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 30-37وَ قَالَتِAnd saidالْیَهُوْدُthe JewsعُزَیْرُUzairبْنُ(is) sonاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ قَالَتِAnd saidالنَّصٰرَیthe ChristiansالْمَسِیْحُMessiahابْنُ(is) sonاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahذٰلِكَThatقَوْلُهُمْ(is) their sayingبِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚwith their mouthsیُضَاهِـُٔوْنَthey imitateقَوْلَthe sayingالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْbeforeقَبْلُ ؕbeforeقٰتَلَهُمُ(May) Allah destroy themاللّٰهُ ؗۚ(May) Allah destroy themاَنّٰیHowیُؤْفَكُوْنَ deluded are they اِتَّخَذُوْۤاThey have takenاَحْبَارَهُمْtheir rabbisوَ رُهْبَانَهُمْand their monksاَرْبَابًا(as) LordsمِّنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahوَ الْمَسِیْحَand the Messiahابْنَsonمَرْیَمَ ۚ(of) Maryamوَ مَاۤAnd notاُمِرُوْۤاthey were commandedاِلَّاexceptلِیَعْبُدُوْۤاthat they worshipاِلٰهًاOne Godوَّاحِدًا ۚOne Godلَاۤ(There) is noاِلٰهَgodاِلَّاexceptهُوَ ؕHimسُبْحٰنَهٗGlory be to Himعَمَّاfrom whatیُشْرِكُوْنَ they associate (with Him) 9. At-Tawbah Page 192یُرِیْدُوْنَThey wantاَنْtoیُّطْفِـُٔوْاextinguishنُوْرَ(Allah's) lightاللّٰهِAllah's (light)بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْwith their mouthsوَ یَاْبَیbut Allah refusesاللّٰهُbut Allah refusesاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْtoیُّتِمَّperfectنُوْرَهٗHis Lightوَ لَوْeven ifكَرِهَthe disbelievers dislike (it)الْكٰفِرُوْنَ the disbelievers dislike (it) هُوَHeالَّذِیْۤ(is) the One Whoاَرْسَلَhas sentرَسُوْلَهٗHis Messengerبِالْهُدٰیwith the guidanceوَ دِیْنِand the religionالْحَقِّ(of) [the] truthلِیُظْهِرَهٗto manifest itعَلَیoverالدِّیْنِall religionsكُلِّهٖ ۙall religionsوَ لَوْEven ifكَرِهَdislike (it)الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ the polytheists یٰۤاَیُّهَاO you who believeالَّذِیْنَO you who believeاٰمَنُوْۤاO you who believeاِنَّIndeedكَثِیْرًاmanyمِّنَofالْاَحْبَارِthe rabbisوَ الرُّهْبَانِand the monksلَیَاْكُلُوْنَsurely eatاَمْوَالَ(the) wealthالنَّاسِ(of) the peopleبِالْبَاطِلِin falsehoodوَ یَصُدُّوْنَand hinderعَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) Allahوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoیَكْنِزُوْنَhoardالذَّهَبَthe goldوَ الْفِضَّةَand the silverوَ لَاand (do) notیُنْفِقُوْنَهَاspend itفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ۙ(of) Allahفَبَشِّرْهُمْ[so] give them tidingsبِعَذَابٍof a punishmentاَلِیْمٍۙpainful یَّوْمَ(The) Dayیُحْمٰیit will be heated [on it]عَلَیْهَاit will be heated [on it]فِیْinنَارِthe Fireجَهَنَّمَ(of) Hellفَتُكْوٰیand will be brandedبِهَاwith itجِبَاهُهُمْtheir foreheadsوَ جُنُوْبُهُمْand their flanksوَ ظُهُوْرُهُمْ ؕand their backsهٰذَاThisمَا(is) whatكَنَزْتُمْyou hoardedلِاَنْفُسِكُمْfor yourselvesفَذُوْقُوْاso tasteمَاwhatكُنْتُمْyou used toتَكْنِزُوْنَ hoard اِنَّIndeedعِدَّةَ(the) numberالشُّهُوْرِ(of) the monthsعِنْدَwithاللّٰهِAllahاثْنَا(is) twelveعَشَرَ(is) twelveشَهْرًاmonthsفِیْinكِتٰبِ(the) ordinanceاللّٰهِ(of) Allahیَوْمَ(from the) DayخَلَقَHe createdالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ الْاَرْضَand the earthمِنْهَاۤof themاَرْبَعَةٌfourحُرُمٌ ؕ(are) sacredذٰلِكَThatالدِّیْنُ(is) the religionالْقَیِّمُ ۙ۬the uprightفَلَاso (do) notتَظْلِمُوْاwrongفِیْهِنَّthereinاَنْفُسَكُمْyourselvesوَ قَاتِلُواAnd fightالْمُشْرِكِیْنَthe polytheistsكَآفَّةًall togetherكَمَاasیُقَاتِلُوْنَكُمْthey fight youكَآفَّةً ؕall togetherوَ اعْلَمُوْۤاAnd knowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahمَعَ(is) withالْمُتَّقِیْنَ the righteous 9. At-Tawbah Page 193اِنَّمَاIndeedالنَّسِیْٓءُthe postponingزِیَادَةٌ(is) an increaseفِیinالْكُفْرِthe disbeliefیُضَلُّare led astrayبِهِby itالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveیُحِلُّوْنَهٗThey make it lawfulعَامًاone yearوَّ یُحَرِّمُوْنَهٗand make it unlawfulعَامًا(another) yearلِّیُوَاطِـُٔوْاto adjustعِدَّةَthe numberمَاwhichحَرَّمَAllah has made unlawfulاللّٰهُAllah has made unlawfulفَیُحِلُّوْاand making lawfulمَاwhatحَرَّمَAllah has made unlawfulاللّٰهُ ؕAllah has made unlawfulزُیِّنَIs made fair-seemingلَهُمْto themسُوْٓءُ(the) evilاَعْمَالِهِمْ ؕ(of) their deedsوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahلَا(does) notیَهْدِیguideالْقَوْمَthe peopleالْكٰفِرِیْنَ۠the disbelievers

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Translation of Verse 30-37

30. The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah," while the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." Such are their baseless assertions, only parroting the words of earlier disbelievers. May Allah condemn them! How can they be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

31. They have taken their rabbis and monks as well as the Messiah, son of Mary, as lords besides Allah, ³⁶² even though they were commanded to worship none but One God. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. Glorified is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺!

32. They wish to extinguish Allah's light ³⁶³ with their mouths, but Allah will only allow His light to be perfected, even to the dismay of the disbelievers.

33. He is the One Who has sent His Messenger with ˹true˺ guidance and the religion of truth, making it prevail over all others, even to the dismay of the polytheists.

34. O believers! Indeed, many rabbis and monks consume people's wealth wrongfully and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah. Give good news of a painful torment to those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in Allah's cause.

35. The Day ˹will come˺ when their treasure will be heated up in the Fire of Hell, and their foreheads, sides, and backs branded with it. ˹It will be said to them,˺ "This is the treasure you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste what you hoarded!"

36. Indeed, the number of months ordained by Allah is twelve-in Allah's Record ³⁶⁴ since the day He created the heavens and the earth-of which four are sacred. That is the Right Way. So do not wrong one another during these months. And together fight the polytheists as they fight against you together. And know that Allah is with those mindful ˹of Him˺.

37. Reallocating the sanctity of ˹these˺ months ³⁶⁵ is an increase in disbelief, by which the disbelievers are led ˹far˺ astray. They adjust the sanctity one year and uphold it in another, only to maintain the number of months sanctified by Allah, violating the very months Allah has made sacred. Their evil deeds have been made appealing to them. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

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Commentary

362. When 'Adi ibn Ḥâtim, a companion of the Prophet ( ﷺ ) , heard this verse, he said, "But the Jews and Christians do not worship their rabbis and monks!" The Prophet ( ﷺ ) replied, "Do the rabbis and monks not forbid the permissible and permit the forbidden, and they obey them?" 'Adi answered, "Yes, they do." The Prophet ( ﷺ ) concluded, "This is how they worship them." Collected by At- Tirmiⱬi.

363. i.e., religion of truth.

364. i.e., the Preserved Tablet in which everything is written.

365. The sacred months are the 11 th , 12 th , 1 st , and 7 th of the Islamic calendar. Since the polytheists knew that it was forbidden to fight in the sacred months, they used to transfer the sanctity to other months, say for example, the 3 rd , 4 th , 8 th , and 10 th as long as they maintained the sanctity of any four months throughout the year.