Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaلا يعتني ببيوت الله ويعمرها إلا الذين يؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخر، ويقيمون الصلاة ويؤتون الزكاة، ولا يخافون في الله لومة لائم، هؤلاء العُمَّار هم المهتدون إلى الحق.
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At-Tawbah 9:18
Word by wordإِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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