Surah Al-Mujadila 58:11 — translation and meaning

المجادلة · Verse 11 / 22 · Page 543

ۚ ۖ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَإِذَا قِيلَ انشُزُوا فَانشُزُوا يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۖ
يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you who believe
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
O you who believe
آمَنُوا
amanu
O you who believe
إِذَا
idha
When
قِيلَ
qila
it is said
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
تَفَسَّحُوا
tafassahu
Make room
فِي
fi
in
الْمَجَالِسِ
al-majalisi
the assemblies
فَافْسَحُوا
fa-if'sahu
then make room
يَفْسَحِ
yafsahi
Allah will make room
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah will make room
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
قِيلَ
qila
it is said
انشُزُوا
unshuzu
Rise up
فَانشُزُوا
fa-unshuzu
then rise up
يَرْفَعِ
yarfa'i
Allah will raise
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah will raise
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those who
أُوتُوا
utu
were given
الْعِلْمَ
al-'il'ma
the knowledge
دَرَجَاتٍ
darajatin
(in) degrees
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بِمَا
bima
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
ta'maluna
you do
خَبِيرٌ
khabirun
(is) All-Aware

Transliteration

Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanoo izaa qeela lakum tafassahoo fil majaalisi fafsahoo yafsahil laahu lakum wa izaa qeelan shuzoo fanshuzoo yarfa'il laahul lazeena aamanoo minkum wallazeena ootul 'ilma darajaat; wallaahu bimaa ta'maloona khabeer

Translation

O you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allah will make space for you. And when you are told, "Arise," then arise; Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

After Allah mentioned the etiquette of speech, He mentions the etiquette of gatherings, and says: O those who have faith in Allah and act upon what Allah has legislated for them! When you are told: “Make space in gatherings”, then make space; Allah will create ease for you in your worldly lives and in the afterlife. And when you are told: “Leave from so and so gathering so that people of virtue may take part in them”, leave those gatherings; Allah (may He be glorified) will raise in great stature those who have faith among you and those blessed with knowledge. And Allah is the knower of whatever you do; none of your actions are hidden from Him, and He will requite you for them.

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

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