وَٱتَّقُوا۟ فِتْنَةً لَّا تُصِيبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنكُمْ خَآصَّةً ۖ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively, and know that Allāh is severe in penalty.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நீங்கள் வேதனைக்கு பயந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்; அது உங்களில் அநியாயம் செய்தவர்களை மட்டும்தான் குறிப்பாகப் பிடிக்கும் என்பதில்லை - நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ் தண்டனை அளிப்பதில் கடுமையானவன் என்பதையும் நன்கு அறிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹලා අතරින් අපරාධ කළවුනට පමණක් ඇති නො වන අර්බුදයක් ගැන නුඹලා බිය වනු. නියත වශයෙන් ම අල්ලාහ් දඬුවම් දීමෙහි ඉතා දැඩි බව දැන ගනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور تم ایسے وبال سے بچو! کہ جو خاص کر صرف ان ہی لوگوں پر واقع نہ ہو گا جو تم میں سے ان گناہوں کے مرتکب ہوئے ہیں اور یہ جان رکھو کہ اللہ سخت سزا دینے واﻻ ہے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- また試みの災厄に対して，あなたがたの身を守れ。それはあなたがたの中不義を行う者（だけ）に下るものではない。アッラーは懲罰に厳正であることを知れ。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你们当防备一种灾难，（否则），受害的绝不限于你们中的不义者，你们要知道，真主的刑罚确是严厉的。
Tafsir of 8:25
Warning against an encompassing Fitnah Allah warns His believing servants of a Fitnah, trial and test, that encompasses the wicked and those around them. Therefore, such Fitnah will not be restricted to the sinners and evildoers. Rather, it will reach the others if the sins are not stopped and prevented. Imam Ahmad recorded that Mutarrif said, "We asked Az-Zubayr, `O Abu `Abdullah! What brought you here (for the battle of Al-Jamal) You abandoned the Khalifah who was assassinated (`Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him) and then came asking for revenge for his blood' He said, `We recited at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman, وَاتَّقُواْ فِتْنَةً لاَّ تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنكُمْ خَآصَّةً (And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong,) We did not think that this Ayah was about us too, until it reached us as it did."' `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said that the Ayah, وَاتَّقُواْ فِتْنَةً لاَّ تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنكُمْ خَآصَّةً (And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong,) refers to the …
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
