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Surah At-Tawbah
Verse 111–118

۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱشْتَرَىٰ (has) purchased مِنَ from ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers أَنفُسَهُمْ their lives وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم and their wealth بِأَنَّ because لَهُمُ for them ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۚ (is) Paradise يُقَـٰتِلُونَ They fight فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فَيَقْتُلُونَ they slay وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ and they are slain وَعْدًا A promise عَلَيْهِ upon Him حَقًّۭا true فِى in ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ the Taurat وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ and the Injeel وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ and the Quran وَمَنْ And who أَوْفَىٰ (is) more faithful بِعَهْدِهِۦ to his promise مِنَ than ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah فَٱسْتَبْشِرُوا۟ So rejoice بِبَيْعِكُمُ in your transaction ٱلَّذِى which بَايَعْتُم you have contracted بِهِۦ ۚ [with it] وَذَٰلِكَ And that هُوَ it ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success ٱلْعَظِيمُ the great ١١١

Indeed, Allāh has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allāh, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’ān. And who is truer to his covenant than Allāh? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.

— Come To Light

ٱلتَّـٰٓئِبُونَ Those who turn in repentance ٱلْعَـٰبِدُونَ those who worship ٱلْحَـٰمِدُونَ those who praise ٱلسَّـٰٓئِحُونَ those who go out ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ those who bow down ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ those who prostrate ٱلْـَٔامِرُونَ those who enjoin بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ the right وَٱلنَّاهُونَ and those who forbid عَنِ [on] ٱلْمُنكَرِ the wrong وَٱلْحَـٰفِظُونَ and those who observe لِحُدُودِ (the) limits ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah وَبَشِّرِ And give glad tidings ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (to) the believers ١١٢

[Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allāh], the travelers [for His cause], those who bow and prostrate [in prayer], those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits [set by] Allāh. And give good tidings to the believers.

— Come To Light

مَا Not كَانَ (it) is لِلنَّبِىِّ for the Prophet وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe أَن that يَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ they ask forgiveness لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ for the polytheists وَلَوْ even though كَانُوٓا۟ they be أُو۟لِى near of kin قُرْبَىٰ near of kin مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after مَا [what] تَبَيَّنَ has become clear لَهُمْ to them أَنَّهُمْ that they أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْجَحِيمِ (of) the Hellfire ١١٣

It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not كَانَ was ٱسْتِغْفَارُ (the) asking of forgiveness إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (by) Ibrahim لِأَبِيهِ for his father إِلَّا except عَن because مَّوْعِدَةٍۢ (of) a promise وَعَدَهَآ he had promised it إِيَّاهُ (to) him فَلَمَّا But when تَبَيَّنَ it became clear لَهُۥٓ to him أَنَّهُۥ that he عَدُوٌّۭ (was) an enemy لِّلَّهِ to Allah تَبَرَّأَ he disassociated مِنْهُ ۚ from him إِنَّ Indeed إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim لَأَوَّٰهٌ (was) compassionate حَلِيمٌۭ forbearing ١١٤

And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to him [i.e., Abraham] that he [i.e., the father] was an enemy to Allāh, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.

— Come To Light

وَمَا And not كَانَ is ٱللَّهُ (for) Allah لِيُضِلَّ that He lets go astray قَوْمًۢا a people بَعْدَ after إِذْ [when] هَدَىٰهُمْ He has guided them حَتَّىٰ until يُبَيِّنَ He makes clear لَهُم to them مَّا what يَتَّقُونَ ۚ they should fear إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِكُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower ١١٥

And Allāh would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of all things.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah لَهُۥ to Him (belongs) مُلْكُ the dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth يُحْىِۦ He gives life وَيُمِيتُ ۚ and He causes death وَمَا And not لَكُم for you مِّن besides Allah دُونِ besides Allah ٱللَّهِ besides Allah مِن any وَلِىٍّۢ protector وَلَا and not نَصِيرٍۢ any helper ١١٦

Indeed, to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death. And you have not besides Allāh any protector or any helper.

— Come To Light

لَّقَد Verily تَّابَ Allah turned (in mercy) ٱللَّهُ Allah turned (in mercy) عَلَى to ٱلنَّبِىِّ the Prophet وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ and the emigrants وَٱلْأَنصَارِ and the helpers ٱلَّذِينَ [those] who ٱتَّبَعُوهُ followed him فِى in سَاعَةِ (the) hour ٱلْعُسْرَةِ (of) difficulty مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after مَا [what] كَادَ had nearly يَزِيغُ deviated قُلُوبُ (the) hearts فَرِيقٍۢ (of) a party مِّنْهُمْ of them ثُمَّ then تَابَ He turned (in mercy) عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ to them إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He بِهِمْ to them رَءُوفٌۭ (is) Most Kind رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١١٧

Allāh has already forgiven the Prophet and the Muhājireen and the Anṣār who followed him in the hour of difficulty after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined [to doubt], and then He forgave them. Indeed, He was to them Kind and Merciful.

— Come To Light

وَعَلَى And on ٱلثَّلَـٰثَةِ the three ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who خُلِّفُوا۟ were left behind حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when ضَاقَتْ (was) straitened عَلَيْهِمُ for them ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth بِمَا though رَحُبَتْ it was vast وَضَاقَتْ And (was) straitened عَلَيْهِمْ for them أَنفُسُهُمْ their own souls وَظَنُّوٓا۟ and they were certain أَن that لَّا (there is) no مَلْجَأَ refuge مِنَ from ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَّآ except إِلَيْهِ to Him ثُمَّ Then تَابَ He turned (in mercy) عَلَيْهِمْ to them لِيَتُوبُوٓا۟ ۚ that they may repent إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah هُوَ He ٱلتَّوَّابُ (is) the Acceptor of repentance ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١١٨

And [He also forgave] the three who were left alone [i.e., boycotted, regretting their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined [i.e., anguished] them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allāh except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allāh is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

— Come To Light

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