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Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah 38 (22:38)

ٱلْحَجّ

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدَٰفِعُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ

Quran 22:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Al-Hajj (“The Pilgrimage”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 336 of the Madani Mushaf.

22:38
۞ إِنَّٱللَّهَيُدَٰفِعُعَنِٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۗإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُحِبُّكُلَّخَوَّانٍكَفُورٍ٣٨
inna l-laha yudāfiʿu ʿani alladhīna āmanū inna l-laha lā yuḥibbu kulla khawwānin kafūrin

Indeed, Allāh defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone treacherous and ungrateful.(38)

Word by word

  1. ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  3. يُدَٰفِعُyudāfiʿudefends
  4. عَنِʿanidefends
  5. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  6. ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ۗāmanūbelieve
  7. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  9. لَاlā(does) not
  10. يُحِبُّyuḥibbulike
  11. كُلَّkullaevery
  12. خَوَّانٍkhawwānintreacherous
  13. كَفُورٍkafūrinungrateful

Tafsir (commentary) of 22:38

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Good News of Allah's Defence for the Believers

Here Allah tells us that He defends His servants who put their trust in Him and turn to Him in repentance; He protects them from the the worst of evil people and the plots of the sinners; He protects them, guards them and supports them, as He tells us elsewhere:

أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ

(Is not Allah sufficient for His servant) 39:36

وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَـلِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدْراً

(And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish his purpose. Indeed Allah has set a measure for all things) 65:3.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ

(Verily, Allah likes not any treacherous ingrate) means, He does not like any of His servants who bear these characteristics, i.e., treachery in covenants and promises whereby a person does not do what he says, and ingratitude is to deny the blessings, whereby one does not acknowledge or appreciate them.

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