Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary * - Translations’ Index
Translation of the meanings Ayah: (62) Surah: At-Tawbah
يَحۡلِفُونَ بِٱللَّهِ لَكُمۡ لِيُرۡضُوكُمۡ وَٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ أَحَقُّ أَن يُرۡضُوهُ إِن كَانُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
(62) They swear by Allah to you ˹Believers˺ to reconcile with you[2151], but Allah and His Messenger have more right to reconcile with[2152], if ˹only˺ they were Believers.
[2151] They dishonestly swear to distance themselves from their offence of the Messenger (ﷺ) about which God has just told him (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, al-Saʿdī, Ibn ʿĀshūr; see also: Imām Aḥmad: 2407, al-Ṭabarānī, al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr: 12307).
Listening to those who may not necessarily tell the truth and who swear to what they say, especially when one is not fooled by them, is considered an act of chivalry in Arabian culture befitting only the noblest. Thus, they afford the speaker the chance to save face.
[2152] By being honest, which is more becoming of those who claim to be true Believers (cf. Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn ʿĀshūr).
Listening to those who may not necessarily tell the truth and who swear to what they say, especially when one is not fooled by them, is considered an act of chivalry in Arabian culture befitting only the noblest. Thus, they afford the speaker the chance to save face.
[2152] By being honest, which is more becoming of those who claim to be true Believers (cf. Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn ʿĀshūr).
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
Translation of the meanings Ayah: (62) Surah: At-Tawbah
Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - Translations’ Index
Translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur’an into English - in progress - translated by Dr. Walid Bleihesh Al-Omari.