سورة آل عِمرَان
Surah Al-i-‘Imrân 3:17
Family of Amran · Verse 17 of 200
الصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْمُنْفِقِينَ وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(And those who are) the patiently persevering, the truthful and the obedient, and those who spend (liberally in the cause of Allâh) and the implorers of Divine protection in the latter part of the night (and from the core of their hearts).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Those who show patience, Firmness and self-control; who are true (in word and deed); who worship devoutly; who spend (in the way of Allah); and who pray for forgiveness in the early hours of the morning.
Ahmed Ali
They are the patient, the sincere and devout, full of charity, who pray for forgiveness in the hours of dawn.
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Ali Unal
Those who are persevering (in misfortune and steadfast in fulfilling God’s commandments and in refraining from sins), and truthful (in their words and actions, and true to their covenants), and devoutly obedient, and who spend (out of what God has provided for them, in His way and for the needy), and who implore God’s forgiveness before daybreak.
Daryabadi
The patient ones and the truthful ones and the devout ones and the expanders and the praying ones at early dawn for forgiveness.
Faridul Haque
The steadfast, and the truthful, and the reverent, and who spend in Allah´s cause, and who seek forgiveness in the last hours of the night (before dawn).
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The patient and the truthful, and the obedient, and those who spend and those who ask Divine protection in the morning times.
Maulvi Sher Ali
The steadfast, and the truthful, and the humble, and those who spend in the way of ALLAH and those who pray for pardon in the latter part of the night.
Muhammad Asad
those who are patient in adversity, and true to their word, and truly devout, and who spend [in God's way], and pray for forgiveness from their innermost hearts.
Muhammad Musin Khan
(They are) those who are patient ones, those who are true (in Faith, words, and deeds), and obedient with sincere devotion in worship to Allah. Those who spend [give the Zakat and alms in the Way of Allah] and those who pray and beg Allah's Pardon in the last hours of the night.
Muhammad Pickthall
The steadfast, and the truthful, and the obedient, those who spend (and hoard not), those who pray for pardon in the watches of the night.
Muhammad Sarwar
who exercise patience, speak the truth, who are devoted in prayer, spend their property for the cause of God and seek forgiveness from God during the last part of the night.
Muhammed ali Shakir
The patient, and the truthful, and the obedient, and those who spend (benevolently) and those who ask forgiveness in the morning times.
Rashad Khalifa
They are steadfast, truthful, submitting, charitable, and meditators at dawn.
Shabbir Ahmed
They are proactively steadfast, truthful in word and action, ever submitting to the commandments, keeping their wealth open for the society, and guarding themselves early against any forthcoming challenge.
Commentary 3:17Ashârلْأَسْحَار is the plural of saharسَحَر which means the later part of the night. In order to be raised to the level of muttaqîn متٌقين (cf. 3:15), one…
الصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْمُنفِقِينَ وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ
3:17Ashârلْأَسْحَار is the plural of saharسَحَر which means the later part of the night. In order to be raised to the level of muttaqîn متٌقين (cf. 3:15), one must implore Divine protection in prayers and worship in the late hours of the night. Ashâr أسحا رalso means the cores of hearts, the inner part of hearts, or simply hearts (Lisân, Tâj). The verse thus has a second meaning: “those who implore Divine protection (istighfâr إستغفار cf. 2:282) in the cores of their hearts. Sâbirîn صابرين is the plural form of sâbir صابر derived from sabara صَبَر and means those who endure patiently, who steadily adhere to commands of God, who restrain from what reason and law forbids, or who restrain from manifesting or expressing grief other than before God (Tâj, Lisân). However, this does not imply that adhering to Allâh’s commandments requires a superhuman act of effort, as “Allâh charges no soul beyond its capacities” (2:286).