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Wa idha qila lahum ta'alaw yastaghfir lakum rasulu Allahi lawwaw ruusahum wa raaytahum yasudduna wa hum mustakbiruna

And when it is said to them, "Come, the Messenger of Allah will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and you would see them turning away their faces in arrogance.

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Wa idha raaytahum tu'jibuka ajsamuhum wa in yaqulu tasma' li qawlihim ka annahum khushubun musannadatun yahsaboona kulla sayhatin 'alayhim humu al-'aduwwu fa ihdharhum qatalahumu Allahu anna yufakuna

When you look at them, their exteriors please you; and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are like pieces of timber propped up. They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of Allah be on them! How are they deluded!

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Dhalika bi annahum amanu thumma kafaru fa tubi'a 'ala qulubihim fahum la yafqahuna

That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Ittakhadhoo aymanahum junnatan fa saddu 'an sabili Allahi innahum saa ma kanu ya'maluna

They have made their oaths a screen: thus they obstruct from the Path of Allah. truly evil are their deeds.

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Idha jaaka al-munafiquna qalu nashhadu innaka larasulu Allahi wa Allahu ya'lamu innaka larasuluhu wa Allahu yashhadu inna al-munafiqina lakadhiboona

When the Hypocrites come to you, they say, "We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are indeed His Messenger, and Allah bears witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Read commentary on Surah at-Taghabun by Abu'l-Aala Maududi.

'Alimu al-ghaybi wa ash-shahadati al-'azizu al-hakimu

Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

In tuqridu Allaha qardan hasanan yuda'ifhu lakum wa yaghfir lakum wa Allahu shakurun halimun

If you loan to Allah, a beautiful loan, He will double it for you, and He will grant you Forgiveness: for Allah is most Ready to appreciate, Most Forbearing

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Fa ittaqu Allaha maa istata'tum wa isma'u wa ati'i wa anfiqu khayran li anfusikum wa man yuqa shuhha nafsihi fa ulaika humu al-muflihuna

So fear Allah as much as you can; listen and obey and spend in charity for the benefit of your own soul and those saved from the covetousness of their own souls. They are the ones that achieve prosperity

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:

Innama amwalukum wa awladukum fitnatun wa Allahu 'indahu ajrun 'azimun

Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the Presence of Allah, is the highest, Reward

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: