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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

﴾1﴿ Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty.

﴾2﴿ Travel freely in the land four months, and know that ye cannot escape Allah and that Allah will confound the disbelievers (in His Guidance).

﴾3﴿ And a proclamation from Allah and His messenger to all men on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from obligation to the idolaters, and (so is) His messenger. So, if ye repent, it will be better for you; but if ye are averse, then know that ye cannot escape Allah. Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve,

﴾4﴿ Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye (Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against you. (As for these), fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty (unto Him).

﴾5﴿ Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾6﴿ And if anyone of the idolaters seeketh thy protection (O Muhammad), then protect him so that he may hear the Word of Allah, and afterward convey him to his place of safety. That is because they are a folk who know not.

﴾7﴿ How can there be a treaty with Allah and with His messenger for the idolaters save those with whom ye made a treaty at the Inviolable Place of Worship? So long as they are true to you, be true to them. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty.

﴾8﴿ How (can there be any treaty for the others) when, if they have the upper hand of you, they regard not pact nor honour in respect of you? They satisfy you with their mouths the while their hearts refuse. And most of them are wrongdoers.

﴾9﴿ They have purchased with the revelations of Allah a little gain, so they debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do.

﴾10﴿ And they observe toward a believer neither pact nor honour. These are they who are transgressors.

﴾11﴿ But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then are they your brethren in religion. We detail Our revelations for a people who have knowledge.

﴾12﴿ And if they break their pledges after their treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your religion, then fight the heads of disbelief – Lo! they have no binding oaths – in order that they may desist.

﴾13﴿ Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first? What! Fear ye them? Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers

﴾14﴿ Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the breasts of folk who are believers.

﴾15﴿ And He will remove the anger of their hearts. Allah relenteth toward whom He will. Allah is Knower, Wise.

﴾16﴿ Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace) when Allah yet knoweth not those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none save Allah and His messenger and the believers? Allah is Informed of what ye do.

﴾17﴿ It is not for the idolaters to tend Allah’s sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves of disbelief. As for such, their works are vain and in the Fire they will abide.

﴾18﴿ He only shall tend Allah’s sanctuaries who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due and feareth none save Allah. For such (only) is it possible that they can be of the rightly guided.

﴾19﴿ Count ye the slaking of a pilgrim’s thirst and tendance of the Inviolable Place of Worship as (equal to the worth of) him who believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and striveth in the way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

﴾20﴿ Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah’s way are of much greater worth in Allah’s sight. These are they who are triumphant.

﴾21﴿ Their Lord giveth them good tidings of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs;

﴾22﴿ There they will abide for ever. Lo! with Allah there is immense reward.

﴾23﴿ O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers.

﴾24﴿ Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

﴾25﴿ Allah hath given you victory on many fields and on the day of Huneyn, when ye exulted in your multitude but it availed you naught, and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned back in flight;

﴾26﴿ Then Allah sent His peace of reassurance down upon His messenger and upon the believers, and sent down hosts ye could not see, and punished those who disbelieved. Such is the reward of disbelievers.

﴾27﴿ Then afterward Allah will relent toward whom He will; for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾28﴿ O ye who believe! The idolaters only are unclean. So let them not come near the Inviolable Place of Worship after this their year. If ye fear poverty (from the loss of their merchandise) Allah shall preserve you of His bounty if He will. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.

﴾29﴿ Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.

﴾30﴿ And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they!

﴾31﴿ They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!

﴾32﴿ Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse.

﴾33﴿ He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religion, however much the idolaters may be averse.

﴾34﴿ O ye who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and debar (men) from the way of Allah. They who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom,

﴾35﴿ On the day when it will (all) be heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used to hoard.

﴾36﴿ Lo! the number of the months with Allah is twelve months by Allah’s ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. And wage war on all of the idolaters as they are waging war on all of you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).

﴾37﴿ Postponement (of a sacred month) is only an excess of disbelief whereby those who disbelieve are misled; they allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may make up the number of the months which Allah hath hallowed, so that they allow that which Allah hath forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made fairseeming unto them. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.

﴾38﴿ O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the Hereafter? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the Hereafter.

﴾39﴿ If ye go not forth He will afflict you with a painful doom, and will choose instead of you a folk other than you. Ye cannot harm Him at all. Allah is Able to do all things.

﴾40﴿ If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah’s Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise.

﴾41﴿ Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew.

﴾42﴿ Had it been a near adventure and an easy journey they had followed thee, but the distance seemed too far for them. Yet will they swear by Allah (saying): If we had been able we would surely have set out with you. They destroy their souls, and Allah knoweth that they verily are liars.

﴾43﴿ Allah forgive thee (O Muhammad)! Wherefor didst thou grant them leave ere those who told the truth were manifest to thee and thou didst know the liars?

﴾44﴿ Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask no leave of thee lest they should strive with their wealth and their lives. Allah is Aware of those who keep their duty (unto Him).

﴾45﴿ They alone ask leave of thee who believe not in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts feel doubt, so in their doubt they waver.

﴾46﴿ And if they had wished to go forth they would assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being sent forth and held them back and it was said (unto them): Sit ye with the sedentary!

﴾47﴿ Had they gone forth among you they had added to you naught save trouble and had hurried to and fro among you, seeking to cause sedition among you; and among you there are some who would have listened to them. Allah is Aware of evil-doers.

﴾48﴿ Aforetime they sought to cause sedition and raised difficulties for thee till the Truth came and the decree of Allah was made manifest, though they were loth.

﴾49﴿ Of them is he who saith: Grant me leave (to stay at home) and tempt me not. Surely it is into temptation that they (thus) have fallen. Lo! hell verily is all around the disbelievers.

﴾50﴿ If good befalleth thee (O Muhammad) it afflicteth them, and if calamity befalleth thee, they say: We took precaution, and they turn away well pleased.

﴾51﴿ Say: Naught befalleth us save that which Allah hath decreed for us. He is our Protecting Friend. In Allah let believers put their trust!

﴾52﴿ Say: Can ye await for us aught save one of two good things (death or victory in Allah’s way)? while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with a doom from Him or at our hands. Await then! Lo! We are awaiting with you.

﴾53﴿ Say: Pay (your contribution), willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Lo! ye were ever froward folk.

﴾54﴿ And naught preventeth that their contributions should be accepted from them save that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His messenger, and they come not to worship save as idlers, and pay not (their contribution) save reluctantly.

﴾55﴿ So let not their riches nor their children please thee (O Muhammad). Allah thereby intendeth but to punish them in the life of the world and that their souls shall pass away while they are disbelievers.

﴾56﴿ And they swear by Allah that they are in truth of you, when they are not of you, but they are folk who are afraid.

﴾57﴿ Had they but found a refuge, or caverns, or a place to enter, they surely had resorted thither swift as runaways.

﴾58﴿ And of them is he who defameth thee in the matter of the alms. If they are given thereof they are content, and if they are not given thereof, behold! they are enraged.

﴾59﴿ (How much more seemly) had they been content with that which Allah and His messenger had given them and had said: Allah sufficeth us. Allah will give us of His bounty, and (also) His messenger. Unto Allah we are suppliants.

﴾60﴿ The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise.

﴾61﴿ And of them are those who vex the Prophet and say: He is only a hearer. Say: A hearer of good for you, who believeth in Allah and is true to the believers, and a mercy for such of you as believe. Those who vex the messenger of Allah, for them there is a painful doom.

﴾62﴿ They swear by Allah to you (Muslims) to please you, but Allah, with His messenger, hath more right that they should please Him if they are believers.

﴾63﴿ Know they not that whoso opposeth Allah and His messenger, his verily is fire of hell, to abide therein? That is the extreme abasement.

﴾64﴿ The hypocrites fear lest a surah should be revealed concerning them, proclaiming what is in their hearts. Say: Scoff (your fill)! Lo! Allah is disclosing what ye fear.

﴾65﴿ And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say: We did but talk and jest. Say: Was it at Allah and His revelations and His messenger that ye did scoff?

﴾66﴿ Make no excuse. Ye have disbelieved after your (confession of) belief. If We forgive a party of you, a party of you We shall punish because they have been guilty.

﴾67﴿ The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one from another. They enjoin the wrong, and they forbid the right, and they withhold their hands (from spending for the cause of Allah). They forget Allah, so He hath forgotten them. Lo! the hypocrites, they are the transgressors.

﴾68﴿ Allah promiseth the hypocrites, both men and women, and the disbelievers fire of hell for their abode. It will suffice them. Allah curseth them, and theirs is lasting torment.

﴾69﴿ Even as those before you who were mightier than you in strength, and more affluent than you in wealth and children. They enjoyed their lot awhile, so ye enjoy your lot awhile even as those before you did enjoy their lot awhile. And ye prate even as they prated. Such are they whose works have perished in the world and the Hereafter. Such are they who are the losers.

﴾70﴿ Hath not the fame of those before them reached them – the folk of Noah, A’ad, Thamud, the folk of Abraham, the dwellers of Midian and the disasters (which befell them)? Their messengers (from Allah) came unto them with proofs (of Allah’s Sovereignty). So Allah surely wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves.

﴾71﴿ And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise.

﴾72﴿ Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide – blessed dwellings in Gardens of Eden. And – greater (far)! – acceptance from Allah. That is the supreme triumph.

﴾73﴿ O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites! Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey’s end.

﴾74﴿ They swear by Allah that they said nothing (wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.

﴾75﴿ And of them is he who made a covenant with Allah (saying): If He give us of His bounty we will give alms and become of the righteous.

﴾76﴿ Yet when He gave them of His bounty, they hoarded it and turned away, averse;

﴾77﴿ So He hath made the consequence (to be) hypocrisy in their hearts until the day when they shall meet Him, because they broke their word to Allah that they promised Him, and because they lied.

﴾78﴿ Know they not that Allah knoweth both their secret and the thought that they confide, and that Allah is the Knower of Things Hidden?

﴾79﴿ Those who point at such of the believers as give the alms willingly and such as can find naught to give but their endeavours, and deride them – Allah (Himself) derideth them. Theirs will be a painful doom.

﴾80﴿ Ask forgiveness for them (O Muhammad), or ask not forgiveness for them; though thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times Allah will not forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

﴾81﴿ Those who were left behind rejoiced at sitting still behind the messenger of Allah, and were averse to striving with their wealth and their lives in Allah’s way. And they said: Go not forth in the heat! Say: The fire of hell is more intense of heat, if they but understood.

﴾82﴿ Then let them laugh a little: they will weep much, as the reward of what they used to earn.

﴾83﴿ If Allah bring thee back (from the campaign) unto a party of them and they ask of thee leave to go out (to fight), then say unto them: Ye shall never more go out with me nor fight with me against a foe. Ye were content with sitting still the first time. So sit still, with the useless.

﴾84﴿ And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them who dieth, nor stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and they died while they were evil-doers.

﴾85﴿ Let not their wealth nor their children please thee! Allah purposeth only to punish them thereby in the world, and that their souls shall pass away while they are disbelievers.

﴾86﴿ And when a surah is revealed (which saith): Believe in Allah and strive along with His messenger, the men of wealth among them still ask leave of thee and say: Suffer us to be with those who sit (at home).

﴾87﴿ They are content that they should be with the useless and their hearts are sealed, so that they apprehend not.

﴾88﴿ But the messenger and those who believe with him strive with their wealth and their lives. Such are they for whom are the good things. Such are they who are the successful.

﴾89﴿ Allah hath made ready for them Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide. That is the supreme triumph.

﴾90﴿ And those among the wandering Arabs who had an excuse came in order that permission might be granted them. And those who lied to Allah and His messenger sat at home. A painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve.

﴾91﴿ Not unto the weak nor unto the sick nor unto those who can find naught to spend is any fault (to be imputed though they stay at home) if they are true to Allah and His messenger. Not unto the good is there any road (of blame). Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾92﴿ Nor unto those whom, when they came to thee (asking) that thou shouldst mount them, thou didst tell: I cannot find whereon to mount you. They turned back with eyes flowing with tears, for sorrow that they could not find the means to spend.

﴾93﴿ The road (of blame) is only against those who ask for leave of thee (to stay at home) when they are rich. They are content to be with the useless. Allah hath sealed their hearts so that they know not.

﴾94﴿ They will make excuse to you (Muslims) when ye return unto them. Say: Make no excuse, for we shall not believe you. Allah hath told us tidings of you. Allah and His messenger will see your conduct, and then ye will be brought back unto Him Who knoweth the Invisible as well as the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.

﴾95﴿ They will swear by Allah unto you, when ye return unto them, that ye may let them be. Let them be, for lo! they are unclean, and their abode is hell as the reward for what they used to earn.

﴾96﴿ They swear unto you, that ye may accept them. Though ye accept them. Allah verily accepteth not wrongdoing folk.

﴾97﴿ The wandering Arabs are more hard in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be ignorant of the limits which Allah hath revealed unto His messenger. And Allah is Knower, Wise.

﴾98﴿ And of the wandering Arabs there is he who taketh that which he expendeth (for the cause of Allah) as a loss, and awaiteth (evil) turns of fortune for you (that he may be rid of it). The evil turn of fortune will be theirs. Allah is Hearer, Knower.

﴾99﴿ And of the wandering Arabs there is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and taketh that which he expendeth and also the prayers of the messenger as acceptable offerings in the sight of Allah. Lo! verily it is an acceptable offering for them. Allah will bring them into His mercy. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾100﴿ And the first to lead the way, of the Muhajirin and the Ansar, and those who followed them in goodness – Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him, and He hath made ready for them Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the supreme triumph.

﴾101﴿ And among those around you of the wandering Arabs there are hypocrites, and among the townspeople of Al-Madinah (there are some who) persist in hypocrisy whom thou (O Muhammad) knowest not. We, We know them, and We shall chastise them twice; then they will be relegated to a painful doom.

﴾102﴿ And (there are) others who have acknowledged their faults. They mixed a righteous action with another that was bad. It may be that Allah will relent toward them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

﴾103﴿ Take alms of their wealth, wherewith thou mayst purify them and mayst make them grow, and pray for them. Lo! thy prayer is an assuagement for them. Allah is Hearer, Knower.

﴾104﴿ Know they not that Allah is He Who accepteth repentance from His bondmen and taketh the alms, and that Allah is He Who is the Relenting, the Merciful.

﴾105﴿ And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your actions, and (so will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought back to the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.

﴾106﴿ And (there are) others who await Allah’s decree, whether He will punish them or will forgive them. Allah is Knower, Wise.

﴾107﴿ And as for those who chose a place of worship out of opposition and disbelief, and in order to cause dissent among the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His messenger aforetime, they will surely swear: We purposed naught save good. Allah beareth witness that they verily are liars.

﴾108﴿ Never stand (to pray) there. A place of worship which was found upon duty (to Allah) from the first day is more worthy that thou shouldst stand (to pray) therein, wherein are men who love to purify themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers.

﴾109﴿ Is he who founded his building upon duty to Allah and His good pleasure better; or he who founded his building on the brink of a crumbling, overhanging precipice so that it toppled with him into the fire of hell? Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

﴾110﴿ The building which they built will never cease to be a misgiving in their hearts unless their hearts be torn to pieces. Allah is Knower, Wise.

﴾111﴿ Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.

﴾112﴿ (Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those who bow down, those who fall prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah – And give glad tidings to believers!

﴾113﴿ It is not for the Prophet, and those who believe, to pray for the forgiveness of idolaters even though they may be near of kin (to them) after it hath become clear that they are people of hell-fire.

﴾114﴿ The prayer of Abraham for the forgiveness of his father was only because of a promise he had promised him, but when it had become clear unto him that he (his father) was an enemy to Allah he (Abraham) disowned him. Lo! Abraham was soft of heart, long-suffering.

﴾115﴿ It was never Allah’s (part) that He should send a folk astray after He had guided them until He had made clear unto them what they should avoid. Lo! Allah is Aware of all things.

﴾116﴿ Lo! Allah! Unto Him belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He quickeneth and He giveth death. And ye have, instead of Allah, no protecting friend nor helper.

﴾117﴿ Allah hath turned in mercy to the Prophet, and to the Muhajirin and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of hardship. After the hearts of a party of them had almost swerved aside, then turned He unto them in mercy. Lo! He is Full of Pity, Merciful for them.

﴾118﴿ And to the three also (did He turn in mercy) who were left behind, when the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for them, and their own souls were straitened for them till they bethought them that there is no refuge from Allah save toward Him. Then turned He unto them in mercy that they (too) might turn (repentant unto Him). Lo! Allah! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.

﴾119﴿ O ye who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah, and be with the truthful.

﴾120﴿ It is not for the townsfolk of Al-Madinah and for those around them of the wandering Arabs so stay behind the messenger of Allah and prefer their lives to his life. That is because neither thirst nor toil nor hunger afflicteth them in the way of Allah, nor step they any step that angereth the disbelievers, nor gain they from the enemy a gain, but a good deed is recorded for them therefor. Lo! Allah loseth not the wages of the good.

﴾121﴿ Nor spend they any spending, small or great, nor do they cross a valley, but it is recorded for them, that Allah may repay them the best of what they used to do.

﴾122﴿ And the believers should not all go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.

﴾123﴿ O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).

﴾124﴿ And whenever a surah is revealed there are some of them who say: Which one of you hath thus increased in faith? As for those who believe, it hath increased them in faith and they rejoice (therefor).

﴾125﴿ But as for those in whose hearts is disease, it only addeth wickedness to their wickedness, and they die while they are disbelievers.

﴾126﴿ See they not that they are tested once or twice in every year? Still they turn not in repentance, neither pay they heed.

﴾127﴿ And whenever a surah is revealed, they look one at another (as who should say): Doth anybody see you? Then they turn away. Allah turneth away their hearts because they are a folk who understand not.

﴾128﴿ There hath come unto you a messenger, (one) of yourselves, unto whom aught that ye are overburdened is grievous, full of concern for you, for the believers full of pity, merciful.

﴾129﴿ Now, if they turn away (O Muhammad) say: Allah sufficeth me. There is no Allah save Him. In Him have I put my trust, and He is Lord of the Tremendous Throne.

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About Surah Taubah

The sura at-Tauba is a Medinan surah. It composes 129 verses. Its classification order in the Holy Quran is the number 9. In the order of revelation, it ranks 113. There is no verse of prostration in this surah. Listen to or download his surah recitation of Repentance in mp3 format free from our site. Read online or download Surah Taubah with complete Urdu Translation or tarjuma in written text and audio mp3. It is the 9 Surah in the Quran with 129 verses you can read the full Surah Taubah with Urdu Translation or tarjuma online. The surah’s position in the Quran is in Juz 10 – 11 and it is called Madani sura.

Name:التوبة, البراءة, At-Tawba, Al-Bara’at

This Surah has two names. Al Baraat was taken from verse#1 which means the ultimatum of release from the obligation of the treatise. The second name is Al Tawba which mean Repentance as discussed in verse 102 and 108.

١ بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى الَّذِينَ عَاهَدْتُمْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

1 [This is a declaration of] disassociation, from Allah and His Messenger to those with whom you had made a treaty among the polytheists.

But It does not mean that this name is the actual topic discussed in the whole Surah. It is just a reference and mark/symbol to distinguish this Surah from others as is with most other Surahs of the Quran. While there are diversified topics discussed in these Surahs.

Surah Details

ENGLISH NAME: Repentance, The Absolution.
CHAPTER NUMBER: 9
SURAH TAWBAH TOTAL VERSES: 129
SURAH TAWBAH TOTAL WORDS: 2,505
TOTAL UNIQUE WORDS WITHOUT REPETITION: 1,126
TOTAL LETTERS: 11,115
REVELATION PERIOD:
Medinan, Approx. 630 – 631 AD.

Main Characters

God, Prophet Muhammad, Polytheists, Believers, People Of The Book, Christian Monks, Hypocrites, Those companions who avoid going in Battle of Tabuk.

Sura Main Topics

Disassociation From Obligations/Treatise With Polytheists, Order for Qital/Killing, Idolaters Cannot Enter Or maintain the mosques of Allah, Mention of Battle Of Huneyn, Mention of Events related to Battle Of Tabuk, Do not Pray On Hypocrites When They Die, Mention of Masjid E Zarar, Mosque For Causing Harm, Allah Has Bought Lives Of Believers Against Heaven, Mention Of 3 Pending cases Of Companions of the Prophet, Forgiveness Granted.

Surah Key Verses

١٧ مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَنْ يَعْمُرُوا مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ شَاهِدِينَ عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ بِالْكُفْرِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ وَفِي النَّارِ هُمْ خَالِدُونَ

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

٣٢ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ

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

٨٠ اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ

80 Ask forgiveness for them, [O Muhammad], or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times – never will Allah forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

٨٤ وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَىٰ قَبْرِهِ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ

84 And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died – ever – or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.

١٠٧ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مَسْجِدًا ضِرَارًا وَكُفْرًا وَتَفْرِيقًا بَيْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِرْصَادًا لِمَنْ حَارَبَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ إِنْ أَرَدْنَا إِلَّا الْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَاللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ

107 And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against Allah and His Messenger before. And they will surely swear, “We intended only the best.” And Allah testifies that indeed they are liars.

١١١ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ۚ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ ۚ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۚ فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُمْ بِهِ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

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

Summary Of Surah

1-3(Barat/Disassociation From Obligations With Kafirs/Polytheists, 4 Months Given, Do Tauba/Repentance Otherwise Tidings of a Painful Punishment), 4(Excluding Those With Treaty & Have Not Done Anything Against You), 5(After Sacred Months Passed Slay Them but if They Repent, Establish Prayer, and Give Zakat, Let Them Go), 6(if any of Them Seeks Your Protection, Then Grant Him Protection), 7-14(How Can There Be a Treaty an Obligation on Allah and his Prophet if Not on Them, as if They Gain Dominance Over You, They Do Not Observe Concerning You any Pact of Kinship or Covenant), 17(Idolaters Cannot Enter or Maintain the Mosques of Allah), 19-22(Service and Giving Water to Pilgrims Is Not Equal to True Belief in God, the Last Day, and Jihad), 23-24(Even if Father Brother Disbelieve No Friendship Association With Them), 25-26(Mention of Battle Of Huneyn, Affliction on Believers, Allah Helped and Sent Down Invisible Hosts), 28(Idolaters Forbidden To Enter Kaaba), 29(Fight With People Of The Book Until They Give Jazia/War Tax), 30(Jews Say Ezra S/O God, Christians Say Jesus S/O God), 32(They Want To Extinguish the Light of Allah With Their Mouths, but Allah Refuses Except To Perfect his Light,), 33(Islam Will Prevail, God’s Promise To Manifest It Over all Religions), 34-35(Those Who Hoard Gold And Silver And Spend It Not in the Way of Allah. It Will Be Heated in the Fire of Hell & Seared Therewith Their Backs & Foreheads), 36-37 (the Number of Months With Allah Is Twelve After Creation, 4 Are Sacred, the Disbelievers Want To Exchange Sacred Months With Other Months To Fight), 40(Prophet Muhammad & his Friend Abu Baker in Cave), 42-48(Mention of Events Related to Battle of Tabuk, Excuses of Some People To Avoid Going in Battle, God Asked Prophet “Why Did You Allow?”), 49(One Person Excuse Was, Don’t Put Me in Trial), 52(They Actually Waiting for the Outcome One of the Two Best Things I.E Either Victory or Martyrdom in God’s Cause), 60(Disposal of Zakat& Charity), 61(God Condemns Those Companions That They Abuse the Prophet by Saying; He Is an Ear/ A Hearer), 64(Fear of Hypocrites Any Surah Might Not be Revealed Against Them and Open Up Their True Face), 70-72(Mention of Old Prophets and Cities, Promise With Believers of Eden), 73-83(Planning of Hypocrites Against God and Prophet, God Declared: no Forgiveness for Hypocrites Even Muhammad You Ask for Seventy Times Verse80, Mention of Battle of Tabuk When Some Said “Do Not Go Forth in the Heat.” Say, “the Fire of Hell Is More Intensive in Heat” Verse 81), 84-87(Do Not Pray on Hypocrites When They Die, Traits of Hypocrites), 92-93(no Blame of Not Going in Battle for Genuine Reasons but Blame on Those Who Were Wealthy and Healthy), 97-99(Al Arab Wandering Arabs Are Stronger in Disbelief and Hypocrisy), 102-106(Pending Decision of Acceptance of Repentance of Some Good Companions of Prophet), 107-110(Mention of Masjid E Zarar, Mosque for Causing Harm, a Mosque in Madina Made by Hypocrites), 111(Allah Has Bought Lives of Believers Against Heaven), 113-114(It Is Not for the Prophet and Those Who Have Believed To Ask Forgiveness for the Polytheists, Even if They Were Relatives, Example of Ibrahim and his Father), 118 (Mention of 3 Pending Cases of Companions of Prophet, Forgiveness Granted), 123(Fight Those Near to You Among Those Who Disbelief)

Explanation And Back Ground

This Surah has 129 verses divided into 16 Rukus/Sections. It is a Madni Surah revealed partly before, during, and after the battle of Tabuk that happened in 9AH, 630AD. This Surah also enunciates the principles of war and peace. This is the only Surah of the Quran not staring with Bismillah. Since the compilation of the Quran, various reasons were given for this, which I narrowed down to 3 categories: 1-Bismillah was not revealed with Surah Tawbah nor did the Prophet Muhammad command the writers of revelation to write it. 2- Surah Taubah can be considered as part of the previous Surah Anfaal, as suggested by some Companions of the Prophet. 3- Because Bismillah is Mercy and safety and Surah Tawbah revealed with the sword i.e for punishment, dissociation, and “Azaab” for disbelievers and hypocrites therefore this statement contradicts the meaning of “Bismillah” hence it’s not part of this Surah.

Surah Tawbah revealed at a time when after the conquest of Mecca in 8AH and the battle of Hunein, Islam had become almost the sole religion of the whole of Arab. Hardly one year had passed after the Battle of Hunein when the major portion of Arabia came within the banner of Islam. The tribes that were still out of Islam came under its flag soon after the battle/campaign of Tabuk. Tabuk was such a bold indication of this newly born Islamic state that it has its resonance effects on all the regions near and far. Tabuk expedition was against the Christians living on the borders of the Roman/Byzantine Empire who were doing provoking activities, executed the Muslim delegations and even the special messenger of Prophet Muhammad, and also creating troubles for the trade caravans. Prophet Muhammad decided a strong action and sent an army of three thousand men under the command of Zayd bin Harith, but they encountered a huge Roman army of almost more than 100,000 in number. The battle is called the Battle of Ma’uta and despite all odds of having one vs. 34 in number. Muslims courageously fought and caused a great loss to Byzantines’ army but themselves lost their three commanders, and lastly, the command came in the hands of Khalid bin Waleed. Muslims were then forced to return to save their remaining men and came back to Madina. However, their bold and fearless fighting had caused a great impact on Romans and many Christians living near the borders of Arabia embraced Islam. So much so that few commanders of Caesar the Roman/Byzantine King also accepted Islam. Seeing this Caesar decided to uproot Islam and prepared for a War.

Prophet knew very well that at this time they have to show the same courage as it was in the battle of Badr otherwise the newly born Islamic state could become a victim of Romans and internally the remaining opponents could stand again and could cause them significant damage. So these were the circumstances when Prophet decided on the Tabuk expedition. Tabuk was an offensive defense against the mighty Roman Empire the superpower of that time. The prophet went for Tabuk with thirty thousand companions. This courage of Muslims and their zeal and devotion, the direct command of the Prophet, and also the previous experience in the battle of Ma’uta caused such a fear in the heart of Byzantines that even though the prophet remained in Tabuk for almost a month, they didn’t dare to gather for a fight. And thus the prophet decided to return to Madina which was also in threat and danger from the activities of Hypocrites. His triumphant return caused such an impression in the hearts of others the result of which was as described by the Quran in Surah Nasr “When there cometh the succor of Allah and the victory, And thou beholdest mankind entering the religion of Allah in crowds.” Thus delegations from all sides of Arab began coming to Madina to offer their allegiance to Islam.

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