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    • Quran-9:18 Surah At-tawbah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    إِنَّمَا يَعۡمُرُ مَسَٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمۡ يَخۡشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ,

    Transliteration:( Innamaa ya'muru masaa jidal laahi man aamana billaahi wal Yawmil Aakhiri wa aqaamas Salaata wa aataz Zakaata wa lam yakhshaa illal laaha fa'asaaa ulaaa'ika ai yakoonoo minal muhtadeen )

    18. Only they shall inhabit [39] the mosques of Allah, who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and who establish prayer and pay the poor-due and fear none but Allah. So these are the people who are among the guided ones [40]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (18) The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah At-Tawbah Ayat 18 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

    39. By 'inhabit the mosques' means they are involved in the construction of the mosques, cleanliness of the mosques, lighting up the mosques, flooring and carpeting the mosques, etc.

    From this emerge two issues:

    1.Construction and maintenance of the mosques is the duty of Muslims only. A mosque constructed by infidels is no mosque at all eg Masjid-e-Daraar.

    2. The desire of establishing a mosque is a sign of true faith. Similarly, dislike for a mosque and the urge to destroy and desecrate it is a sign of infidelity. Furthermore, to recite the entire QUR'AAN during Taraweeh Prayer, to illuminate the mosques in Ramadaan are acts of great reward as they too are part of establishing mosques. Hazrat Sulaiman (on whom he peace) would brighten the Sacred

    Mosque BAITUL MUQADDAS in such a way ladies living far away from it were able to spin their wheels from its light; Hazrat Dahya Kalbi (May Allah be pleased with him) would light up Masjid-e-Nabawi. (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan) 

    40. Hazrat Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) was the first person to have top quality flooring done in Masjidun Nabawi. Prior to this there was gravel flooring Hazrat Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) was the first person to built this sacred Mosque in a beautifully designed structure. 

    Hazrat Tameem Dari was the first person to provide brightly lit lamp in it. During the reign of Hazrat Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) he had the sacred Mosque brightly lit in Ramadaan for Taraweeh Prayer at which Hazrat Aili (May

    Allah be pleased with him) prayed to Allah Almighty to illuminate the grave of Hazrat Sulaiman had brightened the sacred Mosque in Jerusalem with a light from red sulphur which was seen from twelve square miles. He had decorated this with gold and silver. (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan) All these great personalities were beloved of Allah Almighty.

     

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Taubah verse 18 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Taubah ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 18.

    (9:18) It only becomes those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish Prayer and pay Zakah and fear none but Allah to visit and tend the mosques of Allah. These are likely to be guided aright.

    Ala-Maududi

    (9:18) It only becomes those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish Prayer and pay Zakah and fear none but Allah to visit and tend the mosques of Allah. These are likely to be guided aright.

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

    (18) The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.

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