aggressors.
2:217 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 217
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ
عَنِ
ٱلشَّهۡرِ
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
قِتَالٖ
فِيهِۖ
قُلۡ
قِتَالٞ
فِيهِ
كَبِيرٞۚ
وَصَدٌّ
عَن
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَكُفۡرُۢ
بِهِۦ
وَٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
وَإِخۡرَاجُ
أَهۡلِهِۦ
مِنۡهُ
أَكۡبَرُ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَٱلۡفِتۡنَةُ
أَكۡبَرُ
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَتۡلِۗ
وَلَا
يَزَالُونَ
يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمۡ
حَتَّىٰ
يَرُدُّوكُمۡ
عَن
دِينِكُمۡ
إِنِ
ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْۚ
وَمَن
يَرۡتَدِدۡ
مِنكُمۡ
عَن
دِينِهِۦ
فَيَمُتۡ
وَهُوَ
كَافِرٞ
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
حَبِطَتۡ
أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ٱلنَّارِۖ
هُمۡ
فِيهَا
خَٰلِدُونَ
٢١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They
1 ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about fighting in the sacred months.
2 Say, “Fighting during these months is a great sin. But hindering ˹others˺ from the Path of Allah, rejecting Him, and expelling the worshippers from the Sacred Mosque is ˹a˺ greater ˹sin˺ in the sight of Allah. For persecution
3 is far worse than killing. And they will not stop fighting you until they turn you away from your faith—if they can. And whoever among you renounces their own faith and dies a disbeliever, their deeds will become void in this life and in the Hereafter. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.”
2:249 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 249
فَلَمَّا
فَصَلَ
طَالُوتُ
بِٱلۡجُنُودِ
قَالَ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مُبۡتَلِيكُم
بِنَهَرٖ
فَمَن
شَرِبَ
مِنۡهُ
فَلَيۡسَ
مِنِّي
وَمَن
لَّمۡ
يَطۡعَمۡهُ
فَإِنَّهُۥ
مِنِّيٓ
إِلَّا
مَنِ
ٱغۡتَرَفَ
غُرۡفَةَۢ
بِيَدِهِۦۚ
فَشَرِبُواْ
مِنۡهُ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗا
مِّنۡهُمۡۚ
فَلَمَّا
جَاوَزَهُۥ
هُوَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
مَعَهُۥ
قَالُواْ
لَا
طَاقَةَ
لَنَا
ٱلۡيَوۡمَ
بِجَالُوتَ
وَجُنُودِهِۦۚ
قَالَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَظُنُّونَ
أَنَّهُم
مُّلَٰقُواْ
ٱللَّهِ
كَم
مِّن
فِئَةٖ
قَلِيلَةٍ
غَلَبَتۡ
فِئَةٗ
كَثِيرَةَۢ
بِإِذۡنِ
ٱللَّهِۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
مَعَ
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
٢٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When Saul marched forth with his army, he cautioned: “Allah will test you with a river. So whoever drinks ˹his fill˺ from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste it—except a sip from the hollow of his hands—is definitely with me.” They all drank ˹their fill˺ except for a few! When he and the ˹remaining˺ faithful with him crossed the river, they said, “Now we are no match for Goliath and his warriors.” But those ˹believers˺ who were certain they would meet Allah reasoned, “How many times has a small force vanquished a mighty army by the Will of Allah! And Allah is ˹always˺ with the steadfast.”