Verse 33:36 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful women, and men steadfast in their faith and steadfast women, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him — Allah has prepared for all of them forgiveness and a great reward.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women, and truthful men and truthful women, and men steadfast in their faith and steadfast women, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him—Allah has prepared for all of them forgiveness and a great reward.[3102]

9:112.

Commentary:

This verse embodies a most effective repudiation of the charge that Christian missionaries and publicists are in the habit of levelling at Islam, viz. that it accords a lower status to women. The Quran has repeatedly said that Muslim women stand on the same level with Muslim men, and that they can attain to all those spiritual heights to which men can attain. Besides, Islam confers on women all the political and social rights which men enjoy. Only their spheres of activities being different, their duties are different. It is this difference in duties of both the sexes that has been mistakenly, or perhaps deliberately, misunderstood by hostile critics of Islam as implying a lower status for women.

The ten outstanding attributes of Muslim men and women mentioned in this verse have been appropriately described in an ascending order.

The first stage of the spiritual development of a believer is that of اسلام which in this verse has been used in the sense of intellectual acceptance of truth. The next stage is that of ایمان which implies the giving of peace and safety to others and testifying to the Divinely-revealed Teaching. At the stage of اسلام a Muslim accepts truth because reason and common sense demand of him this acceptance, while at the stage of ایمان he combines emotions and feelings with reason, and becomes intellectually and emotionally a true believer. The third stage of spiritual development is that of قنوت which signifies total obedience to God’s commandments. At this stage the spiritual wayfarer finds himself irresistibly attracted towards his Creator, and his submission to Divine commandments proceeds from his love for the Supreme Being. The next stage in the spiritual journey is reached when a believer becomes صادق which means that he identifies himself completely with truth, and faces trials and temptations with complete equanimity. His faith becomes pure and free from all dross of hypocrisy and love of worldly things. The fifth stage is that of صبر; when identification with truth becomes a permanent feature of a believer’s character. The stage of خشوع is a still higher stage in spiritual progress. It indicates an attitude of humility which the believer develops after he has gained complete victory over trials and tribulations consequent upon the growing consciousness of his own weakness and that of the perfection and completeness of the Divine Being. The next stage is that of متصدق. At this stage the believer becomes conscious that he is not to live for himself alone but should share God-given blessings with other fellow beings. At the stage of صائم which is the next high spiritual stage the believer learns to sacrifice his own legitimate needs and comforts for the benefit of others and at the ninth stage of حافظین فروجھم he scrupulously guards all the avenues through which sin can find access to his mind. At the tenth stage i.e. الذا کرین الله, which is the last stage and which forms the climax of spiritual growth and development, the believer is so completely engrossed in God as to have become lost in His remembrance.

English - Short Commentary Translation

[a]Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women, and truthful men and truthful women, and men steadfast in their faith and steadfast women, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him—Allah has prepared for all of them forgiveness and a great reward.[2355]

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

یقیناً مسلمان مرد اور مسلمان عورتیں اور مومن مرد اور مومن عورتیں اور فرمانبردار مرد اور فرمانبردار عورتیں اور سچے مرد اور سچی عورتیں اور صبر کرنے والے مرد اور صبر کرنے والی عورتیں اور عاجزی کرنے والے مرد اور عاجزی کرنے والی عورتیں اور صدقہ کرنے والے مرد اور صدقہ کرنے والی عورتیں اور روزہ رکھنے والے مرد اور روزہ رکھنے والی عورتیں اوراپنی شرمگاہوں کی حفاظت کرنے والے مرد اور حفاظت کرنے والی عورتیں اور اللہ کو کثرت سے یاد کرنے والے مرد اور کثرت سے یاد کرنے والی عورتیں، اللہ نے ان سب کے لئے مغفرت اور اجرِعظیم تیار کئے ہوئے ہیں۔

French

Assurément, les hommes qui se soumettent à Allāh et les femmes qui se soumettent à Lui, et les hommes croyants et les femmes croyantes et les hommes obéissants et les femmes obéissantes, et les hommes véridiques et les femmes véridiques, et les hommes endurants dans leur foi et les femmes endurantes, et les hommes qui sont humbles et les femmes qui sont humbles, et les hommes qui font l’aumône et les femmes qui font l’aumône, et les hommes qui jeûnent et les femmes qui jeûnent, et les hommes qui préservent leur chasteté et les femmes qui préservent la leur, et les hommes qui se souviennent beaucoup d’Allāh et le femmes qui se souviennent beaucoup de Lui – Allāh a préparé pour eux tous le pardon et une très grande récompense.

German

Wahrlich, die muslimischen Männer und die muslimischen Frauen, die gläubigen Männer und die gläubigen Frauen, die gehorsamen Männer und die gehorsamen Frauen, die wahrhaftigen Männer und die wahrhaftigen Frauen, die standhaften Männer und die standhaften Frauen, die demütigen Männer und die demütigen Frauen, die Männer, die Almosen geben, und die Frauen, die Almosen geben, die Männer, die fasten, und die Frauen, die fasten, die Männer, die ihre Keuschheit wahren, und die Frauen, die ihre Keuschheit wahren, die Männer, die Allahs häufig gedenken, und die Frauen, die gedenken – Allah hat ihnen Vergebung und herrlichen Lohn bereitet.

Chinese

[b]完全服从的男女, 完全信仰的男女, 完全忠顺的男女, 完全诚实的男女, 完全坚忍的男女, 完全谦虚的男女, 完全施舍的男女, 完全斋戒的男女, 完全保持贞节的男女和多多记念安拉的男女, 安拉为了他们安排了宽恕和大的报酬。[1034]

Italian

In verità, per gli uomini che si sottomettono a Dio, e per le donne che si sottomettono a Lui, uomini credenti e donne credenti, e uomini obbedienti e donne obbedienti, e uomini veritieri e donne veritiere, e uomini saldi nella fede e donne salde nella fede, e uomini che sono umili e donne che sono umili, e uomini che fanno l'elemosina e donne che fanno l'elemosina, e uomini che digiunano e donne che digiunano, e uomini che custodiscono la propria castità e donne che custodiscono la propria castità, e uomini che si ricordano intensamente di Allah e donne che si ricordano di Lui - per tutti costoro Allah ha preparato perdono e una grande ricompensa.

Spanish

En verdad, los hombres que se someten a Dios y las mujeres que se someten a Él, los hombres y mujeres que creen, los hombres y mujeres obedientes, los hombres y ujeres veraces, los hombres y mujeres perseverantes en su fe, los hombres y mujeres humildes, los hombres y ujeres que dan limosnas, que ayunan, que guardan su castidad, los hombres que recuerdan mucho a Al‑lah y las mujeres que Lo recuerdan mucho: para todos ellos Al‑lah ha preparado Su perdón y una magnífica recompensa.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

یقیناً کامل مسلمان مرد اور کامل مسلمان عورتیں اور کامل مومن مرد اور کامل مومن عورتیں اور کامل فرمانبردار مرد اور کامل فرمانبردار عورتیں اور کامل راست گو مرد اور کامل راست گو عورتیں اور کامل صبر کرنے والے مرد اور کامل صبر کرنے والی عورتیں اور کامل عجز دکھانے والے مرد اور کامل عجز دکھانے والی عورتیں اور کامل صدقہ کرنے والے مرد اور کامل صدقہ کرنے والی عورتیں اور کامل روزہ گذار مرد اور کامل روزہ گذار عورتیں اور پوری طرح اپنی شرم گاہوں کی حفاظت کرنے والے مرد اور پوری طرح اپنی شرم گاہوں کی حفاظت کرنے والی عورتیں اور اللہ کا بہت ذکر کرنے والے مرد اور اللہ کا بہت ذکر کرنے والی عورتیں ان سب کے لئے اللہ نے بخشش کا سامان اور بڑا انعام تیار کر رکھا ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

بالیقین جو مرد اور جو عورتیں مسلم ہیں، مومن ہیں، مطیع فرمان ہیں، راست باز ہیں، صابر ہیں، اللہ کے آگے جھکنے والے ہیں، صدقہ دینے والے ہیں، روزہ رکھنے والے ہیں، اپنی شرمگاہوں کی حفاظت کرنے والے ہیں، اور اللہ کو کثرت سے یاد کرنے والے ہیں، اللہ نے ان کے لیے مغفرت اور بڑا اجر مہیا کر رکھا ہے

English - Sahih

Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

بیشک الله نے مسلمان مردوں اور مسلمان عورتوں اور ایمان دار مردوں اور ایماندار عورتوں اور فرمانبردار مردوں اور فرمانبردارعورتوں اور سچے مردوں اور سچی عورتوں اور صبر کرنے والے مردوں اور صبر کرنے والی عورتوں اور عاجزی کرنے والے مردوں اور عاجزی کرنے والی عورتوں اور خیرات کرنے والے مردوں اور خیرات کرنے والی عورتوں اور روزہ دار مردوں اور روزدار عورتوں اور پاک دامن مردوں اور پاک دامن عورتوں اور الله کو بہت یاد کرنے والے مردوں اور بہت یاد کرنے والی عورتوں کے لیے بخشش اور بڑا اجر تیار کیا ہے

English - Talal Itani

Indeed, the Muslim men and the Muslim women, and the believing men and the believing women, and the obedient men and the obedient women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women, and the humble men and the humble women, and the men who give charity and the women who give charity and the men who fast and the women who fast, and the men who guard their chastity and the women who guard (it), and the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a reward great.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

9:112.

1034

本节经文极有力地驳斥了那种伊斯兰教给妇女以较低地位的指控。按照 «古兰经» 启示, 女子与男子处于同等地位而她们可以达到男子可达到的所有那些神圣高度和享有男子所享有的那些政治和社会权利。只是她们的活动范围有所不同, 她们的职责有所不同。正是这种男子和女子的职责不同, 以致受到对伊斯兰教怀有敌意的评论者错误地, 甚至蓄意地曲解为给妇女以较低的地位。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

Men and women who have surrendered, believing men and believing women, obedient men and obedient women, truthful men and truthful women, enduring men and enduring women, humble men and humble women, men and women who give in charity, men who fast and women who fast, men and women who guard their private parts, men and women who remember God oft -- for them God has prepared forgiveness and a mighty wage.

English - Maududi

Surely the men who submit (to Allah) and the women who submit (to Allah), the men who have faith and the women who have faith, the men who are obedient and the women who are obedient, the men who are truthful and the women who are truthful; the men who are steadfast and the women who are steadfast, the men who humble themselves (to Allah) and the women who humble themselves (to Allah), the men who give alms and the women who give alms, the men who fast and the women who fast, the men who guard their chastity and the women who guard their chastity, the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember Allah much: for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a mighty reward.

English - Ahmed Ali

Verily men and women who have come to submission, men and women who are believers, men and women who are devout, truthful men and truthful women, men and women with endurance, men and women who are modest, men and women who give alms, men and women who observe fasting, men and women who guard their private parts, and those men and women who remember God a great deal, for them God has forgiveness and a great reward.

English - Yusuf Ali

For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

9:112.

3102

Commentary:

This verse embodies a most effective repudiation of the charge that Christian missionaries and publicists are in the habit of levelling at Islam, viz. that it accords a lower status to women. The Quran has repeatedly said that Muslim women stand on the same level with Muslim men, and that they can attain to all those spiritual heights to which men can attain. Besides, Islam confers on women all the political and social rights which men enjoy. Only their spheres of activities being different, their duties are different. It is this difference in duties of both the sexes that has been mistakenly, or perhaps deliberately, misunderstood by hostile critics of Islam as implying a lower status for women.

The ten outstanding attributes of Muslim men and women mentioned in this verse have been appropriately described in an ascending order.

The first stage of the spiritual development of a believer is that of اسلام which in this verse has been used in the sense of intellectual acceptance of truth. The next stage is that of ایمان which implies the giving of peace and safety to others and testifying to the Divinely-revealed Teaching. At the stage of اسلام a Muslim accepts truth because reason and common sense demand of him this acceptance, while at the stage of ایمان he combines emotions and feelings with reason, and becomes intellectually and emotionally a true believer. The third stage of spiritual development is that of قنوت which signifies total obedience to God’s commandments. At this stage the spiritual wayfarer finds himself irresistibly attracted towards his Creator, and his submission to Divine commandments proceeds from his love for the Supreme Being. The next stage in the spiritual journey is reached when a believer becomes صادق which means that he identifies himself completely with truth, and faces trials and temptations with complete equanimity. His faith becomes pure and free from all dross of hypocrisy and love of worldly things. The fifth stage is that of صبر; when identification with truth becomes a permanent feature of a believer’s character. The stage of خشوع is a still higher stage in spiritual progress. It indicates an attitude of humility which the believer develops after he has gained complete victory over trials and tribulations consequent upon the growing consciousness of his own weakness and that of the perfection and completeness of the Divine Being. The next stage is that of متصدق. At this stage the believer becomes conscious that he is not to live for himself alone but should share God-given blessings with other fellow beings. At the stage of صائم which is the next high spiritual stage the believer learns to sacrifice his own legitimate needs and comforts for the benefit of others and at the ninth stage of حافظین فروجھم he scrupulously guards all the avenues through which sin can find access to his mind. At the tenth stage i.e. الذا کرین الله, which is the last stage and which forms the climax of spiritual growth and development, the believer is so completely engrossed in God as to have become lost in His remembrance.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

9:112.

2355

This verse embodies a most effective repudiation of the charge that Islam accords a lower status to women. According to the Qur’an women stand on the same level with men, and they can attain to all those spiritual heights to which men can attain and enjoy all those political and social rights which men enjoy. Only their spheres of activities being different, their duties are different. It is this difference in duties of both the sexes that has mistakenly, or perhaps deliberately, been misunderstood by hostile critics of Islam as implying a lower status for women.

English - Pickthall

Lo! men who surrender unto Allah, and women who surrender, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey and women who obey, and men who speak the truth and women who speak the truth, and men who persevere (in righteousness) and women who persevere, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women who guard (their modesty), and men who remember Allah much and women who remember - Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Surely the men who submit and the women who submit, and the believing men and the believing women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women, and the humble men and the humble women, and the charitable men and the charitable women, and the fasting men and the fasting women, and the men who guard their chastity and the women who guard, and the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember -- Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a mighty reward.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

For men who submit themselves wholly to Allah, and women who submit themselves wholly to Him, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who are obedient and women who are obedient, and men who are truthful and women who are truthful, and men who are steadfast and women who are steadfast, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Him, Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

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