Surah Taubah Ayat 59 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 59
If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, “Sufficient for us is Allah; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah,” [it would have been better for them].
If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and had said, “Sufficient unto us is Allah! Allah and His Messenger will soon give us of His bounty: to Allah do we turn our hopes!” (that would have been the right course).
Would that they were content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them, and were to say: “Allah suffices for us, and Allah will give us out of His bounty and so will His Messenger. It is to Allah alone that we turn with hope.”
Would that they were contented with what Allah and His Messenger (SAW) gave them and had said: “Allah is Sufficient for us. Allah will give us of His Bounty, and (also) His Messenger (from alms, etc.). We implore Allah (to enrich us).”
(How much more seemly) had they been content with that which Allah and His messenger had given them and had said: Allah sufficeth us. Allah will give us of His bounty, and (also) His messenger. Unto Allah we are suppliants.
And if they were satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger brought them, and said, “Enough (Reckoner) for us is Allah ; Allah will soon bring us of His Grace, and (so will) His Messenger; surely we (turn) to Allah, being desirous.” (i.e. of His Grace).
If only they would be content with what God and His Messenger have given them, and say, ‘God is enough for us- He will give us some of His bounty and so will His Messenger- to God alone we turn in hope.’
اگر یہ لوگ اللہ اور رسول کے دیئے ہوئے پر خوش رہتے اور کہہ دیتے کہ اللہ ہمیں کافی ہے اللہ ہمیں اپنے فضل سے دے گا اور اس کا رسول بھی، ہم تو اللہ کی ذات سے ہی توقع رکھنے والے ہیں
Quran 9 Verse 59 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Taubah ayat 59, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(9:59) Would that they were content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them,[58] and were to say: “Allah suffices for us, and Allah will give us out of His bounty and so will His Messenger.[59] It is to Allah alone that we turn with hope.”[60]
58. That is, it would have been much better for them if they had been content with their share of the spoils which the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave them and what they earned by the grace of Allah and with the prosperity Allah had bestowed on them.
59. It would have been good for them to adopt this attitude: “Sufficient is Allah for us,” for they ought to have known that they would receive their due shares besides the Zakat collections out of the wealth that would come to the state treasury, just as they were receiving their shares previously.
60. “Indeed to Allah we are suppliants” means we give our attention to Allah and His grace and not to the world and its worthless riches and we desire to obey His will: we direct our expectations and hopes to Him and we are content with what He bestows on us.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Taubah verse 59 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taubah ayat 58 which provides the complete commentary from verse 58 through 59.
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