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Quran-33:17 Surah Al-ahzab English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

قُلۡ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَعۡصِمُكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنۡ أَرَادَ بِكُمۡ سُوٓءًا أَوۡ أَرَادَ بِكُمۡ رَحۡمَةٗۚ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيّٗا وَلَا نَصِيرٗا

Transliteration:( Qul man zal lazee ya'simukum minal laahi in araada bikum sooo'an aw araada bikum rahmah; wa laa yajidoona lahum min doonil laahi waliyyanw wa laa naseeraa )

17. Please declare: "Who is he that can save you against the Command of Allah, if it be His wish to do you harm, or show His Mercy"[37]. And they shall neither find for themselves any supporter nor any helper [38] besides Allah. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(17) Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allāh[1186] if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allāh any protector or any helper. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Ahzab Ayat 17 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

37. Here, evil denotes their death or their killing which is unpalatable to them. while mercy signifies life and peace, which they feel. is mercy to them (therwise, a believer regards death on martyrdom as a mercy to him, and life after running away from the battlefield as a means of punishment.

38. From this, emerge a few issues

1. Death is certain to come and you cannot, run away from it

2. To run away from adverse causes and from the battlefield, will not put off death. 3. A person who abandons the Creator and befriends the creation is very foolish, while he who abandons the creation for the love of the Creator, is a successful person. Always remember, to obtain your goal with success and that the help of the pious devotees of Allah Almighty, is indeed the Help of Allah Almighty.

The meaning of this is that if Allah Almighty decides evil for you, then you will have no helper who would be able to save you from His punishment.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ahzab verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ahzab ayat 14 which provides the complete commentary from verse 14 through 17.

(33:17) Say (to them): “Who can protect you from Allah if He desires an evil for you? And who can prevent Him if He desires to show mercy to you?” They shall find none other than Allah to be their protector or helper.

Ala-Maududi

(33:17) Say (to them): “Who can protect you from Allah if He desires an evil for you? And who can prevent Him if He desires to show mercy to you?” They shall find none other than Allah to be their protector or helper.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(17) Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allāh[1186] if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allāh any protector or any helper.

[1186]- i.e., prevent the will of Allāh from being carried out.

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