Surah Al-Ahzab 33:11 — translation and meaning

الأحزاب · Verse 11 / 73 · Page 419

هُنَالِكَ ابْتُلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَزُلْزِلُوا زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا

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هُنَالِكَ
hunalika
There
ابْتُلِيَ
ub'tuliya
were tried
الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
the believers
وَزُلْزِلُوا
wazul'zilu
and shaken
زِلْزَالًا
zil'zalan
(with a) shake
شَدِيدًا
shadidan
severe

Transliteration

Hunaalikab tuliyal mu'minoona wa zulziloo zilzaalan shadeedaa

Translation

There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

In that position in the Battle of the Trench, the believers were tested through the enemies.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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