Surah Al-Hajj (الحج) • The Pilgrimage

Quran 22:40

22:40

ٱلَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا۟ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّآ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَٰمِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَٰتٌ وَمَسَـٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرًا ۗ وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ

alladhīna ukh'rijū min diyārihim bighayri ḥaqqin illā an yaqūlū rabbunā l-lahu walawlā dafʿu l-lahi l-nāsa baʿḍahum bibaʿḍin lahuddimat ṣawāmiʿu wabiyaʿun waṣalawātun wamasājidu yudh'karu fīhā us'mu l-lahi kathīran walayanṣuranna l-lahu man yanṣuruhu inna l-laha laqawiyyun ʿazīzun

[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allāh." And were it not that Allāh checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allāh is much mentioned [i.e., praised]. And Allāh will surely support those who support Him [i.e., His cause]. Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

— Saheeh International

those who have been driven unjustly from their homes only for saying, ‘Our Lord is God.’ If God did not repel some people by means of others, many monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, where God’s name is much invoked, would have been destroyed. God is sure to help those who help His cause- God is strong and mighty-

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only because they said: "Our Lord is Allâh." For had it not been that Allâh checks one set of people by means of another, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the Name of Allâh is mentioned much would surely have been pulled down. Verily, Allâh will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allâh is All-Strong, All-Mighty.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 17Page 337medinan

Word by Word

ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
أُخْرِجُوا۟ukh'rijūhave been evicted
مِنminfrom
دِيَـٰرِهِمdiyārihimtheir homes
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
حَقٍّḥaqqinright
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنanthat
يَقُولُوا۟yaqūlūthey said
رَبُّنَاrabbunāOur Lord
ٱللَّهُۗl-lahu(is) Allah
وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
دَفْعُdafʿuAllah checks
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah checks
ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
بَعْضَهُمbaʿḍahumsome of them
بِبَعْضٍۢbibaʿḍinby others
لَّهُدِّمَتْlahuddimatsurely (would) have been demolished
صَوَٰمِعُṣawāmiʿumonasteries
وَبِيَعٌۭwabiyaʿunand churches
وَصَلَوَٰتٌۭwaṣalawātunand synagogues
وَمَسَـٰجِدُwamasājiduand masajid
يُذْكَرُyudh'karuis mentioned
فِيهَاfīhāin it
ٱسْمُus'mu(the) name of Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) name of Allah
كَثِيرًۭاۗkathīranmuch
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّwalayanṣurannaAnd surely Allah will help
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd surely Allah will help
مَنman(those) who
يَنصُرُهُۥٓۗyanṣuruhuhelp Him
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَقَوِىٌّlaqawiyyun(is) surely All-Strong
عَزِيزٌʿazīzunAll-Mighty