Surah 7 Al-A'raaf — Ayah 87
وَإِن كَانَ طَآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنكُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَطَآئِفَةٌۭ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
それからもしあなたがたの中に，わたしの遣わされた使命を信じる一団と，それを信じない一団とがある時は，アッラーがわたしたちの間を裁かれるまで待ちなさい。本当にかれは裁決に最も優れた御方であられる。」
wa-in kāna ṭāifatun minkum āmanū bi-alladhī ur'sil'tu bihi waṭāifatun lam yu'minū fa-iṣ'birū ḥattā yaḥkuma l-lahu baynanā wahuwa khayru l-ḥākimīna
Word by word
- وَإِن wa-in And if
- كَانَ kāna (there) is
- طَآئِفَةٌۭ ṭāifatun a group
- مِّنكُمْ minkum among you
- ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū (who has) believed
- بِٱلَّذِىٓ bi-alladhī in that which
- أُرْسِلْتُ ur'sil'tu I have been sent
- بِهِۦ bihi with [it]
- وَطَآئِفَةٌۭ waṭāifatun and a group
- لَّمْ lam not
- يُؤْمِنُوا۟ yu'minū they believe
- فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ fa-iṣ'birū then be patient
- حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until
- يَحْكُمَ yaḥkuma judges
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
- بَيْنَنَا ۚ baynanā between us
- وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
- خَيْرُ khayru (is the) Best
- ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ l-ḥākimīna (of) [the] Judges
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Prophet Shu`ayb forbade his people from setting up blockades on the roads, saying,
("And sit not on every road, threatening,") threatening people with death if they do not give up their money, as they were bandits, according to As-Suddi. Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others commented:
("And sit not on every road, threatening.") the believers who come to Shu`ayb to follow him." The first meaning is better, because Prophet Shu`ayb first said to them,
("on every road...") He then mentioned the second meaning,
("and hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking to make it crooked.") meaning, you seek to make the path of Allah crooked and deviated,
("And remember when you were but few, and He multiplied you.") meaning, you were weak because you were few. But you later on became mighty because of your large numbers. Therefore, remember Allah's favor.
("And see what was the end of the mischief-makers. ") from the previous nations and earlier generations. See the torment and punishment they suffered, because they disobeyed Allah and rejected His Messengers. Shu`ayb continued;
("And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who does not believe,") that is, if you divided concerning me,
("so be patient") that is, then wait and see,
("until Allah judges between us,"), and you,
("and He is the best of judges.") Surely, Allah will award the best end to those who fear and obey Him and He will destroy the disbelievers.