Tafsir of At-Tawbah 9:52

Surah At-Tawbah 9:52

ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ

Say, "Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting."

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Allah said,

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Say, (O Muhammad to them),

هل تربصون بنا

Do you wait for us, (anything),

إﻻ إحدى الحسنيين

except one of the two best things, According to the meaning given by Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, and others. martyrdom or victory over you,

ونحن نتربص بكم

while we await for you, that this will touch you,

أن يصيبكم الله بعذاب من عنده أو بٲيدينا

either that Allah will afflict you with a punishment from Himself or at our hands, either capture or killing,

فتربصوا إنا معكم متربصون

So wait, we too are waiting with you. Allah said next,