Al-Qur'an Surah Muhammad Verse 31

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And We will certainly test you until We know those of you who carry out Jihād (struggle in Allah’s way) and observe patience, and until We check your episodes.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

We will certainly test you ˹believers˺ until We prove those of you who ˹truly˺ struggle ˹in Allah’s cause˺ and remain steadfast, and reveal how you conduct yourselves.

Ruwwad Translation Center

We will certainly test you so as to reveal those of you who struggle [in Allah’s way] and remain patient, and We will test sincerity of your assertions.

A. J. Arberry

And We shall assuredly try you until We know those of you who struggle and are steadfast, and try your tidings.

Abdul Haleem

We shall test you to see which of you strive your hardest and are steadfast; We shall test the sincerity of your assertions.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And of a surety We shall prove you all until We know the strivers among you and the steadfast, and We shall prove your states.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And We shall try you until We test those among you who strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported (mettle).

Abul Ala Maududi

We shall certainly test you until We know those of you who truly strive and remain steadfast, and will ascertain about you.

Ahmed Ali

We shall try you in order to know who are the fighters among you, and who are men of fortitude, and verify your histories.

Ahmed Raza Khan

And We shall indeed test you until We make known the warriors and the steadfast among you – and to test your proclamations.

Ali Quli Qarai

We will surely test you until We ascertain those of you who wage jihad and those who are steadfast, and We shall appraise your record.

Ali Ünal

And We will most certainly try you so that We may mark out those among you who strive hard (in God’s cause with their persons and their wealth), and those who are steadfast (on His Path and patient through adversities), and try your accounts (of deeds).

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Muslims!) We will put you to trial until We make manifest those among you who strive their utmost (in the cause of Allâh), and those who persevere in patience, and We will (entrust you with such tasks as may) bring to light your reported mettle (and inner merits).

English Literal

And We will test you until We know the struggling/defending for the faith from you, and the patient, and We test/ justify your news/information/knowledge.

Faridul Haque

And We shall indeed test you until We make known the warriors and the steadfast among you - and to test your proclamations.

Hamid S. Aziz

And most certainly We will try you until We have tested those among you who strive hard, and the steadfast, and made your case manifest.

Hilali & Khan

And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allah) and the patient ones, and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And if We please, We could show them to thee so that thou shouldst know them by their marks. And certainly thou canst recognize them by the tone of (their) speech. And Allah knows your deeds.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And most certainly We will try you until We have known those among you who exert themselves hard, and the patient, and made your case manifest.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And verily We shall try you till We know those of you who strive hard (for the cause of Allah) and the steadfast, and till We test your record.

Muhammad Sarwar

We shall certainly test you until We know those who strive hard for the cause of God and those who exercise patience. We will also examine your deeds.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Without doubt We shall test you until We know those who struggle and are patient among you, and make clear your news.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And We will surely, try you until We know those who strive among you and the patient, and We will put to a test all your affairs.

Wahiduddin Khan

Most certainly We will try you until We have discovered those among you who strive their hardest, and those who are steadfast, and will test your record.

Talal Itani

We will certainly test you, until We know those among you who strive, and those who are steadfast, and We will test your reactions.

Tafsir jalalayn

And We will assuredly try you, We will assuredly test you by way of [commanding you to participate in] the struggle and in other ways, until We know, with knowledge outwardly manifested, those of you who struggle [for God's cause] and those who are steadfast, in [adhering to] the struggle and in other ways, and We will appraise, We will reveal, your record, in terms of [whether you acted with] obedience or disobedience in what concerns the struggle (all three verbs may be read with the [third person singular] y' or with the [first person plural] nn).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ

And We will surely try you,

meaning, `We will surely test you with commands and prohibitions.'

حَتَّى نَعْلَمَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّابِرِينَ

وَنَبْلُوَ أَخْبَارَكُمْ



until We know those who strive among you and the patient, and We will put to a test all your affairs.

There is absolutely no doubt that Allah's knowledge precedes the occurrence of all events.

In this Ayah, "until We know" means `until We know of its occurrence.' This is why Ibn Abbas said in regard to this and similar texts,

"Except so that We may know, means, so that We may see.