Surah Al Mumtahina by Shuraim & Sudais with Urdu Translation

Recitation Surah Al-Mumtahanah 60 with Urdu Translation

• In Para / Juzz Number: 28
• Number of verses: 13
• Revealed in: Madina — Madani
• Reciters: Shaykh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais and Shaykh Saud Al-Shuraim
• Urdu Translation: Qari Fateh Muhammad Jalhendri

The Central Theme and Topic of the Surah

Surah Al-Mumtahanah addresses loyalty to faith during relations with people outside the Muslim community. Its opening warns against secretly assisting those who are actively hostile to the believers and have driven them from their homes. Family affection or personal advantage cannot justify placing the community at risk.

Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and his believing companions are presented as examples of clear rejection of idolatry and firm dependence on Allah. Their prayers combine conviction with humility, asking for protection from becoming a trial for others and seeking divine forgiveness. The surah also leaves open the possibility that hostility may be replaced by affection through Allah’s power.

A crucial distinction follows: believers are not forbidden to show kindness and fairness towards people who neither fight them because of religion nor expel them from their homes. The warning concerns active persecution and support for it. This establishes a moral balance between protecting the faith community and treating peaceful neighbours justly.

The later passages concern believing women who migrate and the pledge received from women entering the Muslim community. The commitments include worshipping Allah alone and avoiding theft, sexual wrongdoing, the killing of children, and false accusations. These matters are presented here as the ethical foundations of belonging. The central message is that sincere faith requires thoughtful loyalties, honest commitments, and moral clarity. Firmness against persecution should exist alongside justice, goodwill, and the hope that former opponents may one day be reconciled.

Source: Ma’ariful Qur’an — 60:1; 60:4; 60:7; 60:8; 60:10; 60:12.

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