Surah At-Tawbah, Ayah 45 (9:45)

ٱلتَّوْبَة

إِنَّمَا يَسْتَْٔذِنُكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَْٔاخِرِ وَٱرْتَابَتْ …

Quran 9:45 is ayah 45 of Surah At-Tawbah (“The Repentance”), a Medinan surah of 129 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 194 of the Madani Mushaf.

9:45
إِنَّمَايَسْتَْٔذِنُكَٱلَّذِينَلَايُؤْمِنُونَبِٱللَّهِوَٱلْيَوْمِٱلَْٔاخِرِوَٱرْتَابَتْقُلُوبُهُمْفَهُمْفِىرَيْبِهِمْيَتَرَدَّدُونَ٤٥
innamā yastadhinuka alladhīna lā yu'minūna bil-lahi wal-yawmi l-ākhiri wa-ir'tābat qulūbuhum fahum fī raybihim yataraddadūna

Only those would ask permission of you who do not believe in Allāh and the Last Day and whose hearts have doubted, and they, in their doubt, are hesitating.(45)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  2. يَسْتَْٔذِنُكَyastadhinukaask your leave
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. لَاlā(do) not
  5. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve
  6. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  7. وَٱلْيَوْمِwal-yawmiand the Day
  8. ٱلَْٔاخِرِl-ākhirithe Last
  9. وَٱرْتَابَتْwa-ir'tābatand (are in) doubts
  10. قُلُوبُهُمْqulūbuhumtheir hearts
  11. فَهُمْfahumso they
  12. فِىfīin
  13. رَيْبِهِمْraybihimtheir doubts
  14. يَتَرَدَّدُونَyataraddadūnathey waver

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