The Command of Hijab for Believing Women and the Fate of Hypocrites and Disbelievers on the Day of Judgment

Al-Ahzab — Verses 59–68 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ٥٩

O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever OftForgiving, Most Merciful.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل
O Prophet!
لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ
Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers
عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ
to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies
أَدْنَىٰ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا
That will be better, that they should be known
يُؤْذَيْنَ ۗ وَكَانَ
(as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed.
اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

۞ لَّئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْمُرْجِفُونَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ لَنُغْرِيَنَّكَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ لَا يُجَاوِرُونَكَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ٦٠

If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease (evil desire for adultery, etc.), and those who spread false news among the people in AlMadinah, cease not, We shall certainly let you overpower them, then they will not be able to stay in it as your neighbours but a little while.

۞ لَّئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ الْمُنَافِقُونَ
If the hypocrites cease not,
وَالَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ
and those in whose hearts is a disease,
وَالْمُرْجِفُونَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ
and those who spread false news among the people in AlMadinah,
لَنُغْرِيَنَّكَ بِهِمْ
We shall certainly let you overpower them,
ثُمَّ لَا يُجَاوِرُونَكَ فِيهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
then they will not be able to stay in it as your neighbours but a little while.

مَّلْعُونِينَ ۖ أَيْنَمَا ثُقِفُوا أُخِذُوا وَقُتِّلُوا تَقْتِيلًا ٦١

Accursed, wherever found, they shall be seized and killed with a (terrible) slaughter.

مَّلْعُونِينَ ۖ
Accursed
أَيْنَمَا ثُقِفُوا
wherever found
أُخِذُوا وَقُتِّلُوا
they shall be seized and killed
تَقْتِيلًا
with a (terrible) slaughter

سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ٦٢

That was the Way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old, and you will not find any change in the Way of Allah.

سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ
That was the Way of Allah in the case of those who passed away of old
وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا
and you will not find any change in the Way of Allah

يَسْأَلُكَ النَّاسُ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ ۚ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا ٦٣

People ask you concerning the Hour, say: "The knowledge of it is with Allah only. What do you know? It may be that the Hour is near!"

يَسْأَلُكَ النَّاسُ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ ۖ
People ask you concerning the Hour,
قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ ۚ
say: 'The knowledge of it is with Allah only.'
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ
What do you know?
لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا
It may be that the Hour is near!

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَعَنَ الْكَافِرِينَ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ سَعِيرًا ٦٤

Verily, Allah has cursed the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a flaming Fire (Hell).

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَعَنَ الْكَافِرِينَ
Verily, Allah has cursed the disbelievers
وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ سَعِيرًا
and has prepared for them a flaming Fire (Hell)

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ لَّا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ٦٥

Wherein they will abide for ever, and they will find neither a Wali (a protector) nor a helper.

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ
Wherein they will abide for ever
لَّا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا
and they will find neither a Wali (a protector)
وَلَا نَصِيرًا
nor a helper

يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَا لَيْتَنَا أَطَعْنَا اللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا الرَّسُولَا ٦٦

On the Day when their faces will be turned over in the Fire, they will say: "Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)."

يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ
On the Day when their faces will be turned over in the Fire
يَقُولُونَ
they will say:
يَا لَيْتَنَا أَطَعْنَا اللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا الرَّسُولَا
"Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)."

وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَا ٦٧

And they will say: "Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us from the (Right) Way.

وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا
And they will say: 'Our Lord!
إِنَّا أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاءَنَا
Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones,
فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَا
and they misled us from the (Right) Way.

رَبَّنَا آتِهِمْ ضِعْفَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَالْعَنْهُمْ لَعْنًا كَبِيرًا ٦٨

Our Lord! give them double torment and curse them with a mighty curse!"

رَبَّنَا
Our Lord!
آتِهِمْ ضِعْفَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ
give them double torment
وَالْعَنْهُمْ لَعْنًا كَبِيرًا
and curse them with a mighty curse!