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Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 18 (33:18)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

۞ قَدْ يَعْلَمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَلَا …

Quran 33:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Al-Ahzab (“The Combined Forces”), a Medinan surah of 73 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 420 of the Madani Mushaf.

33:18
۞ قَدْيَعْلَمُٱللَّهُٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَمِنكُمْوَٱلْقَآئِلِينَلِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْهَلُمَّإِلَيْنَا ۖوَلَايَأْتُونَٱلْبَأْسَإِلَّاقَلِيلًا١٨
qad yaʿlamu l-lahu l-muʿawiqīna minkum wal-qāilīna li-ikh'wānihim halumma ilaynā walā yatūna l-basa illā qalīlan

Already Allāh knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few,(18)

Word by word

  1. ۞ قَدْqadVerily
  2. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuAllah knows
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah knows
  4. ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَl-muʿawiqīnathose who hinder
  5. مِنكُمْminkumamong you
  6. وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَwal-qāilīnaand those who say
  7. لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْli-ikh'wānihimto their brothers
  8. هَلُمَّhalummaCome
  9. إِلَيْنَا ۖilaynāto us
  10. وَلَاwalāand not
  11. يَأْتُونَyatūnathey come
  12. ٱلْبَأْسَl-basa(to) the battle
  13. إِلَّاillāexcept
  14. قَلِيلًاqalīlana few

Tafsir (commentary) of 33:18

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This commentary explains ayahs 33:18–19 together.

هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا

(Come here towards us,) meaning, come to where we are in the shade and enjoying fruits. But in spite of that,

وَلاَ يَأْتُونَ الْبَأْسَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً
أَشِحَّةً عَلَيْكُمْ

(they come not to the battle except a little, being miserly towards you.) i.e., `they are mean and have no love or mercy towards you.' As-Suddi said:

أَشِحَّةً عَلَيْكُمْ

(Being miserly towards you.) means, with the booty.

فَإِذَا جَآءَ الْخَوْفُ رَأَيْتَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ تَدورُ أَعْيُنُهُمْ كَالَّذِى يُغْشَى عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ

(Then when fear comes, you will see them looking to you, their eyes revolving like one over whom hovers death;) means, because of the intensity of their fear and terror; this is how afraid these cowards are of fighting.

فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ الْخَوْفُ سَلَقُوكُم بِأَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ

(but when the fear departs, they will smite you with sharp tongues,) means, when security is restored, they will speak eloquently and nicely, claiming that they were the bravest and most chivalrous of men, but they are lying. Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

سَلَقُوكُم

(they will smite you) means, 'they will start to talk about you.\” Qatadah said: 'But when it comes to the booty, the most miserly of people and the worst to have to share the booty with are those who say, `Give us, give us, we were there with you,' but during battle they were the most cowardly and the most likely to fail to support the truth.\” They are miserly towards good, meaning that there is no goodness in them, for they have combined cowardice with lies and little good. Allah says:

أوْلَـئِكَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ فَأَحْبَطَ اللَّهُ أَعْمَـلَهُمْ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيراً

(Such have not believed. Therefore Allah makes their deeds fruitless and that is ever easy for Allah.)

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