Al-Munafiqun 63:1
The Hypocrites · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 554
The Hypocrites’ Testimony
إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقُونَ قَالُواْ نَشۡهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّكَ لَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ يَشۡهَدُ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ١
When the hypocrites come unto thee (O Muhammad), they say: We bear witness that thou art indeed Allah’s messenger. And Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the hypocrites indeed are speaking falsely.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The hypocrites say: “We testify that you are the Messenger of Allah”; and Allah testifies that the hypocrites are liars.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, a hypocrite, as explained at the start of al-Baqarah, is one who is a believer outwardly and a disbeliever inwardly.
Reflect
Make your inner and outer self one today.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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