Surah 9. At-Tawbah

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-16 [2], 17-24 [3], 25-29 [4], 30-37 [5], 38-42 [6], 43-59 [7], 60-66 [8], 67-72 [9], 73-80 [10], 81-89 [11], 90-99 [12], 100-110 [13], 111-118 [14], 119-122 [15], 123-129 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 11-16فَاِنْBut ifتَابُوْاthey repentوَ اَقَامُواand establishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اٰتَوُاand giveالزَّكٰوةَthe zakahفَاِخْوَانُكُمْthen (they are) your brothersفِیinالدِّیْنِ ؕ[the] religionوَ نُفَصِّلُAnd We explain in detailالْاٰیٰتِthe Versesلِقَوْمٍfor a peopleیَّعْلَمُوْنَ (who) know وَ اِنْAnd ifنَّكَثُوْۤاthey breakاَیْمَانَهُمْtheir oathsمِّنْۢafterبَعْدِafterعَهْدِهِمْtheir treatyوَ طَعَنُوْاand defameفِیْ[in]دِیْنِكُمْyour religionفَقَاتِلُوْۤاthen fightاَىِٕمَّةَthe leadersالْكُفْرِ ۙ(of) [the] disbeliefاِنَّهُمْindeed, theyلَاۤnoاَیْمَانَoathsلَهُمْfor themلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَنْتَهُوْنَ cease اَلَاWill notتُقَاتِلُوْنَyou fightقَوْمًاa peopleنَّكَثُوْۤاwho brokeاَیْمَانَهُمْtheir oathsوَ هَمُّوْاand determinedبِاِخْرَاجِto drive outالرَّسُوْلِthe Messengerوَ هُمْand theyبَدَءُوْكُمْbegan (to attack) youاَوَّلَfirstمَرَّةٍ ؕtimeاَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚDo you fear themفَاللّٰهُBut Allahاَحَقُّ(has) more rightاَنْthatتَخْشَوْهُyou should fear Himاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ believers 9. At-Tawbah Page 189قَاتِلُوْهُمْFight themیُعَذِّبْهُمُAllah will punish themاللّٰهُAllah will punish themبِاَیْدِیْكُمْby your handsوَ یُخْزِهِمْand disgrace themوَ یَنْصُرْكُمْand give you victoryعَلَیْهِمْover themوَ یَشْفِand will healصُدُوْرَ(the) breastsقَوْمٍ(of) a peopleمُّؤْمِنِیْنَۙ(who are) believers وَ یُذْهِبْAnd removeغَیْظَ(the) angerقُلُوْبِهِمْ ؕ(of) their heartsوَ یَتُوْبُAnd accepts repentanceاللّٰهُAllahعَلٰیofمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُ ؕHe willsوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahعَلِیْمٌ(is) All-Knowerحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise اَمْOrحَسِبْتُمْ(do) you thinkاَنْthatتُتْرَكُوْاyou would be leftوَ لَمَّاwhile notیَعْلَمِAllah made evidentاللّٰهُAllah made evidentالَّذِیْنَthose whoجٰهَدُوْاstriveمِنْكُمْamong youوَ لَمْand notیَتَّخِذُوْاtakeمِنْbesides Allahدُوْنِbesides Allahاللّٰهِbesides Allahوَ لَاand notرَسُوْلِهٖHis Messengerوَ لَاand notالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَthe believersوَلِیْجَةً ؕ(as) intimatesوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahخَبِیْرٌۢ(is) All-Awareبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَ۠you do

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Translation of Verse 11-16

11. But if they repent, perform prayer, and pay alms-tax, then they are your brothers in faith. This is how We make the revelations clear for people of knowledge.

12. But if they break their oaths after making a pledge and attack your faith, then fight the champions of disbelief-who never honour their oaths -so perhaps they will desist.

13. Will you not fight those who have broken their oaths, conspired to expel the Messenger ˹from Mecca˺, and attacked you first? Do you fear them? Allah is more deserving of your fear, if you are ˹true˺ believers.

14. ˹So˺ fight them and Allah will punish them at your hands, put them to shame, help you overcome them, and soothe the hearts of the believers-

15. removing rage from their hearts. And Allah pardons whoever He wills. For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

16. Do you ˹believers˺ think that you will be left without Allah proving who among you ˹truly˺ struggles ˹in His cause˺ and never takes trusted allies other than Allah, His Messenger, or the believers? And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

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