The faithful were sorely tried there and were shaken completely,
That proved be the testing ground for the Muslims, and they were subjected to a severe shake.
there it was that the believers were tried, and shaken most mightily.
[for] there and then were the believers tried, and shaken with a shock severe.
There were the believers proven and shaken with a mighty shaking
There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking.
There and then the believers were tested, and were shaken most severely.
The believers were then put to a severe test and were most violently convulsed.
There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking.
There were the believers sorely tried, and shaken with a mighty shock.
it was there that the faithful were tested and jolted with a severe agitation.
there the believers were tried, they were shaken, a severe quake.
There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.
There the believers were tested and tremendously shaken.
There the believers were tried and they were shaken with severe shaking.
Hun<u>a</u>lika ibtuliya almuminoona wazulziloo zilz<u>a</u>lan shadeed<u>a</u><b>n</b>
There the faithful were put to the proof and they were shaken as if by an earthquake.
In that situation were the Believers tried: they were shaken as by a tremendous shaking.
هُنَالِكَ ٱبْتُلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا
In that position in the Battle of the Trench, the believers were tested through the enemies.
In that position in the Battle of the Trench, the believers were tested through the enemies.
<h2 class="title">How the Believers were tested, and the Position of the Hypocrites during the Battle of Al-Khandaq</h2><p>Allah tells us what happened when the Confederates surrounded Al-Madinah and the Muslims were besieged and found themselves in straitened circumstances, with the Messenger of Allah in their midst. They were tried and tested, and were shaken with a mighty shaking. At this time hypocrisy emerged, and those in whose hearts was a disease spoke about what they really felt.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَـفِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ إِلاَّ غُرُوراً </div><p>(And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!") Their hypocrisy became apparent, while the one in whose heart was doubt became weak, and he expressed the ideas that were in his heart because of the weakness of his faith and the difficulty of the situation. And other people said, as Allah tells us:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يأَهْلَ .يَثْرِبَ</div><p>(And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib...") meaning Al-Madinah, as it was reported in the Sahih:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«أُرِيتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ دَارَ هِجْرَتِكُمْ، أَرْضٌ بَيْنَ حَرَّتَيْنِ، فَذَهَبَ وَهَلِي أَنَّهَا هَجَرُ فَإِذَا هِيَ يَثْرِب»</div><p>(I was shown in a dream the place to which you will migrate, a land between two lava fields. At first I thought it was Hajar, but it turned out to be Yathrib.) According to another narration:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«الْمَدِينَة»</div><p>(Al-Madinah. ) It was said that the origin of its name Yathrib was that a man settled there from (the people of) Al-`Amaliq whose name was Yathrib bin `Ubayd bin Mahlayil bin `Aws bin `Amlaq bin Lawudh bin Iram bin Sam bin Nuh. This was the view of As-Suhayli. He said: "And it was narrated from some of them that he said, `It is given eleven names in the Tawrah: Al-Madinah, Tabah, Tayyibah, Al-Miskinah, Al-Jabirah, Al-Muhibbah, Al-Mahbubah, Al-Qasimah, Al-Majburah, Al-`Adhra' and Al-Marhumah."' r</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لاَ مُقَامَ لَكُمْ</div><p>(There is no position for you.) means, `here, with the Prophet , you cannot stand guard,'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَارْجِعُواْ</div><p>(Therefore go back) means, `to your houses and dwellings'.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ النَّبِىَّ</div><p>(And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him said, "These were Banu Harithah, who said, `We fear for our homes, that they may be robbed."' This was also stated by others. Ibn Ishaq mentioned that the one who said this was `Aws bin Qayzi. They were using as an excuse to go back to their houses the claim that they were lying open and had nothing to protect them from the enemy, so they were afraid for their homes. But Allah said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ</div><p>(And they lay not open.) meaning, it is not as they claim.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً</div><p>(They but wished to flee.) means, they wanted to run away from the battlefield.</p>
How the Believers were tested, and the Position of the Hypocrites during the Battle of Al-KhandaqAllah tells us what happened when the Confederates surrounded Al-Madinah and the Muslims were besieged and found themselves in straitened circumstances, with the Messenger of Allah in their midst. They were tried and tested, and were shaken with a mighty shaking. At this time hypocrisy emerged, and those in whose hearts was a disease spoke about what they really felt.وَإِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَـفِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ إِلاَّ غُرُوراً (And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!") Their hypocrisy became apparent, while the one in whose heart was doubt became weak, and he expressed the ideas that were in his heart because of the weakness of his faith and the difficulty of the situation. And other people said, as Allah tells us:وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يأَهْلَ .يَثْرِبَ(And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib...") meaning Al-Madinah, as it was reported in the Sahih:«أُرِيتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ دَارَ هِجْرَتِكُمْ، أَرْضٌ بَيْنَ حَرَّتَيْنِ، فَذَهَبَ وَهَلِي أَنَّهَا هَجَرُ فَإِذَا هِيَ يَثْرِب»(I was shown in a dream the place to which you will migrate, a land between two lava fields. At first I thought it was Hajar, but it turned out to be Yathrib.) According to another narration:«الْمَدِينَة»(Al-Madinah. ) It was said that the origin of its name Yathrib was that a man settled there from (the people of) Al-`Amaliq whose name was Yathrib bin `Ubayd bin Mahlayil bin `Aws bin `Amlaq bin Lawudh bin Iram bin Sam bin Nuh. This was the view of As-Suhayli. He said: "And it was narrated from some of them that he said, `It is given eleven names in the Tawrah: Al-Madinah, Tabah, Tayyibah, Al-Miskinah, Al-Jabirah, Al-Muhibbah, Al-Mahbubah, Al-Qasimah, Al-Majburah, Al-`Adhra' and Al-Marhumah."' rلاَ مُقَامَ لَكُمْ(There is no position for you.) means, `here, with the Prophet , you cannot stand guard,'فَارْجِعُواْ(Therefore go back) means, `to your houses and dwellings'.وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ النَّبِىَّ(And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him said, "These were Banu Harithah, who said, `We fear for our homes, that they may be robbed."' This was also stated by others. Ibn Ishaq mentioned that the one who said this was `Aws bin Qayzi. They were using as an excuse to go back to their houses the claim that they were lying open and had nothing to protect them from the enemy, so they were afraid for their homes. But Allah said:وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ(And they lay not open.) meaning, it is not as they claim.إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً(They but wished to flee.) means, they wanted to run away from the battlefield.