وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allāh will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிச்சயமாக அவர்களுக்கு முன்னிருந்தார்களே அவர்களையும் நாம் சோதித்திருக்கின்றோம் - ஆகவே உண்மையுரைப்பவர்களை நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ் அறிவான்; இன்னும் பொய்யர்களையும் அவன் நிச்சயமாக அறிவான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ඔවුනට පෙර සිටියවුන් ද අපි පරීක්ෂාවට ලක් කළෙමු. එහෙයින් සත්යය පැවසූවන් පිළිබඳව අල්ලාහ් සැබැවින් ම දනී. තවද මුසාවාදීන් පිළිබඳව ද ඔහු සැබැවින් ම දනී.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ان سے اگلوں کو بھی ہم نے خوب جانچا ۔ یقیناً اللہ تعالیٰ انہیں بھی جان لے گا جو سچ کہتے ہیں اور انہیں بھی معلوم کرلے گا جو جھوٹے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 本当にわれは，かれら以前の者も試みている。アッラーは，誠実な者を必ず知り，また虚言の徒をも必ず知っておられる。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我确已考验在他们之前的人。真主必定要知道说实话者，必定要知道说谎者。
Tafsir of 29:3
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Believers are tested so that it may be known Who is Sincere and Who is Lying Allah says: الم Alif Lam Mim. In the beginning of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Baqarah, we discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs. أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُواْ أَن يَقُولُواْ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمْ لاَ يُفْتَنُونَ (Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: "We believe," and will not be tested.) This is a rebuke in the form of a question, meaning that Allah will inevitably test His believing servants according to their level of faith, as it recorded in the authentic Hadith: «أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ بَلَاءً الْأَنْبِيَاءُ، ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ، ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ، يُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صَلَابَةٌ زِيدَ لَهُ فِي الْبَلَاء» (The people most severly tested are the Prophets, then the righteous, then the next best and the next best.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
