Surah 9. At-Tauba, Ayah 67
| الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمُنْكَرِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ ۚ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | al- munaafiqon wa- al- munaafiqaat bacd. -hum min bacd. ya'muron bi- al- munkar wa- yanhawn can al- macrof wa- yaqbid.on aydiya -hum naso 'allaah fa- nasiya -hum 'inna al- munaafiqen -hum al- faasiqon |
| Pickthall | : | The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one from another. They enjoin the wrong, and they forbid the right, and they withhold their hands (from spending for the cause of Allah). They forget Allah, so He hath forgotten them. Lo! the hypocrites, they are the transgressors. |
| Asad | : | The hypocrites, both men and women, are all of a kind: they enjoin the doing of what is wrong and forbid the doing of what is right,94 and withhold their hands [from doing good]. They are oblivious of God, and so He is oblivious of them. Verily, the hypocrites - it is they, they who are truly iniquitous!95 |
| Malik | : | The hypocrite men and the hypocrite women, they are all alike. They enjoin what is evil, forbid what is just, and withhold their hands from doing good. They have forgotten Allah; so He has forgotten them. In fact the hypocrites are transgressors. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | The Hypocrites men and women (have an understanding) with each other: they enjoin evil and forbid what in just and are close with their hands. They have forgotten Allah; so He hath forgotten them. Verily the Hypocrites are rebellious and perverse. 1324 1325 1326 |
Note - 95It is to be borne in mind that this and the following
verses refer to the conscious hypocrites spoken of in the
last sentence of the preceding verse, and not to the
waverers, whose hypocrisy is an outcome of inner fears
and uncertainties.
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Note - 1324Literally, "the Hypocrites... are of each other". The
forms of hypocrisy may vary, but they are all alike, and
they understand each other's hypocrisy. They hold
together.
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Note - 1325The English phrase "close-fisted" would cover only a part
of the meaning. The hand is the symbol of power, help,
and assistance. This may be financial, or it may be in
other ways. The Hypocrites pretend a great deal, but are
of no use or real help to any one.
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Note - 1326Cf. vii. 51. and n. 1029. They ignore Allah: and Allah
will ignore them.
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Literally, "the Hypocrites... are of each other". The forms of hypocrisy may vary, but they are all alike, and they understand each other's hypocrisy. They hold together. |
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The English phrase "close-fisted" would cover only a part of the meaning. The hand is the symbol of power, help, and assistance. This may be financial, or it may be in other ways. The Hypocrites pretend a great deal, but are of no use or real help to any one. |
