Surah Mumtahanah Ayat 7 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 7
Perhaps Allah will put, between you and those to whom you have been enemies among them, affection. And Allah is competent, and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
It may be that Allah will grant love (and friendship) between you and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies. For Allah has power (over all things); And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
It may well be that Allah will implant love between you and those with whom you have had enmity. Allah is Most Powerful; and Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.
Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and those whom you hold as enemies. And Allah has power (over all things), and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
It may be that Allah will ordain love between you and those of them with whom ye are at enmity. Allah is Mighty, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
It may be that Allah will set up (Literally: make) amity between you and (between) the ones of them with whom you are at enmity; and Allah is Ever-Determiner, and Allah is Ever-Forgiving, EverMerciful
God may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies- God is all powerful, God is most forgiving and merciful-
Quran 60 Verse 7 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Mumtahanah ayat 7, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(60:7) It may well be that Allah will implant love between you and those with whom you have had enmity.[11] Allah is Most Powerful; and Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.
11. Although the true believers were following theexhortation to sever their connections with the unbelievingkinsmen patiently, yet Allah knew how hard it was to breakoff one’s connections with his parents, brothers and sistersand near relations. Therefore, Allah consoled them with thehope that a time would soon come when their samerelations would become Muslims and their today’s enmitywould again change into love tomorrow. When this thingwas said no one could understand how this would happen.But hardly a few weeks had passed after the revelation ofthese verses when Makkah fell and the people of Quraishbegan to enter Islam in large numbers, and the Muslimswitnessed with their own eyes how the hope they were givenmaterialized.
Ibn-Kathir
7. And who does more wrong than the one who invents a lie against Allah, while he is being invited to Islam And Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers. 8. They intend to put out the Light of Allah with their mouths. But Allah will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it). 9. He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it victorious over all religions even though idolators hate (it).
Allah said,
(And who does more wrong than the one who invents a lie against Allah, while he is being invited to Islam) meaning, none is more unjust than he who lies about Allah and calls upon rivals and associates partners with Him, even while he is being invited to Tawhid and sincerely worshipping Him. This is why Allah said,
(And Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers.) Allah said,
(They intend to put out the Light of Allah with their mouths.) indicating that the disbelievers will try to contradict the truth with falsehood. Their attempts are similar to one’s attempt to extinguish the sun with his mouth, which is impossible. Likewise is the case of their attempt to extinguish truth. So Allah said,
(But Allah will bring His Light to perfection even though the disbelievers hate (it). He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it victorious over all (other) religions even though the idolators hate (it).) We explained the meanings of similar Ayat before, in the Tafsir of Surah Bara’ah. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.
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