Surah Taubah Ayat 18 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 18
The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, and fear none (at all) except Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance.
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.
The Mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day; perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and fear none but Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance.
He only shall tend Allah’s sanctuaries who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due and feareth none save Allah. For such (only) is it possible that they can be of the rightly guided.
Surely he only shall tend the mosques of Allah who has believed in Allah and the Last Day, and kept up the prayer, and brought the Zakat, (i.e., paid the obligatoery poor-dues) and is apprehensive of none except Allah; so, it may be that those will be among the right-guided.
The only ones who should tend God’s places of worship are those who believe in God and the Last Day, who keep up the prayer, who pay the prescribed alms, and who fear no one but God: such people may hope to be among the rightly guided.
اللہ کی مسجدوں کی رونق وآبادی تو ان کے حصے میں ہے جو اللہ پر اور قیامت کے دن پر ایمان رکھتے ہوں، نمازوں کے پابند ہوں، زکوٰة دیتے ہوں، اللہ کے سوا کسی سے نہ ڈرتے ہوں، توقع ہے کہ یہی لوگ یقیناً ہدایت یافتہ ہیں
Quran 9 Verse 18 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Taubah ayat 18, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
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.
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.
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