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Surah 66. At-Tahrim
Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-12 [2]

Quran Text of Verse 8-12
66. At-Tahrim Page 561یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالَّذِیْنَ(you) who believeاٰمَنُوْاbelieveتُوْبُوْۤاTurnاِلَیtoاللّٰهِAllahتَوْبَةً(in) repentanceنَّصُوْحًا ؕsincereعَسٰیPerhapsرَبُّكُمْyour Lordاَنْ[that]یُّكَفِّرَwill removeعَنْكُمْfrom youسَیِّاٰتِكُمْyour misdeedsوَ یُدْخِلَكُمْand admit youجَنّٰتٍ(into) Gardensتَجْرِیْflowمِنْfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itالْاَنْهٰرُ ۙthe riversیَوْمَ(on the) Dayلَاnotیُخْزِیwill be disgracedاللّٰهُ(by) Allahالنَّبِیَّthe Prophetوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoاٰمَنُوْاbelievedمَعَهٗ ۚwith himنُوْرُهُمْTheir lightیَسْعٰیwill runبَیْنَbeforeاَیْدِیْهِمْtheir handsوَ بِاَیْمَانِهِمْand on their rightیَقُوْلُوْنَthey will sayرَبَّنَاۤOur LordاَتْمِمْPerfectلَنَاfor usنُوْرَنَاour lightوَ اغْفِرْand grant forgivenessلَنَا ۚto usاِنَّكَIndeed, Youعَلٰی(are) overكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingقَدِیْرٌ All-Powerful یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالنَّبِیُّProphetجَاهِدِStriveالْكُفَّارَ(against) the disbelieversوَ الْمُنٰفِقِیْنَand the hypocritesوَ اغْلُظْand be sternعَلَیْهِمْ ؕwith themوَ مَاْوٰىهُمْAnd their abodeجَهَنَّمُ ؕ(is) Hellوَ بِئْسَand wretched isالْمَصِیْرُ the destination ضَرَبَPresentsاللّٰهُAllahمَثَلًاan exampleلِّلَّذِیْنَfor those whoكَفَرُواdisbelievedامْرَاَتَ(the) wifeنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhوَّ امْرَاَتَ(and the) wifeلُوْطٍ ؕ(of) LutكَانَتَاThey wereتَحْتَunderعَبْدَیْنِtwo [slaves]مِنْofعِبَادِنَاOur slavesصَالِحَیْنِrighteousفَخَانَتٰهُمَاbut they both betrayed themفَلَمْso notیُغْنِیَاthey availedعَنْهُمَاboth of themمِنَfromاللّٰهِAllahشَیْـًٔا(in) anythingوَّ قِیْلَand it was saidادْخُلَاEnterالنَّارَthe Fireمَعَwithالدّٰخِلِیْنَ those who enter وَ ضَرَبَAnd presentsاللّٰهُAllahمَثَلًاan exampleلِّلَّذِیْنَfor those whoاٰمَنُواbelievedامْرَاَتَ(the) wifeفِرْعَوْنَ ۘ(of) Firaunاِذْwhenقَالَتْshe saidرَبِّMy LordابْنِBuildلِیْfor meعِنْدَكَnear Youبَیْتًاa houseفِیinالْجَنَّةِParadiseوَ نَجِّنِیْand save meمِنْfromفِرْعَوْنَFiraunوَ عَمَلِهٖand his deedsوَ نَجِّنِیْand save meمِنَfromالْقَوْمِthe peopleالظّٰلِمِیْنَۙthe wrongdoers وَ مَرْیَمَAnd Maryamابْنَتَ(the) daughterعِمْرٰنَ(of) Imranالَّتِیْۤwhoاَحْصَنَتْguardedفَرْجَهَاher chastityفَنَفَخْنَاso We breathedفِیْهِinto itمِنْofرُّوْحِنَاOur Spiritوَ صَدَّقَتْAnd she believedبِكَلِمٰتِ(in the) Wordsرَبِّهَا(of) her Lordوَ كُتُبِهٖand His Booksوَ كَانَتْand she wasمِنَofالْقٰنِتِیْنَ۠the devoutly obedient
Translation of Verse 8-12

(66:8) O those who have believed, turn to Allah in sincere repentance,10 haply your Lord will acquit you of your sins and admit you to gardens underneath which rivers flow: upon the day Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who have believed with him;11 their Light running before them and on their right side;12 they saying, ‘O our Lord, perfect for us our Light and forgive us, surely You have power over all things.’

(66:9) O Prophet, strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites,13 and be harsh with them;14 their abode is Jahannum, an evil destination

(66:10) Allah has struck a similitude for the unbelievers, of the wife of Nuh and the wife of Lut. They were under two righteous servants from among Our servants; but they betrayed them,15 so availed not the two aught against Allah, and they were told, ‘Enter the Fire - you two - along with those who enter.’16

(66:11) And Allah has struck a similitude for the believers of the wife of Fir`awn when she said, ‘O my Lord, build for me by You a house in Paradise17 and deliver me from Fir`awn and his deed,18 and deliver me from the wrongdoing people.

(66:12) And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran, who guarded her private parts;19 so We blew into it20 of Our spirit.21 She testified to the words of her Lord and His Books, and she was of the devout ones.22


Commentary

10. The opinion of most of the Salaf was that “tawbatu al-nasuh” is that sin which is never repeated after repentance (Ibn Jarir, Ibn Kathir).

Other scholars explain that “tawbatu al-nasuh” is one which has four elements. One should: (i) give up the sin in which one has fallen, (ii) regret over what had been in the past, (iii) resolve that he will not repeat it and (iv) if someone’s right is involved, clear it.

One question, is it necessary for a tawbatu al-nasuh’s validity that one should remain in the state (of abjuration)? The answer may be sought in the hadith which can be generally applied to many situations. Ibn Mas`ud reported, as in Bukhari,

Someone asked the Prophet, “Messenger of Allah. Shall we be questioned for what we did in pre-Islamic times?” He answered, “Whoever did well in Islam, will not be held responsible for what he did in pre-Islamic times. On the other hand, whoever did badly in Islam, will be held for the earlier and the later (deeds) - Ibn Kathir.

11. We have a hadith pertinent to this ayah:

A man from the Kinanah tribe reported, “I prayed behind the Prophet the year of the fall of Makkah. I heard him say, ‘O Allah, do not disgrace me on the Day of Judgment’” (Ibn Kathir).

Imam Razi asks: We know that a Prophet will not be disgraced on that day. What does this mean? He answers (as also Thanwi in slightly different words) that the primary objective is to mention that the believers will be in the company of their Prophet.

12. One may refer to ayah 12 of Surah al-Hadid for a fuller explanation. We might add at this point a hadith from Imam Ahmad (which is close to being trustworthy: Sami). The Prophet said,

“I will be the first to be allowed to prostrate myself on the Day of Judgment, and the first to be allowed to raise his head. I will look around and see in front of me my followers between other nations, and similarly behind me, on my right side and on my left side.” Someone asked, “Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize your followers from among the nations of Nuh until your times?” He answered, “They will bear the mark of ablution that none else will bear, and I will know them because they will be given their Records by their right hands, and I will know them by the Light running before them” (Ibn Kathir).

13. That is, struggle against one with the sword while gainst the other with the tongue (Ibn Jarir).

14. Because he treated them mildly and kindly (Shabbir).

15. They betrayed them in faith and not by indulging in immoral deeds. Wives of Prophets are saved from committing obscenities. Ibn `Abbas specifically stated that their wives did not indulge in sexual indecency. The opinion of `Ikrimah, Sa`eed b. Jubayr and Dahhak was that the betrayal of Nuh’s wife consisted in passing information to the unbelievers about those who embraced Islam at Nuh’s hand and in calling him “insane,” while the betrayal of Lut’s wife consisted in passing information to the unbelievers, concerning visitors to her husband’s house (Ibn Jarir, Zamakhshari, Qurtubi, Ibn Kathir).

16. The suggestion by some people that the example of the two unbelieving women was cited for the wives of the Prophet to take lesson from, is incorrect. The example is in reference to verse 6 above where the believers have been urged to save themselves and their families from Hellfire (Thawni).

17. She chose the Company before the house. They say in Arabic:

“The neighbor, before the lodge” (Au.).

18. That is, deliver me from him and deliver me from the kind of deed he commits, foremost among them is his disbelief in Allah (Ibn Jarir, Qurtubi).

19. Lit., “faraj” is an opening. The term here is “farj” which is for private parts, but allows for translation as “opening” (Au.).

20. That is, in the opening of her shirt since every opening is called “farj” (Ibn Jarir, Razi, Qurtubi).

21. “Min ruhinaa”: that is, a spirit from among Our other spirits (Qurtubi).

22. “The fact that “qanitin” (devout) is not in the feminine form implies that the highest spiritual dignity is independent of sex” (Yusuf Ali).

We have ahadith that speak of the virtues of these two women. The following is in the Sahihayn and other works. The Prophet said: “Among men those who attained perfection, there have been many. But among women few attained perfection except Aasiyah the wife of Fir`awn and Maryam the daughter of `Imran. And, `A’isha’s superiority over rest of the women is like that of tharid over other dishes.” (Tharid was a tasty meat and butter dish (Au.).

Once the Prophet drew four lines on the earth and asked, “Do you know what these are?” They answered, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “The best among the women of Paradise: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Asiyah bint Muzahim, the wife of Fir`awn and Maryam the daughter of `Imran” (Zamakhsahir in brief, Ibn Kathir).

(Haythami declared the above report of Ahmad as trustworthy: Sami).