We had tried those who were before them so that God knew who spoke the truth, and who were liars.
We indeed tested those before them – so Allah will surely test the truthful, and will surely test the liars.
We certainly tried those that were before them, and assuredly God knows those who speak truly, and assuredly He knows the liars.
Yea, indeed, We did test those who lived before them; and so, [too, shall be tested the people now living: and] most certainly will God mark out those who prove themselves true, and most certainly will He mark out those who are lying.
And assuredly We have tempted those who were before them. So Allah will surely know those who are true and He will surely know the liars.
And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test).
We have tested those before them. God will surely know the truthful, and He will surely know the liars.
for We indeed tested those who went before them? Allah will most certainly ascertain those who spoke the truth and those who lied.
And We indeed tested those who were before them so that Allah will indeed know those who are true, and He will know those who are liars.
Lo! We tested those who were before you. Thus Allah knoweth those who are sincere, and knoweth those who feign.
Certainly We tested those who were before them. So Allah shall surely ascertain those who are truthful, and He shall surely ascertain the liars.
We tried those who have gone before them. Allah knows those who are truthful and those who lie.
But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.
We had certainly tried those who lived before them to make sure who were truthful in their faith and who were liars.
And certainly We tried those before them, so Allah will certainly know those who are true and He will certainly know the liars.
Walaqad fatann<u>a</u> alla<u>th</u>eena min qablihim falayaAAlamanna All<u>a</u>hu alla<u>th</u>eena <u>s</u>adaqoo walayaAAlamanna alk<u>ath</u>ibeen<b>a</b>
We certainly tried those who have gone before them, so God will certainly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are lying.
We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
I tested those before them, so Allah will make clear and disclose to you the truth of those who were true in their faith and the lie of those who were dishonest therein.
I tested those before them, so Allah will make clear and disclose to you the truth of those who were true in their faith and the lie of those who were dishonest therein.
<p>فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّـهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا (So Allah will surely know the ones who are truthful - 29:3). It means that through tests and hardships the good and the bad, and the sincere and non-sincere will be differentiated, because if the hypocrites are mixed up with the sincere believers and are not identified, it may create a number of problems. The object of this verse is to elucidate the difference between the good and the bad, and between the sincere and the non-sincere. The expression used for this purpose is that Allah Ta’ ala will find out who are the true ones and who are the liars. Since He knows about every one even before his birth, whether he is a true one or a liar, the sense carried by this expression is that tests and trials are conducted to bring the distinction of good and bad on surface, so that others should also know.</p><p>Hakim-ul-Ummah Thanawi (رح) has copied the argument of his Shaikh, Maulana Muhammad Ya` qub (رح) that sometimes people are addressed by descending down to their level of intellect. The common man makes distinction between the sincere and the hypocrites by testing him out. Therefore, according to their approach of understanding Allah Ta’ ala has said that, through various means, We would find out who is sincere and who is not, even though He knows everything from the very beginning.</p>
فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّـهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا (So Allah will surely know the ones who are truthful - 29:3). It means that through tests and hardships the good and the bad, and the sincere and non-sincere will be differentiated, because if the hypocrites are mixed up with the sincere believers and are not identified, it may create a number of problems. The object of this verse is to elucidate the difference between the good and the bad, and between the sincere and the non-sincere. The expression used for this purpose is that Allah Ta’ ala will find out who are the true ones and who are the liars. Since He knows about every one even before his birth, whether he is a true one or a liar, the sense carried by this expression is that tests and trials are conducted to bring the distinction of good and bad on surface, so that others should also know.Hakim-ul-Ummah Thanawi (رح) has copied the argument of his Shaikh, Maulana Muhammad Ya` qub (رح) that sometimes people are addressed by descending down to their level of intellect. The common man makes distinction between the sincere and the hypocrites by testing him out. Therefore, according to their approach of understanding Allah Ta’ ala has said that, through various means, We would find out who is sincere and who is not, even though He knows everything from the very beginning.