Quran 23:9

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 9

Verse 9 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And they who carefully maintain their prayers -
TamilJan Trust Foundation: மேலும் அவர்கள் தம் தொழுகைகளை(க் குறித்த காலத்தில் முறையோடு) பேணுவார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද ඔවුහු වනාහි ඔවුන්ගේ සලාතයන් පිළිබඳ සුපරීක්ෂාවෙන් කටයුතු කරන්නෝ වෙති.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: جو اپنی نمازوں کی نگہبانی کرتے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 自分の礼拝を（忠実に）守る者である。
ChineseMa Jian: 他们是谨守拜功的；

Tafsir of 23:9

Which was Revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Success is for the believers whose qualities are described here قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ (Successful indeed are the believers) means, they have attained victory and are blessed, for they have succeeded. These are the believers who have the following characteristics: الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلاَتِهِمْ خَشِعُونَ (Those who with their Salah are Khashi`un.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said: خَشِعُونَ "(Khashi`un) means those with fear and with tranquillity." This was also narrated from Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and Az-Zuhri. It was reported from `Ali bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, that Khushu` means the Khushu` of the heart. This was also the view of Ibrahim An-Nakha`i. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Their Khushu` was in their hearts." So they lowered their gaze and were humble towards others. Khushu` in prayer is only attained by the one who has emptied his heart totally, who does not pay attention to anything else besides it, and who prefers it above all else.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)