Quran 9:18

Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 18

Verse 18 of 129 in Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة), chapter 9 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
அல்லாஹ்வின் மஸ்ஜிதுகளைப் பரிபாலனம் செய்யக்கூடியவர்கள், அல்லாஹ்வின் மீதும் இறுதிநாள் மீதும் ஈமான் கொண்டு தொழுகையைக் கடைப்பிடித்து ஜக்காத்தை (முறையாகக்) கொடுத்து அல்லாஹ்வைத் தவிர வேறெதற்கும் அஞ்சாதவர்கள்தாம் - இத்தகையவர்கதாம் நிச்சயமாக நேர் வழி பெற்றவர்களில் ஆவார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අල්ලාහ්ගේ මස්ජිදයන් පරිපාලනය කරනුයේ අල්ලාහ් හා අවසන් දිනය විශ්වාස කොට සලාතය විධිමත්ව ඉටු කර zසකාතය ද පිරිනමා අල්ලාහ් හැර වෙනත් කිසිවකුට බිය නො වූ අයයි. ඔවුහු මය යහ මඟ ලැබූවන් අතරින් වීමට ප්‍රමාණවත් අය වන්නෝ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
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۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
アッラーのマスジドは,ひたすらこれらの者(信者)によって管理されるべきである。(すなわち)アッラーと終末の日を信じ,礼拝の務めを守り,定めの喜捨をなし,アッラー以外の何ものをも恐れない者だけである。これらの者は,正しく導かれる者となるであろう。
ChineseMa Jian
只有笃信真主和末日,并谨守拜功,完纳天课,并畏惧真主者,才配管理真主的清真寺;这等人或许是遵循正道的。

Tafsir of 9:18

It is not for Idolators to maintain the Masjids of Allah Allah says that it is not fitting that those who associate others with Allah in worship should maintain the Masjids of Allah that were built in His Name alone without partners. Those who read the Ayah, "Masjid Allah", said that it refers to Al-Masjid Al-Haram, the most honored Masjid on the earth, which was built, from the first day, for the purpose of worshipping Allah alone without partners. It was built by Khalil Ar-Rahman (the Prophet Ibrahim) peace be upon him. The idolators do this while they themselves testify to their disbelief with their statements and actions. As-Suddi said, "If you ask a Christian, `What is your religion', He will tell you he is a Christian.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 9:18 — Surah At-Tawbah Verse 18