Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Munafiqun
Surah Al-Munafiqun โ Madani, 11 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.
Published: 19 July 2026
63. Surah Al-Munafiqun (ุงูู ูุงูููู)
Revelation: Madani (revealed at Madinah) ยท Ayahs: 11
Introduction โ from Tafheem-ul-Quran
Revealed after the campaign of Banu al-Mustaliq, when Abdullah ibn Ubayy said 'the mightier will expel the meaner' from Madinah. It exposes the hypocrites โ fair of speech, hollow of heart, 'like propped-up timbers' โ and warns believers not to let wealth and children divert them from the remembrance of Allah before death arrives.
Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.
Read the full tafseer
The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net โ the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.