Surah Al-Ghathiyah Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir Verse 8-16

8. وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاعِمَةٞ Wujoohuny yawma ‘izin naa’imah [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure. 9. لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٞ Lisa’yihaa raadiyah With their effort [they are] satisfied 10. فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ Fee jannatin ‘aaliyah In an elevated garden, 11. لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةٗ Laa tasma’u feehaa laaghiyah Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech. 12. فِيهَا عَيۡنٞ جَارِيَةٞ Feehaa ‘aynun jaariyah Within it is a flowing […]

Surah Al Layl Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir verse 12-21

Al-Lail – (The Night) 12. إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ Inna ‘alainaa lal hudaa Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance. 13. وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]. 14. فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing. 15. لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى Laa […]

Surah Al Balad Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir Verse 11-20

11 فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ Falaq tahamal-‘aqabah But he has not broken through the difficult pass. 12 وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ Wa maaa adraaka mal’aqabah And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass? 13 فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ Fakku raqabah It is the freeing of a slave 14 أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ Aw it’aamun fee yawmin zee masghabah Or feeding on a […]

Surah Al Baqarah Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir Verse 57

وَظَلَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰۖ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡۚ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ Wa zallalnaa ‘alaikumul ghamaama wa anzalnaa ‘alaikumul Manna was Salwaa kuloo min taiyibaati maa razaqnaakum wa maa zalamoonaa wa laakin kaanooo anfusahum yazlimoon And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], “Eat from the good things with which We have provided you.” And they wronged Us not […]

Surah Al Baqarah Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir Verse 55, 56

وَإِذۡ قُلۡتُمۡ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهۡرَةٗ فَأَخَذَتۡكُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ Wa iz qultum yaa Moosaa lan nu’mina laka hattaa naral laaha jahratan fa akhazat kumus saa’iqatu wa antum tanzuroon And [recall] when you said, “O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright”; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on. ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَٰكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَوۡتِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ Summa ba’asnaakum mim ba’di mawtikum la’allakum tashkuroon […]

Surah Al Baqarah Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir Verse 51, 52, 53

وَإِذۡ وَٰعَدۡنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرۡبَعِينَ لَيۡلَةٗ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمۡ ظَٰلِمُونَ Wa iz waa’adnaa Moosaaa arba’eena lailatan summattakhaztumul ‘ijla mim ba’dihee wa antum zaalimoon ثُمَّ عَفَوۡنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ Summa ‘afawnaa ‘ankum mim ba’di zaalika la’allakum tashkuroon Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful. وَإِذۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ Wa iz aatainaa Moosal kitaaba wal Furqaana la’allakum tahtadoon And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion […]

Surah At Towbah Tafseer in English: Ibn Kathir verse 1, 2

At-Taubah – (The Repentance) 1. بَرَآءَةٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ Baraaa’atum minal laahi wa Rasooliheee ilal lazeena ‘aahattum minal mushrikeen [This is a declaration of] disassociation, from Allah and His Messenger, to those with whom you had made a treaty among the polytheists. 2. فَسِيحُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَرۡبَعَةَ أَشۡهُرٖ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّكُمۡ غَيۡرُ مُعۡجِزِي ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡزِي ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ, Faseehoo fil ardi arba’ata ashhurinw wa’lamoooannakum ghairu mu’jizil laahi wa annal laaha mukhzil kaafireen […]

Tafseer Ibn Kathir Surah Baqarah Verse 27

27. ٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقۡطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ Islamic concern about relationship to others The cutting asunder of what Allah has commanded should be joined includes all kinds of relationships — the one between Allah and His servant, the one between a man and his parents and relatives, between him and his neighbours and friends, between one Muslim and another, between […]

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