The Combined Forces

Surah
Al-Ahzab

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلنَّبِيُّ
ٱتَّقِ
ٱللَّهَ
وَلَا
تُطِعِ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلِيمًا
حَكِيمٗا
١

O Prophet! ˹Always˺ be mindful of Allah, and do not yield to the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:2

وَٱتَّبِعۡ

مَا

يُوحَىٰٓ

إِلَيۡكَ

مِن

رَّبِّكَۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

كَانَ

بِمَا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

خَبِيرٗا

Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what you ˹all˺ do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:3

وَتَوَكَّلۡ

عَلَى

ٱللَّهِۚ

وَكَفَىٰ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَكِيلٗا

And put your trust in Allah, for Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:4

مَّا

جَعَلَ

ٱللَّهُ

لِرَجُلٖ

مِّن

قَلۡبَيۡنِ

فِي

جَوۡفِهِۦۚ

وَمَا

جَعَلَ

أَزۡوَٰجَكُمُ

ٱلَّٰٓـِٔي

تُظَٰهِرُونَ

مِنۡهُنَّ

أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۚ

وَمَا

جَعَلَ

أَدۡعِيَآءَكُمۡ

أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡۚ

ذَٰلِكُمۡ

قَوۡلُكُم

بِأَفۡوَٰهِكُمۡۖ

وَٱللَّهُ

يَقُولُ

ٱلۡحَقَّ

وَهُوَ

يَهۡدِي

ٱلسَّبِيلَ

Allah does not place two hearts in any person’s chest. Nor does He regard your wives as ˹unlawful for you like˺ your real mothers, ˹even˺ if you say they are.¹ Nor does He regard your adopted children as your real children.² These are only your baseless assertions. But Allah declares the truth, and He ˹alone˺ guides to the ˹Right˺ Way.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:5

ٱدۡعُوهُمۡ

لِأٓبَآئِهِمۡ

هُوَ

أَقۡسَطُ

عِندَ

ٱللَّهِۚ

فَإِن

لَّمۡ

تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ

ءَابَآءَهُمۡ

فَإِخۡوَٰنُكُمۡ

فِي

ٱلدِّينِ

وَمَوَٰلِيكُمۡۚ

وَلَيۡسَ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

جُنَاحٞ

فِيمَآ

أَخۡطَأۡتُم

بِهِۦ

وَلَٰكِن

مَّا

تَعَمَّدَتۡ

قُلُوبُكُمۡۚ

وَكَانَ

ٱللَّهُ

غَفُورٗا

رَّحِيمًا

Let your adopted children keep their family names. That is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers, then they are ˹simply˺ your fellow believers and close associates. There is no blame on you for what you do by mistake, but ˹only˺ for what you do intentionally. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:6

ٱلنَّبِيُّ

أَوۡلَىٰ

بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

مِنۡ

أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ

وَأَزۡوَٰجُهُۥٓ

أُمَّهَٰتُهُمۡۗ

وَأُوْلُواْ

ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ

بَعۡضُهُمۡ

أَوۡلَىٰ

بِبَعۡضٖ

فِي

كِتَٰبِ

ٱللَّهِ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

وَٱلۡمُهَٰجِرِينَ

إِلَّآ

أَن

تَفۡعَلُوٓاْ

إِلَىٰٓ

أَوۡلِيَآئِكُم

مَّعۡرُوفٗاۚ

كَانَ

ذَٰلِكَ

فِي

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

مَسۡطُورٗا

The Prophet has a stronger affinity to the believers than they do themselves. And his wives are their mothers. As ordained by Allah, blood relatives are more entitled ˹to inheritance˺ than ˹other˺ believers and immigrants, unless you ˹want to˺ show kindness to your ˹close˺ associates ˹through bequest˺.¹ This is decreed in the Record.²

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:7

وَإِذۡ

أَخَذۡنَا

مِنَ

ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ

مِيثَٰقَهُمۡ

وَمِنكَ

وَمِن

نُّوحٖ

وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

وَمُوسَىٰ

وَعِيسَى

ٱبۡنِ

مَرۡيَمَۖ

وَأَخَذۡنَا

مِنۡهُم

مِّيثَٰقًا

غَلِيظٗا

And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the prophets, as well as from you ˹O Prophet˺, and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, son of Mary. We did take a solemn covenant from ˹all of˺ them

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:8

لِّيَسۡـَٔلَ

ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

عَن

صِدۡقِهِمۡۚ

وَأَعَدَّ

لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

عَذَابًا

أَلِيمٗا

so that He may question these men of truth about their ˹delivery of the˺ truth. And He has prepared a painful punishment for the disbelievers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:9

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

ٱذۡكُرُواْ

نِعۡمَةَ

ٱللَّهِ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

إِذۡ

جَآءَتۡكُمۡ

جُنُودٞ

فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

رِيحٗا

وَجُنُودٗا

لَّمۡ

تَرَوۡهَاۚ

وَكَانَ

ٱللَّهُ

بِمَا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

بَصِيرًا

O believers! Remember Allah’s favour upon you when ˹enemy˺ forces came to ˹besiege˺ you ˹in Medina˺,¹ so We sent against them a ˹bitter˺ wind and forces you could not see.² And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

33:10

إِذۡ

جَآءُوكُم

مِّن

فَوۡقِكُمۡ

وَمِنۡ

أَسۡفَلَ

مِنكُمۡ

وَإِذۡ

زَاغَتِ

ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرُ

وَبَلَغَتِ

ٱلۡقُلُوبُ

ٱلۡحَنَاجِرَ

وَتَظُنُّونَ

بِٱللَّهِ

ٱلظُّنُونَا۠

١٠

˹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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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