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Surah At-Tahrim, Verse 9

سورة التحريم، الآية ٩

66:9 Juz 28 Hizb 56 Page 561 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 66:9

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ جَٰهِدِ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۝٩

Transliteration

yāayyuhā l-nabiyu jāhidi l-kufāra wal-munāfiqīna wa-ugh'luẓ ʿalayhim wamawāhum jahannamu wabi'sa l-maṣīru

Translation

O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.

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Verse 9 of Surah At-Tahrim (66:9), a Medinan surah, is in juz 28, on page 561 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 9

Al-Mukhtasar

O Messenger! Strive against the disbelievers with the sword, and against the hypocrites with your tongue and upholding the punishments. And be harsh against them so that they fear you. The abode they will end up in on the Day of Judgement is hell, and that abode is a very evil abode indeed.

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Other translations of verse 9

O Prophet, strive [i.e., fight] against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be harsh with them. Their abode will be Hell. What a terrible destination!

O Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe against them; their abode will be Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.3

Notes

[3] (V.66:9) See the footnote of (V.8:39).

O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end.

O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed).

O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and be hard against them; and their abode is hell; and evil is the resort.

O you Prophet, strive with the steadfast disbelievers, and the hypocrites, and be harsh with them; and their abode will be Hell; and miserable is the Destiny!

Verse 9 word by word

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O أ ي ي
  2. ٱلنَّبِىُّ l-nabiyu Prophet ن ب أ
  3. جَٰهِدِ jāhidi Strive ج ه د
  4. ٱلْكُفَّارَ l-kufāra (against) the disbelievers ك ف ر
  5. وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ wal-munāfiqīna and the hypocrites ن ف ق
  6. وَٱغْلُظْ wa-ugh'luẓ and be stern غ ل ظ
  7. عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim with them
  8. وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ wamawāhum And their abode أ و ي
  9. جَهَنَّمُ jahannamu (is) Hell
  10. وَبِئْسَ wabi'sa and wretched is ب أ س
  11. ٱلْمَصِيرُ l-maṣīru the destination ص ي ر

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    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ جَٰهِدِ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.

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