9:69

Salaam all,

9:69
كَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ كَانُواْ أَشَدَّ مِنكُمْ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرَ أَمْوَالاً وَأَوْلاَدًا فَاسْتَمْتَعُواْ بِخَلاقِهِمْ فَاسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِخَلاَقِكُمْ كَمَا اسْتَمْتَعَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ بِخَلاَقِهِمْ وَخُضْتُمْ كَالَّذِي خَاضُواْ أُوْلَـئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فِي الُّدنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ
Kaallatheena min qablikum kanoo ashadda minkum quwwatan waakthara amwalan waawladan faistamtaAAoo bikhalaqihim faistamtaAAtum bikhalaqikum kamaistamtaAAa allatheena min qablikum bikhalaqihim wakhudtum kaallathee khadoo olaika habitat aAAmaluhum fee alddunya waalakhirati waolaika humu alkhasiroona

The Aya says:
Like those before you (plural). They were stronger than you and had more money and children so they fulfilled their needs with what they got, so you fulfilled needs with what you got as fulfilled needs the ones before you with what they got and you waded like they waded. Their works became annulled in this life and the next and they are the losers.

My personal note:
It brings to the people of Arabia examples of the people before who did the same things nearly and who were stronger and more successful but wasted what they got in pursuit of this life but ignored the next life.

It reminds us that we have to use what we got as a tool for the next life and not as a goal in and of themselves for this life.

The term KHADOO is related to wading through shallow water as one of the concrete usages of the word. Probably the relationship is that wading through shallow water can be tricky at times. It makes us feel safe but we do not know what hides underneath and we think we have a good grasp of the water when there are many other tricky things going on. As if to say, walking on dry land is always much better and safer than wading especially if the option of walking on dry land is available.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Kaallatheena: like those who
Min: from
Qablikum: before you (plural)
Note: the root Qaf-B-L and it means front. This is then carried in time or space or any plain of thought. If it is in time, then front means before, while place would be in front. It is used to mean acceptance and reception since we receive and accept using our fronts. QABLI here is front in time and that is before. KUM is plural you.

Kanoo: they were/ happened to be/ they used to
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KANOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal plural). This in turn means: they were/ they happened to be.

Ashadda: more tight/ more firm
Note: The root is SH-D-D and it means tightening the rope for the action and tight for the description. Conceptually, The “tight” can also extend the meaning to hard and strong and so forth. ASHADDA means more tight/ more well done and so on.
Minkum: from you (plural)
Quwwatan: in power/ strength
Note: the root is Qaf-W-Y and it means to become strong for the verb and Strong for the noun. QUWWATAN means power and strength and it may point to arms and manpower.

Waakthara: and more
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. AKTHARA is derived from the root K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. AKTHARA means: the bigger number and more.
Amwalan: money/ belongings
Note: AMWAL is derived from the root M-W-L and it means what a person owns of gold and silver. This is used to mean anything owned or just money. AMWALAN means moneys or belongings.
Waawladan: and children
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. AWLAD is derived from the root W-L-D and it means giving birth or conceiving. AWLADAN are products of giving birth and that is children.

faistamtaAAoo: so they fulfilled needs/ they enjoyed
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. ISTAMTaAAoo is derived from the room M-T-Ain and it means when the wine becomes very red or when the rope becomes tight. This is the concrete and the concept gives the meaning of something or someone reaching where it needs to reach within the limits of time, space, etc. ISTAMTaAAoo is an action that is completed. It means: the action of fulfilling needs or joy or whatever happened by the subject (third person plural).
Bikhalaqihim: by what they made/ by what was available to them
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. KHALAQIHIM is derived from the root KH-L-Qaf and it means creating and creation. The word has many little other meanings that revolve around that theme, in concrete, it means the smoothened rock that was shaped that way, so it has the cutting and shaping and making things as part of the meaning as well as creating out of nothing as well. KHALAQIHIM could be pointing to what was made for them or what they made for themselves and so on.
faistamtaAAtum: so you (plural) fulfilled your needs/ you met your needs
Note: FA means then or therefore or so. ISTAMTaAATUM is derived from the room M-T-Ain and it means when the wine becomes very red or when the rope becomes tight. This is the concrete and the concept gives the meaning of something or someone reaching where it needs to reach within the limits of time, space, etc. ISTAMTaAATUM is an action that is completed. It means: the action of fulfilling needs or joy or whatever happened by the subject (second person plural).
Bikhalaqikum: in what you made/ what was given to you
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. KHALAQIHIM is derived from the root KH-L-Qaf and it means creating and creation. The word has many little other meanings that revolve around that theme, in concrete, it means the smoothened rock that was shaped that way, so it has the cutting and shaping and making things as part of the meaning as well as creating out of nothing as well. KHALAQIKUM could be pointing to what was made for them or what they made for yourselves and so on.
Kama: as/ like
istamtaAAa: fulfilled needs/ enjoyed
Note: ISTAMTaAAa is derived from the room M-T-Ain and it means when the wine becomes very red or when the rope becomes tight. This is the concrete and the concept gives the meaning of something or someone reaching where it needs to reach within the limits of time, space, etc. ISTAMTaAAa is an action that is completed. It means: the action of fulfilling needs or joy or whatever happened by the subject (third person plural).

Allatheena: those who
Min: from
Qablikum: before you (plural)
Note: the root Qaf-B-L and it means front. This is then carried in time or space or any plain of thought. If it is in time, then front means before, while place would be in front. It is used to mean acceptance and reception since we receive and accept using our fronts. QABLI here is front in time and that is before. KUM is plural you.
Bikhalaqihim: by what they made/ by what was available to them
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. KHALAQIHIM is derived from the root KH-L-Qaf and it means creating and creation. The word has many little other meanings that revolve around that theme, in concrete, it means the smoothened rock that was shaped that way, so it has the cutting and shaping and making things as part of the meaning as well as creating out of nothing as well. KHALAQIHIM could be pointing to what was made for them or what they made for themselves and so on.
Wakhudtum: and you (plural ) ventured/ waded through
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. KHUDTUM is derived from the root KH-W-Dhad and it means walking in water where the water is covering part of the body as in wading through. This can apply to crossing a relatively shallow river and so on. The term can then be conceptually used to walking in a place where the body is partially covered by water or vegetation or so on. It can also be used to point to being involved in a subject or matter with potential danger which is the use here or dabbling in it . KHUDTUM is an action that is completed. It means: the action of getting involved happened by the subject (second person plural).

Kaallathee: like that which
Khadoo: waded/ ventured
Note: the root is KH-W-Dhad and it means walking in water where the water is covering part of the body. This can apply to crossing a relatively shallow river and so on. The term can then be conceptually used to walking in a place where the body is partially covered by water or vegetation or so on. It can also be used to point to being involved in a subject or matter with potential danger which is the use here or dabbling in it . KHADOO is an action that completed. It means: the action of getting involved happened by the subject (third person plural).

Olaika: those
Habitat: became null/ voided

Note: the root is Ha-B-TTa and it means in concrete when an animal eats a lot of a certain food that causes swelling in the stomach and possible death. It is then used conceptually whenever an action backfires with negative consequences or at least it becomes null and void. HABITAT is an action that is completed and that is derived from the root. It means: the action of backfiring or counting negatively happened by the subject (third person singular or plural [pointing to their works)
aAAmaluhum: their works

Note: the root is Ain-M-L and it means work. AAaMALU means work of. HUM means them.
fee: in
Alddunya: the near/ the nearer/ this life
Note: the root is D-N-W and it means nearness or nearing. ALDUNYA means the near. In this case, it points to this life that we are living in as the near. ALDDUNYA is also this life that we are living. ALHAYATI ALDDUNYA means this life.
Waalakhirati: and the remaining life/ and the next life
Note: WA here is for contrasting with the previous word. ALAKHIRATI is derived from the root Hamza-KH-R and it means remaining. ALAKHIRATI means the remaining or the later. This, in turn means the later life or the life after death.
Waolaika: and those
Humu: they
Alkhasiroona: the loosers
Note: the root is KH-S-R and it means to lose or become defeated. KHASIROON are the loosrs and the defeated.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:68

Salaam all,

9:68
وَعَدَ الله الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتِ وَالْكُفَّارَ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا هِيَ حَسْبُهُمْ وَلَعَنَهُمُ اللّهُ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ
WaAAada Allahu almunafiqeena waalmunafiqati waalkuffara nara jahannama khalideena feeha hiya hasbuhum walaAAanahumu Allahu walahum AAathabun muqeemun

The Aya says:
Allah promised the hypocrites, men and women, as well as the rejecters, the fire of Gehennam, staying in it. It is enough for them and Allah distanced them from His mercy. And to them belongs a staying suffering.

My personal note:
It is a promise that holds within it a threat that it was going to happen unless they change their ways. Gehennam is one of the names of the Hell fire or a certain area of it. It may be related to the term Gehenna in the bible as well.

Translation of the transliterated words:
WaAAada: He promised
Note: the root is W-Ain-D and it means promise. WaAAaDA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of promising happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah) to the object (ALMUNAFIQEENA= the hypocrites).
Allahu: Allah
almunafiqeena: the hypocrites/ the hidden agenda people
Note: is derived from the root N-F-Qaf. To explain it I use another derivative NAFAQ which means Tunnel. The tunnel is connection underground from one place to another. Therefore the essence of the word Tunnel is to “let Good/Useful things go to others under cover”. ALMUNAFIQEEN are people with something hiding different from the apparent. They are people who say they are muslim but in reality or deep in their hearts they are not. General the term hypocrites is given to them or people with hidden agenda.
waalmunafiqati: including the women hypocrites/ the hidden agenda females
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALMUNAFIQATU is derived from the root N-F-Qaf. To explain it I use another derivative NAFAQ which means Tunnel. The tunnel is connection underground from one place to another. Therefore the essence of the word Tunnel is to “let Good/Useful things go to others under cover”. ALMUNAFIQATI are people with something hiding different from the apparent who are female. They are people who say they are muslim but in reality or deep in their hearts they are not. General the term hypocrites is given to them or people with hidden agenda.
Waalkuffara: And the rejecters
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALKUFFARA is derived from the root K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. ALKUFFARA are the ones who reject the truth or discard it.

Nara: fire of
Note: the root is N-W-R and it means lighting. This could be lighting light or lighting fire according to the word and the context. NARA means fire of.

Jahannama: Hell
Note: Jahannam is one of the names of Hell. There is a root J-H-N-M and it means a very deep valley with the understanding that at the bottom of the valley it is very hot. It probably is also related to the term Gehenna in the bible as a place of punishment and destruction and so forth.
Khalideena: Staying unchanged / lasting/ reaming
Note: the root is KH-L-D and it means something that stays the same. In concrete, it is used for the rocks and the mountains that seem to be unchanged through the ages. KHALIDEENA means staying unchanged. This basically means that they reside forever with no change in their predicament.

Feeha: In it
Hiya: it/ she
Hasbuhum: enough for them (as a suffering)
Note: HASBUHUM is derived from the root Ha-S-B and it means calculating from all the aspects of it. HASBUHUM means count on/ enough for and in this context it points to it being enough of a suffering and recompense for bad deeds.

walaAAanahumu: and He distanced from mercy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. LaAAaNAHUM is derived from the root L-Ain-N and it means distancing or expelling. It is used to mean curse in the form of distancing or expelling from nearness or mercy. The concrete word is scarecrow because it keeps away or at a distance the undesirable birds from the field. LaAAaNA is an action that is completed. It means that the action of expelling from mercy or distancing of the object (HUM=third person plural) happened by the subject (third person singular pointing to Allah).
Allahu: Allah
Walahum: and to them belongs
AAathabun: suffering/ punishment
Note: AAaTHAB is derived from the root Ain-TH-B and it means an easy to swallow food or drink. AAaTHAB is what makes one not take an easy to swallow food or drink. That is suffering as a punishment.
Muqeemun: staying/ upright
Note: the root is the root Qaf-W-M and it means standing upright or standing. The upright can be in all planes of position and for a horizontal dimension it means straight. MUQEEMUN means literally making upright and in this context, it points to staying correct and unchanging all the time.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:67

Salaam all,

9:67
الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ بَعْضُهُم مِّن بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمُنكَرِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ نَسُواْ اللّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
Almunafiqoona waalmunafiqatu baAAduhum min baAAdin yamuroona bialmunkari wayanhawna AAani almaAAroofi wayaqbidoona aydiyahum nasoo Allaha fanasiyahum inna almunafiqeena humu alfasiqoona

The Aya says:
The hypocrites, male and female, some of them are part of some. They enjoin bad and prohibit good and they withhold charity. They abandoned Allah so He abandoned them. Indeed, the Hypocrites are the drifters from the path.

My personal note:

I used the commonly used translation of Munafiqoon as hypocrites but it needs to still be defined as the ones who confess Islam and Iman in public but hide otherwise.

The Aya gives their features of enjoining the bad and prohibiting the good and preventing charity from being given by them or others.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Almunafiqoona: the hypocrites/ the hidden agenda people
Note: the root is N-F-Qaf. To explain it I use another derivative NAFAQ which means Tunnel. The tunnel is connection underground from one place to another. Therefore the essence of the word Tunnel is to “let Good/Useful things go to others under cover”. ALMUNAFIQOON are people with something hiding different from the apparent. They are people who say they are muslim but in reality or deep in their hearts they are not. General the term hypocrites is given to them or people with hidden agenda.
waalmunafiqatu: including the women hypocrites/ the hidden agenda females
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALMUNAFIQATU is derived from the root N-F-Qaf. To explain it I use another derivative NAFAQ which means Tunnel. The tunnel is connection underground from one place to another. Therefore the essence of the word Tunnel is to “let Good/Useful things go to others under cover”. ALMUNAFIQATU are people with something hiding different from the apparent who are female. They are people who say they are muslim but in reality or deep in their hearts they are not. General the term hypocrites is given to them or people with hidden agenda.
baAAdahum: some of them
Note: the root is B-Ain-Dhad and it means part of the whole. BaAADA means part of or some of. HUM means them
Min: of/ from
baAAdin: some
Note: the root is B-Ain-Dhad and it means part of the whole. BaAADIN means part or some.
Yamuroona: they order/ they enjoin
Note: the root is Hamza-M-R and it means ordering something and the implementation of it. YAMUROONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering or enjoining to do the object (BIALMUNKARI= by the bad/ unrecognized as good) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

Bialmunkari: by the bad/ in the bad/ the unacceptable
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. In here it adds an object to the verb that preceded. ALMUNKARI is derived from the root N-K-R and it means no recognition. This is the concept and it takes several meanings according to the context. They can mean not recognized as unknown. It can also mean not recognized as being good or acceptable and so forth. This is what the context here dictates. MUNKAR is the unrecognized as being good or acceptable and I used objectionable.

Wayanhawna: and they prevent/ they stop/ they cease
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. YANHAWNA is derived from the root N-H-Y and it means stopping or ending or desisting. This then takes different form according to the plane of thought of the sentence. YANHAWNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of ordering or making oneself to cease and desist is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

AAani: from/ out of
almaAAroofi: the good/ the recognized as good/ the appropriate
Note: ALMAROOFI is derived from the root Ain-R-F and it means the elevated place that will be known or recognized from a distance. MaAAROOF is what is recognized. This is also used to mean what is good or recognized as being good or appropriate.
Wayaqbidoona: and they withhold charity/ and they close/ they refuse to be charitable
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. YAQBIDOONA is derived from the root Qaf-B-Dhad and it means closing the palm to a fist. This, in abstract means receiving a payment or refusing to pay. YAQBIDOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of closing fist is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). In this context it takes the meaning of withholding funds and charity.
Aydiyahum: their hands
Note: the root is Y-D and it means hand. It is also used conceptually for anything that shares features or functions of hands or the upper arm. AYDIN means hand but can be extendeded to arms. AYDIYAHUM means their hands or arms

Nasoo: they abandoned/ they forgot
Note: NASOO is derived from the root N-S-Y and it is the one used for women. This same root is used for the sciatic nerve as a concrete word and for forgetting or abandoning an entity. The relation between the different meanings is only in an indirect manner. The use here is for abandoning or forgetting. NASOO is an action that is completed. It means: the action of forgetting or abandoning the object (ALLAHA= Allah) happened by the subject (third person plural).

Allaha: Allah
Fanasiyahum: so He abandoned them/ He forgot them
Note: FA means so or then or therefore. NASIYAHUM is derived from the root N-S-Y and it is the one used for women. This same root is used for the sciatic nerve as a concrete word and for forgetting or abandoning an entity. The relation between the different meanings is only in an indirect manner. The use here is for abandoning or forgetting. NASIYA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of forgetting or abandoning the object (HUM means them) happened by the subject (third person singular).
Inna: indeed

almunafiqeena: the hypocrites/ the hidden agenda people
Note: is derived from the root N-F-Qaf. To explain it I use another derivative NAFAQ which means Tunnel. The tunnel is connection underground from one place to another. Therefore the essence of the word Tunnel is to “let Good/Useful things go to others under cover”. ALMUNAFIQEEN are people with something hiding different from the apparent. They are people who say they are muslim but in reality or deep in their hearts they are not. General the term hypocrites is given to them or people with hidden agenda.
Humu: they
alfasiqoona: outside the path/ drifters from the path
Note: FASIQOONA is derived from the root F-S-Qaf and it means in concrete when the seed is out of it’s pod or when the rat is out of her house or causing harm to the regular path of the people. So, it is used for someone leaving the path or someone harming the safety of it. This is then understood as when one is out of the right place for them. In the Qur’an, it is used to mean being outside of God’s way.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:66

Salaam all

9:66
لاَ تَعْتَذِرُواْ قَدْ كَفَرْتُم بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ إِن نَّعْفُ عَن طَآئِفَةٍ مِّنكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَآئِفَةً بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ مُجْرِمِينَ
La taAAtathiroo qad kafartum baAAda eemanikum in naAAfu AAan taifatin minkum nuAAaththib taifatan biannahum kanoo mujrimeena

The Aya says:
Do not make excuses for yourselves. You have indeed rejected after having attained faith. If we pardon a group of you we shall punish another group by them being guilty.

My personal note:
What is most significant and eye opener about this Aya to me is that the person who attains faith is not necessarily immune from losing faith and therefore he/ she will have to vigilant at protecting his/ her faith and growing it and nurturing it.

Translation of the transliterated words:
La: not
taAAtathiroo: apologize/ find excuse
Note: the root is Ain-TH-R and it means: excusing or bring a reasonable excuse for an action or inaction. TaAATATHIROO is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of making an excuse for oneself is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). It is preceded by a negation.
Qad: indeed
Kafartum: you (plural) rejected
Note: the root is K-F-R and it means cover or bury in the ground, as in put the seed in the ground and cover it. This is then used conceptually for many purposes as in discarding and rejecting as well as burying. KAFARTUM is an action that is completed. It means: the action of rejection or discarding of the object (not declared, but understood from the context to point to God and/or the message) happened by the subject (second person plural).

baAAda: after
eemanikum: your faith/ your attaining of faith/ having attained faith
Note: the root is Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. EEMANAN means safety or trust as in safe in the belief system they are in and so on and it can point to safety and trust at the same time. EEMANI is the faith and safety and trust (in Allah) of. KUM means plural you

In: if
naAAfu: We pardon
Note: the root is root Ain-F-W and it means erasing footprint through the effect of the wind. This is the concrete and in abstract it means erasing a fault from the record as in forgiving it or erasing something from one’s ownership as in giving it up to someone else or just dealing with something as if it does not exist anymore or did never exist. It also is used in concrete to mean abundance and plentifulness and what is easy to give of money or good manners. The relationship between the two meanings is if you have an abundance of something then you may not feel a particular loss just as the footprint is lost through the abundance of sand. In this context, it points to prosperity that made them not pay attention to the past. NaAAFU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of pardoning is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural)

AAan: from/ about
Taifatin: a group
Note: the root is TTa-W-F and it means to go around something in circles so that you get the feeling that you surround it. This is the concrete meaning and the abstract can be related to it especially the meaning of knowing something very well and being keen about it. TAIFATIN is a circle in a conceptual manner. In the context of this Aya, it takes the meaning of a group.

Minkum: of you (plural)/ from you (plural)

nuAAaththib: We punish/ We make suffer
Note: NuAAaTHTHIBis derived from the root Ain-TH-B and it means an easy to swallow food or drink. AAaTHAB is what makes one not take an easy to swallow food or drink. NuAAaTHTHIB is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: The action of making the object (Taifatan= a group) suffer is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural)

taifatan: a group
Note: the root is TTa-W-F and it means to go around something in circles so that you get the feeling that you surround it. This is the concrete meaning and the abstract can be related to it especially the meaning of knowing something very well and being keen about it. TAIFATAN is a circle in a conceptual manner. In the context of this Aya, it takes the meaning of a group.

Biannahum: by them
Kanoo: they were/ happened to be/ they used to
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KANOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal plural). This in turn means: they were/ they happened to be.
Mujrimeena: guilty/ sever the good ties
Note: the root is J-R-M and in concrete it means: harvesting the dates from the tree or separating/severing the dates from the tree. Conceptually, this word then carries many other meaning including a transgression because the transgression/criminal act is a separation or severing of ties with what is appropriate. MUJRIMEEN are the ones who sever ties and those are the criminals and the guilty parties.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:65

Salaam all,

9:65
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِاللّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِؤُونَ
Walain saaltahum layaqoolunna innama kunna nakhoodu wanalAAabu qul abiAllahi waayatihi warasoolihi kuntum tastahzioona

The Aya says:
And if you (O Muhammad) ask them, they will indeed respond: “We were not but wading and playing.” Respond: “Is it in Allah and His signs and messenger, you were mocking?”

My personal note:
The Aya says that this response of wading or playing is not acceptable when it comes to Allah and His messenger and His books. Those are out of the equation for being subject to playing and so on.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Walain: and if
Saaltahum: you (singular) asked them
Note: the root is S-Hamza-L and it means asking. It could be asking a question and it could be asking for help and so forth. SALTAHUM is an action that is completed in relation to the conditional. It means: the action of asking happened by the subject (second person singular) to the object (third person plural)

Layaqoolunna: they will indeed respond/ say
Note: LA is for the response to the conditional or some emphasis. YAQOOLUNNA is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. YAQOOLUNNA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying with emphasis is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Innama: not anything but
Kunna: We were/ we happened to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KUNNA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (first person plural).

Nakhoodu: venture/ wade through/ interfere
Note: the root is KH-W-Dhad and it means walking in water where the water is covering part of the body. This can apply to crossing a relatively shallow river and so on. The term can then be conceptually used to walking in a place where the body is partially covered by water or vegetation or so on. It can also be used to point to being involved in a subject or matter with potential danger which is the use here or dabbling in it . NAKHOODU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of getting involved is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).

wanalAAabu: and play/ including play
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. NALAAaBU is derived from the root L-Ain-B and it means in concrete the saliva as well as any playing or non purposeful action. NALaAABU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of playing is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person plural).

Qul: say/ respond
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
abiAllahi: in Allah?
Note: ABI is a question of in? Allah is Allah
Waayatihi: and His signs?
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. AYATIHI is derived from the root Hamza-Y-H and it means sign. AYATI means signs of. HI means Him and points to Allah.
Warasoolihi: and his messenger/ and His envoy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. RASOOLIHI is derived from the root R-S-L and it means to envoy someone or a group of people or animals. The concrete word is RASL and it means a group of people or animals that were sent by their owners or senders. RUSULUN means messengers of and is the plural of RASOOL who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. RASOOLI means messenger of or the envoy of. HI means him and it points to Allah.

Kuntum: you (plural) happened to be/ were
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KUNTUM is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (second person plural). This in turn means: you (plural) happened to be.

Tastahzioona: you (plural) mock/ ridicule
Note: the root is H-Z-Hamza and it means mocking or ridiculing. TASTAHZIOONA is an action is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of mocking or ridiculing is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural). Because it came after the kuntum then it takes the past tense although is written in the present tense.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:64

Salaam all,

9:64
يَحْذَرُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ أَن تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌ تُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِم قُلِ اسْتَهْزِؤُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا تَحْذَرُونَ
Yahtharu almunafiqoona an tunazzala AAalayhim sooratun tunabbiohum bima fee quloobihim quli istahzioo inna Allaha mukhrijun ma tahtharoona

The Aya says:
The hypocrites are cautious that a chapter be sent down upon them informing them of what is in their hearts. Say: “Mock, indeed, Allah is bringing out what you are guarding.”

My personal note:
The Aya talks about the munafiqoon which is a term applied in the Qur’an about people who claim belief on the outside but hide unbelief in the inside. Generally the word is translated as “hypocrites” but hypocrites within that definition rather than other definitions of hypocrisy. The Aya says that they are very worried and careful of being exposed by the Qur’an and this statement says that they will be indeed exposed.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Yahtharu: they are careful/ they are cautious
Note: the root is Ha-TH-R and it means consciousness of danger or potential danger and action accordingly. Conceptually, it covers caution and precaution and so on as well as fear of danger. YAHTHARU is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of being careful or cautious is happening by the subject (third person plural).
Almunafiqoona: the hypocrites/ the hidden agenda people
Note: the root is N-F-Qaf. To explain it I use another derivative NAFAQ which means Tunnel. The tunnel is connection underground from one place to another. Therefore the essence of the word Tunnel is to “let Good/Useful things go to others under cover”. ALMUNAFIQOON are people with something hiding different from the apparent. They are people who say they are muslim but in reality or deep in their hearts they are not. General the term hypocrites is given to them or people with hidden agenda.
An: that
Tunazzala: be brought down
Note: TUNAZZALA is derived from the root N-Z-L and it carries the meaning of arrival to stay and descent. One concrete meaning is the descent of the person from his or her horse or camel as they arrive at the place where they plan to stay. TUNAZZALA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making the object (Sooratun= a chapter) arrive or making it descend is happening or will be happening by an undeclared subject.

AAalayhim: upon them
Sooratun: a chapter/ and enclosure
Note: SURA is the feminine of SUR which means Wall that encloses something and the root is S-W-R. SURA is used for passages of the Qur’an and not only Chapters of the Qur’an. The relationship with WALL is the fact that the SURA is well enclosed and somewhat complete in itself.
Tunabbiohum: it informs them/ it brings news to them
Note: the root is N-B-Hamza and it means news. TUNABBIOHUM is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of informing or bringing news to the object (HUM= them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular pointing to SURA)
Bima: by what/ in what/ with what
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. In this sentence it signifies tools of why they were taken.

Fee: in/ on
quloobihim: their hearts/ hearts and minds/ and their insides
Note: The root is Qaf-L-B and it means turning 180 degrees or upside down. The word is used for heart, because it is the organ that changes it’s moods often. Therefore QALB is our thoughts and emotions or what is inside us. QULOOBI are hearts and minds of or thoughts and emotions of. HIM means them.
quli: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
Istahzioo: mock/ ridicule
Note: the root is H-Z-Hamza and it means mocking or ridiculing. ISTAHZIOO is an order or a request. It means: mock or ridicule. In this here the order is for challenging them as in saying “Go ahead!”.
Inna: indeed
Allaha: Allah
Mukhrijun: bringing out/ exposing
Note: MUKHRIJUN is derived from the root KH-R-J and it means coming out or exiting. That is the conceptual meaning and it assumes it’s more specific meaning or meanings according to the plane of thought of the sentence. MUKHRIJUN means bringing out or exposing.

Ma: what
Tahtharoona: makes you cautious/ careful
Note: the root is Ha-TH-R and it means consciousness of danger or potential danger and action accordingly. Conceptually, it covers caution and precaution and so on as well as fear of danger. TAHTHAROONA is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of being careful or cautious is happening by the subject (second person plural).

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:63

Salaam all,

9:63

أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّهُ مَن يُحَادِدِ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَأَنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا فِيهَا ذَلِكَ الْخِزْيُ الْعَظِيمُ
Alam yaAAlamoo annahu man yuhadidi Allaha warasoolahu faanna lahu nara jahannama khalidan feeha thalika alkhizyu alAAatheemu

The Aya says:
Have they not know that whoever breaches with Allah and His messenger then to him belongs the fire of Hell, staying in it. That is the great humiliation.

My personal note:
The Aya is a reminder that we as humans should not breach in our relationship with Allah and nor should we play with His boundaries that He set for us. It is also good to remember that Allah’s straight path is wider than we think and not that narrow that we can easily fall off of it unless we really want to and are working hard to leave it.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Alam: have they not?
Note: this word is a question with the negative.
yaAAlamoo: known
Note: YaAALAMOO is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. YaAALAMOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

Annahu: that
Man: whoever/ who
Yuhadidi: fights/ takes as enemy/ breaches boundaries
Note: the root is Ha-D-D and it means limit and boundaries. YUHADIDI is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of breaching boundaries of the object (Allah) is happening in an interactive manner or will be happening by the subject (third person singular). Here, breaching the boundaries is a pointer to fighting and taking as enemy and so on.
Allaha: Allah
warasoolahu: and his messenger/ and His envoy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. RASOOLIHI is derived from the root R-S-L and it means to envoy someone or a group of people or animals. The concrete word is RASL and it means a group of people or animals that were sent by their owners or senders. RUSULUN means messengers of and is the plural of RASOOL who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. RASOOLA means messenger of or the envoy of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Faanna: then
Lahu: to him belongs/ to him deserves
Nara: fire of
Note: the root is N-W-R and it means lighting. This could be lighting light or lighting fire according to the word and the context. NARA means fire of.

Jahannama: Gehenna
Note: that is one of the names of the hell fire or some location within it.
khalidan: Staying unchanged / remaining
Note: the root is KH-L-D and it means something that stays the same. In concrete, it is used for the rocks and the mountains that seem to be unchanged through the ages. KHALIDAN means staying unchanged. This basically means that they reside forever with no change in their predicament.
Feeha: in it
Thalika: that
Alkhizyu: the humiliation/ embarrassment
Note: the root is KH-Z-Y and it means being overpowered, emabarrassed or humiliated. ALKHIZYU means humiliating and embarrassing and putting in a situation that is bad

alAAatheemu: the great
Note: the root is Ain-TH-M and it means great/hard/strong. The concrete word is AAaTHM and that is the bones or the hard/strong/firm core of things. AAaTHEEM means great.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:62

Salaam all,

9:62
يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللّهِ لَكُمْ لِيُرْضُوكُمْ وَاللّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَقُّ أَن يُرْضُوهُ إِن كَانُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
Yahlifoona biAllahi lakum liyurdookum waAllahu warasooluhu ahaqqu an yurdoohu in kanoo mumineena

The Aya says:
They swear by Allah to gain your (plural) loving acceptance. While Allah is more deserving in aiming for his loving acceptance and His messenger had they been faithful.

My personal note:
The Aya talks about the group of people who swear by Allah for people to accept them and love them but they should have aimed for Allah’s loving acceptance instead for He is more deserving to aim for than the fellow man.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Yahlifoona: they swear
Note: the root is HA-L-F and it means swearing an oath. YAHLIFOON is an action that will be completed. It means: the action of swearing is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural)
biAllahi: by Allah/ in Allah
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. ALLAH is Allah
Lakum: to you (plural)
Liyurdookum: to please you/ to get your loving approval
Note: LI means to or in order to. YURDOOKUM is derived from the root R-Dhad-Y and it means accepting lovingly. YURDOOKUM is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of making the object (KUM= plural you ) lovingly accept is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

waAllahu: while Allah
warasooluhu: and his messenger/ and His envoy
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. RASOOLUHU is derived from the root R-S-L and it means to envoy someone or a group of people or animals. The concrete word is RASL and it means a group of people or animals that were sent by their owners or senders. RUSULUN means messengers of and is the plural of RASOOL who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. RASOOLU means messenger of or the envoy of. HU means him and it points to Allah.
Ahaqqu: are more deserving/ have more right
Note: AHAQQU is derived from the root Ha-Qaf-Qaf and it means binding right where right means correct as well s what is due to one person (rights and obligations). AHAQQU means had more right or is more worthy
An: that
Yurdoohu: to please Him/ to gain his loving acceptance
Note: YURDOOHU is derived from the root R-Dhad-Y and it means accepting lovingly. YURDOOHU is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of making the object (HU means him ) lovingly accept is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).

In: if
Kanoo: they were/ happened to be/ they used to
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KANOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal plural). This in turn means: they were/ they happened to be.
Mumineena: ones who make themselves safe/ trusting/ faithful
Note: MUMINEENA is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. MUMINEENA means: those who make themselves safe.

Salaam all and have a great day.

Hussein

9:61

Salaam all,

9:61
وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيِقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَّكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ اللّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Waminhumu allatheena yuthoona alnnabiyya wayaqooloona huwa othunun qul othunu khayrin lakum yuminu biAllahi wayuminu lilmumineena warahmatun lillatheena amanoo minkum waallatheena yuthoona rasoola Allahi lahum AAathabun aleemun

The Aya says:
And amongst them those who hurt the prophet and say: “He is a listener/ believer”. Respond (oh Muhammad): “Listener of good. He has faith in Allah and believes the faithful and he is a mercy for those who attained faith amongst you. And as for those who hurt Allah’s messenger, to them belongs painful suffering”

My personal note:
The claim that he is UTHUN which is the word for ear suggests that he is a listener and a believer and they considered this as a negative attribute when the Aya suggests that this is a positive attribute of the leadership to be listening and believing the good that comes from those who are faithful rather than view them with suspicion and doubt and that is certainly a sign of great leadership is to take people with trust unless there is a real compelling reason for otherwise.

The Aya also uses two terms following the word “yuminu”. The first was followed by the letter “bi” and it carries trust in and safety in and so on. The other was followed by the letter “li” and when that happens it carries the meaning of belief mainly and so on as in trusting that what they say is true or at least mostly true.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Waminhumu: and from them/ and amongst them
Allatheena: those who
Yuthoona: harm/ irritate/ nag/ hurt
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-Y and it means mild harm or hurt in all it’s forms, physical and emotional and so forth. One concrete word is the waves or the wake of the sea that is a nuisance or mild harm, but rarely dangerous or consequential. YUTHOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of harming the object (ALNNABIYYA= the prophet) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Alnnabiyya: the prophet
Note: NABIYY is derived from one of two roots either The first is N-B-Hamza and it means news. The other is N-B-Y and it means elevated. The word NABIYY means a prophet, and it could be because the prophet brings news or that he is elevated over others or both. ALNNABIYYA means the prophet and the AL signifies that the person talked about is known to the listener or listeners.
Wayaqooloona: and they will say/ and they say/ they claim
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YAQOOLOONA is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. YAQOOLOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Huwa: he
Othunun: an ear/ a listener/ a believer
Note: OTHUNUN is derived from the root Hamza-TH-N and it means ear in concrete. It also means hearing, knowing and approving at the same time and may be extended to acting according to that knowledge. OTHUNUN means ear and it can signifies listens easily and responds easily.

Qul: say
Note: QUL is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QUL is an order addressed to a singular. It means: Say.
othunu: ear of/ listener to
Note: OTHUNU is derived from the root Hamza-TH-N and it means ear in concrete. It also means hearing, knowing and approving at the same time and may be extended to acting according to that knowledge. OTHUNU means ear of and it can signifies listens easily and responds easily to.
khayrin: better/ good

Note: the root is KH-Y-R and it means choice. It is also understood as good or as better, because one would chose the good over the bad. KHAYRIN means: better or best.
Lakum: for you (plural)/ to you (plural)
yuminu : has faith
Note: YUMINU is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. YUMINU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
biAllahi: by Allah/ in Allah
Note: BI signifies an attachment or close linkage between what is before and what is after it. In a Verbal sentence it can mean attachment to the action or to the subject as it does the action. This attachment can then signify many things according to the verb and to the sentence and so on. ALLAH is Allah
Wayuminu: and has faith / and believes
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. YUMINU is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. YUMINU is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of making oneself safe is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular).
Lilmumineena: to the faitful
Note: LI means to or for. LMUMINEENA is derived from the root Hamza-M-N and it means safety. Conceptually, it can also be extended to trust as well, because we feel safe in the entity we trust. LMUMINEENA means: those who make themselves safe.

Warahmatun: and mercy/ and Grace
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. RAHMATUN is derived from the root root R-Ha-M and it means womb in concrete. This term is used to mean mercy and all the good that the womb provides. RAHMATUN is the womb-like mercy or grace
Lillatheena: to those who
Amanoo: made themselves safe/ caused safety/ caused trust/ attained faith
Note: the root is Hamza-M-N and it means safe or safety. AMANOO is an action that is derived from the root and that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (not mentioned and therefore the subject and the object can be the same entity here) become safe happened by the subject (third person plural). So, it ends up meaning: they made themselves safe but it can also extend to making safety and trust situation for others as well.
Minkum: of you (plural)/ amongst you (plural)
Waallatheena: while those who
Yuthoona: harm/ irritate/ nag/ hurt
Note: the root is Hamza-TH-Y and it means mild harm or hurt in all it’s forms, physical and emotional and so forth. One concrete word is the waves or the wake of the sea that is a nuisance or mild harm, but rarely dangerous or consequential. YUTHOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of harming the object (ALNNABIYYA= the prophet) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Rasoola: messenger of/ envoy of
Note: RASOOLA is derived from the root R-S-L and it means to envoy someone or a group of people or animals. The concrete word is RASL and it means a group of people or animals that were sent by their owners or senders. RUSULUN means messengers of and is the plural of RASOOL who is the one that is sent and is used to mean the messenger because he was sent by the sender to the receiver. RASOOLA means messenger of or the envoy of.
Allahi: Allah
Lahum: to them/ to them belongs
AAathabun : suffering/ punishment
Note: AAaTHAB is derived from the root Ain-TH-B and it means an easy to swallow food or drink. AAaTHAB is what makes one not take an easy to swallow food or drink. That is suffering as a punishment.

aleemun: painful
Note: the root is Hamza-L-M and it means pain. ALEEMUN means painful.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein

9:60

Salaam all,

9:60
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاء وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ اللّهِ وَاللّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ
Innama alssadaqatu lilfuqarai waalmasakeeni waalAAamileena AAalayha waalmuallafati quloobuhum wafee alrriqabi waalgharimeena wafee sabeeli Allahi waibni alssabeeli fareedatan mina Allahi waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun

The Aya says:
The charity is due for non other than the poor and the destitute and the working on it and the ones whose hearts are being reconciled and the captives and the bound and in Allah’s path and the stranded traveler. An obligation from Allah and Allah is knowing, wise.

My personal note:
This is a very important Aya and because it ends with the term obligation, it is understood as the groups of people or causes that can benefit from the obligatory charity of the Muslims or what Muslims call Zakat.

The Aya uses idiomatic language and each term may cover one or more groups. The two terms of Fuqara and masakeen are two terms that overlap and point to poverty. However, linguistically the Faqeer is a person who cannot cover his needs while the Masakeen are people who are also poor but have very little resources, including that they lost some dignity and so on. The “working on it” is for the collectors of that money. The “ones whose hearts are being reconciled” is a wide category and may cover at times the spending for public relations towards non muslims or protection from them in case of vulnerabilities but also muslims who are recent converts and who may have lost some money in the process and so on.

The term “Captives” covers anyone who is a captive either as a prisoner of war and so on, but very importantly and historically, it was used for any slave who wanted to buy his or her freedom and that group was the main recipient of that money.

The bound are those who may be burdened with debt or who were hit by an affliction that affected their income such as farmers dealing with Drought or flood or any natural disaster. “in Allah’s path”is used for any effort to propagate the message and therefore can be used for schools and Islamic institutions and civil rights organizations and so on. The last group is the stranded traveler is understood in general as one who needs funds to help him or her to go home.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Innama: none other than
Alssadaqatu: the charity/ the obligatory charity
Note: the root is Sad-D-Qaf and it means truth in word or deed as a concept. When it is in deed, it takes the shape of any act of truthfulness including charity, in a sense the deed proves the truthfulness of the heart and the word. ALSSADAQATU here means the charities and in this context, the obligatory charities.
Lilfuqarai: to the poor/ belong to the poor/ designated to the poor/ the needy
Note: LI means to or belong to or should be designated to. ALFUQARAI is derived from the root F-Qaf-R and it means being in need or need. It is the word used for poverty. ALFUQARAI are the poor or who are not able to meet their needs.
Waalmasakeeni: and the vulnerable/ weak/ the resource-less/ the humbled
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALMASAKEEN is derived from the root S-K-N and it means Ashes which is the product of the end of the fire. The conceptual meaning has many forms and it means rest or lack of movement, but it also means the lack of energy or running out of energy. In this context this it points to those who lack the ability to maneuver around their situation for one reason or another.
waalAAamileena: and the workers
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALAAaMILEENA is derived from the root Ain-M-L and it means doing or work. ALAAaMILEENA are the workers.
AAalayha: on it/ upon it.
Waalmuallafati: and the brought to liking/ and the brought to affection/ and brought to familiarity/ brought to reconciliation
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALMUALLAFATI is derived from the root Hamza-L-F and it means thousand as a number. It also is used to mean repeated exposure to an entity which leads to familiarity and affection/friendship. ALMUALLAFATI are the ones who are brought to liking/ affection/ familiarity

Quloobuhum: : their hearts/ hearts and minds/ and their insides
Note: The root is Qaf-L-B and it means turning 180 degrees or upside down. The word is used for heart, because it is the organ that changes it’s moods often. Therefore QALB is our thoughts and emotions or what is inside us. QULOOBU are hearts and minds of or thoughts and emotions of. HUM means them.

Wafee: and in
Alrriqabi: the necks/ the captives/ and the freeing of slaves
Note: the root is R-Qaf-B and it means neck for the concrete. The abstract is used to mean surveillance because the neck is an organ of surveillance. It is also used to mean control because the neck is an organ when controlled, the whole body follows. In this context it takes the meaning of watching. ALRRIQABI here are the ones who are captive or constantly under surveillance.
Waalgharimeena: and the bound
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. ALGHARIMEEN is derived from the root Ghain-R-M and it means something that is very bound to another and conceptually can be associated with strong love, debt and guilt and anything that sticks to the person and would not let go. Here, in this context, it points to people bound by debt or any obligation or situation that is crippling and they are unable to get out of it on their own.
Wafee: and in/ on
Sabeeli: path of
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. SABEELI is the flowing water or the path of. It takes the meaning of path or even the trip on the path.
Allahi: Allah
Waibni: and son of
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA is often translated as an addition (and), but inclusion probably covers the meaning a little better. IBN is derived from the root B-N-Y and it means building and it also mean son or child or offspring. The relationship between the two meanings is that the son is the product of building the family. Here, it is used to mean child or son. IBNI means son of.
Alssabeeli: the path
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. ALSSABEELI means the path. In this context, ibn ALSSABEEL is the person stranded in a land away from his usual support system.
Fareedatan: obligation
Note: the root is F-R-Dhad and it means obligation or obligatory. FAREEDATAN means obligation.
Mina: from
Allahi: Allah
waAllahu: and Allah
AAaleemun : knowledgeable/ knowing
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. AAaLEEM is the one that is very knowledgeable

hakeemun: wise/ well steering
Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. HAKEEM means wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein