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Surah At-Tawbah
Verse 13–37
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9:13

أَلَا Will not تُقَـٰتِلُونَ you fight قَوْمًۭا a people نَّكَثُوٓا۟ who broke أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ their oaths وَهَمُّوا۟ and determined بِإِخْرَاجِ to drive out ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger وَهُم and they بَدَءُوكُمْ began (to attack) you أَوَّلَ first مَرَّةٍ ۚ time أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚ Do you fear them فَٱللَّهُ But Allah أَحَقُّ (has) more right أَن that تَخْشَوْهُ you should fear Him إِن if كُنتُم you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ believers ١٣

Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.

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9:14

قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ Fight them يُعَذِّبْهُمُ Allah will punish them ٱللَّهُ Allah will punish them بِأَيْدِيكُمْ by your hands وَيُخْزِهِمْ and disgrace them وَيَنصُرْكُمْ and give you victory عَلَيْهِمْ over them وَيَشْفِ and will heal صُدُورَ (the) breasts قَوْمٍۢ (of) a people مُّؤْمِنِينَ (who are) believers ١٤

Fight them; Allāh will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts [i.e., desires] of a believing people

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9:15

وَيُذْهِبْ And remove غَيْظَ (the) anger قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ (of) their hearts وَيَتُوبُ And Allah accepts repentance ٱللَّهُ And Allah accepts repentance عَلَىٰ of مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower حَكِيمٌ All-Wise ١٥

And remove the fury in their [i.e., the believers'] hearts. And Allāh turns in forgiveness to whom He wills; and Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

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9:16

أَمْ Or حَسِبْتُمْ (do) you think أَن that تُتْرَكُوا۟ you would be left وَلَمَّا while not يَعْلَمِ Allah made evident ٱللَّهُ Allah made evident ٱلَّذِينَ those who جَـٰهَدُوا۟ strive مِنكُمْ among you وَلَمْ and not يَتَّخِذُوا۟ take مِن besides Allah دُونِ besides Allah ٱللَّهِ besides Allah وَلَا and not رَسُولِهِۦ His Messenger وَلَا and not ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers وَلِيجَةًۭ ۚ (as) intimates وَٱللَّهُ And Allah خَبِيرٌۢ (is) All-Aware بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do ١٦

Do you think that you will be left [as you are] while Allāh has not yet made evident those among you who strive [for His cause] and do not take other than Allāh, His Messenger and the believers as intimates? And Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.

— Come To Light

9:17

مَا (It) is not كَانَ (It) is not لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ for the polytheists أَن that يَعْمُرُوا۟ they maintain مَسَـٰجِدَ (the) masajid of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) masajid of Allah شَـٰهِدِينَ (while) witnessing عَلَىٰٓ against أَنفُسِهِم themselves بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚ [with] disbelief أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ (For) those حَبِطَتْ worthless أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ (are) their deeds وَفِى and in ٱلنَّارِ the Fire هُمْ they خَـٰلِدُونَ (will) abide forever ١٧

It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allāh [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.

— Come To Light

9:18

إِنَّمَا Only يَعْمُرُ will maintain مَسَـٰجِدَ (the) masajid of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) masajid of Allah مَنْ (the one) who ءَامَنَ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ the Last وَأَقَامَ and establishes ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَءَاتَى and gives ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah وَلَمْ and not يَخْشَ fear إِلَّا except ٱللَّهَ ۖ Allah فَعَسَىٰٓ Then perhaps أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَن [that] يَكُونُوا۟ they are مِنَ of ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ the guided ones ١٨

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.

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9:19

۞ أَجَعَلْتُمْ Do you make سِقَايَةَ the providing of water ٱلْحَآجِّ (to) the pilgrims وَعِمَارَةَ and (the) maintenance ٱلْمَسْجِدِ (of) Al-Masjid Al-Haraam ٱلْحَرَامِ (of) Al-Masjid Al-Haraam كَمَنْ like (the one) who ءَامَنَ believes بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ the Last وَجَـٰهَدَ and strives فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah لَا They are not equal يَسْتَوُۥنَ They are not equal عِندَ near ٱللَّهِ ۗ Allah وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١٩

Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allāh and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allāh? They are not equal in the sight of Allāh. And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Come To Light

9:20

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَهَاجَرُوا۟ and emigrated وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ and strove فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ with their wealth وَأَنفُسِهِمْ and their lives أَعْظَمُ (are) greater دَرَجَةً (in) rank عِندَ near ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those هُمُ they ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ (are) the successful ٢٠

The ones who have believed, emigrated and striven in the cause of Allāh with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allāh. And it is those who are the attainers [of success].

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9:21

يُبَشِّرُهُمْ Their Lord gives them glad tidings رَبُّهُم Their Lord gives them glad tidings بِرَحْمَةٍۢ of Mercy مِّنْهُ from Him وَرِضْوَٰنٍۢ and Pleasure وَجَنَّـٰتٍۢ and Gardens لَّهُمْ for them فِيهَا in it نَعِيمٌۭ (is) bliss مُّقِيمٌ enduring ٢١

Their Lord gives them good tidings of mercy from Him and approval and of gardens for them wherein is enduring pleasure.

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9:22

خَـٰلِدِينَ (They will) abide فِيهَآ in it أَبَدًا ۚ forever إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عِندَهُۥٓ with Him أَجْرٌ (is) a reward عَظِيمٌۭ great ٢٢

[They will be] abiding therein forever. Indeed, Allāh has with Him a great reward.

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9:23

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe لَا (Do) not تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ take ءَابَآءَكُمْ your fathers وَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ and your brothers أَوْلِيَآءَ (as) allies إِنِ if ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ they prefer ٱلْكُفْرَ [the] disbelief عَلَى over ٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ [the] belief وَمَن And whoever يَتَوَلَّهُم takes them as allies مِّنكُمْ among you فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ (are) the wrongdoers ٢٣

O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

— Come To Light

9:24

قُلْ Say إِن If كَانَ are ءَابَآؤُكُمْ your fathers وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ and your sons وَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ and your brothers وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ and your spouses وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ and your relatives وَأَمْوَٰلٌ and wealth ٱقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا that you have acquired وَتِجَـٰرَةٌۭ and the commerce تَخْشَوْنَ you fear كَسَادَهَا a decline (in) it وَمَسَـٰكِنُ and the dwellings تَرْضَوْنَهَآ you delight (in) it أَحَبَّ (are) more beloved إِلَيْكُم to you مِّنَ than ٱللَّهِ Allah وَرَسُولِهِۦ and His Messenger وَجِهَادٍۢ and striving فِى in سَبِيلِهِۦ His way فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ then wait حَتَّىٰ until يَأْتِىَ Allah brings ٱللَّهُ Allah brings بِأَمْرِهِۦ ۗ His Command وَٱللَّهُ And Allah لَا (does) not يَهْدِى guide ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ the defiantly disobedient ٢٤

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allāh and His Messenger and jihād [i.e., striving] in His cause, then wait until Allāh executes His command. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people."

— Come To Light

9:25

لَقَدْ Verily نَصَرَكُمُ Allah helped you ٱللَّهُ Allah helped you فِى in مَوَاطِنَ regions كَثِيرَةٍۢ ۙ many وَيَوْمَ and (on the) day حُنَيْنٍ ۙ (of) Hunain إِذْ when أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ pleased you كَثْرَتُكُمْ your multitude فَلَمْ but not تُغْنِ availed عَنكُمْ you شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَضَاقَتْ and (was) straitened عَلَيْكُمُ for you ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth بِمَا (in spite) of its vastness رَحُبَتْ (in spite) of its vastness ثُمَّ then وَلَّيْتُم you turned back مُّدْبِرِينَ fleeing ٢٥

Allāh has already given you victory in many regions and [even] on the day of Ḥunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with [i.e., in spite of] its vastness; then you turned back, fleeing.

— Come To Light

9:26

ثُمَّ Then أَنزَلَ Allah sent down ٱللَّهُ Allah sent down سَكِينَتَهُۥ His tranquility عَلَىٰ on رَسُولِهِۦ His Messenger وَعَلَى and on ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers وَأَنزَلَ and sent down جُنُودًۭا forces لَّمْ which you did not see تَرَوْهَا which you did not see وَعَذَّبَ and He punished ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ disbelieved وَذَٰلِكَ And that جَزَآءُ (is) the recompense ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ (of) the disbelievers ٢٦

Then Allāh sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers [i.e., angels] whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers.

— Come To Light

9:27

ثُمَّ Then يَتُوبُ Allah accepts repentance ٱللَّهُ Allah accepts repentance مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَىٰ for مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۗ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah غَفُورٌۭ (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ٢٧

Then Allāh will accept repentance after that for whom He wills; and Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Come To Light

9:28

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe ٱلَّذِينَ O you who believe ءَامَنُوٓا۟ O you who believe إِنَّمَا Indeed ٱلْمُشْرِكُونَ the polytheists نَجَسٌۭ (are) unclean فَلَا so let them not come near يَقْرَبُوا۟ so let them not come near ٱلْمَسْجِدَ Al-Masjid Al-Haraam ٱلْحَرَامَ Al-Masjid Al-Haraam بَعْدَ after عَامِهِمْ this, their (final) year هَـٰذَا ۚ this, their (final) year وَإِنْ And if خِفْتُمْ you fear عَيْلَةًۭ poverty فَسَوْفَ then soon يُغْنِيكُمُ Allah will enrich you ٱللَّهُ Allah will enrich you مِن from فَضْلِهِۦٓ His Bounty إِن if شَآءَ ۚ He wills إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise ٢٨

O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Ḥarām after this, their [final] year. And if you fear privation, Allāh will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

— Come To Light

9:29

قَـٰتِلُوا۟ Fight ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَلَا and not بِٱلْيَوْمِ in the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ the Last وَلَا and not يُحَرِّمُونَ they make unlawful مَا what حَرَّمَ Allah has made unlawful ٱللَّهُ Allah has made unlawful وَرَسُولُهُۥ and His Messenger وَلَا and not يَدِينُونَ they acknowledge دِينَ (the) religion ٱلْحَقِّ (of) the truth مِنَ from ٱلَّذِينَ those who أُوتُوا۟ were given ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture حَتَّىٰ until يُعْطُوا۟ they pay ٱلْجِزْيَةَ the jizyah عَن willingly يَدٍۢ willingly وَهُمْ while they صَـٰغِرُونَ (are) subdued ٢٩

Fight against those who do not believe in Allāh or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allāh and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth [i.e., Islām] from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.

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9:30

وَقَالَتِ And said ٱلْيَهُودُ the Jews عُزَيْرٌ Uzair ٱبْنُ (is) son ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَقَالَتِ And said ٱلنَّصَـٰرَى the Christians ٱلْمَسِيحُ Messiah ٱبْنُ (is) son ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah ذَٰلِكَ That قَوْلُهُم (is) their saying بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۖ with their mouths يُضَـٰهِـُٔونَ they imitate قَوْلَ the saying ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved مِن before قَبْلُ ۚ before قَـٰتَلَهُمُ (May) Allah destroy them ٱللَّهُ ۚ (May) Allah destroy them أَنَّىٰ How يُؤْفَكُونَ deluded are they ٣٠

The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allāh"; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allāh." That is their statement from their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before [them]. May Allāh destroy them; how are they deluded?

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9:31

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ They have taken أَحْبَارَهُمْ their rabbis وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ and their monks أَرْبَابًۭا (as) Lords مِّن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah وَٱلْمَسِيحَ and the Messiah ٱبْنَ son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam وَمَآ And not أُمِرُوٓا۟ they were commanded إِلَّا except لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ that they worship إِلَـٰهًۭا One God وَٰحِدًۭا ۖ One God لَّآ (There) is no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ ۚ Him سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ Glory be to Him عَمَّا from what يُشْرِكُونَ they associate (with Him) ٣١

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.

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9:32

يُرِيدُونَ They want أَن to يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ extinguish نُورَ Allah's light ٱللَّهِ Allah's light بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ with their mouths وَيَأْبَى but Allah refuses ٱللَّهُ but Allah refuses إِلَّآ except أَن to يُتِمَّ perfect نُورَهُۥ His Light وَلَوْ even if كَرِهَ the disbelievers dislike (it) ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ the disbelievers dislike (it) ٣٢

They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

— Come To Light

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