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<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 33[/INST]And, (in truth, the matter is that) it is not Allah’s Glory to torment them while, (O Venerable Beloved,) you are also (present) among them. Nor will Allah torment them while they are engaged in supplicating Him for forgiveness.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 34[/INST]And what might be any other reason that Allah should not punish these (disbelievers of Makka now after your emigration to Madina) while they hinder people from the Sacred Mosque (Ka‘batu’llah) and they do not deserve to be its guardians (or custodians) as well? Its friends (i.e. guardians) are but the righteous people, but most of them do not know (this truth).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 35[/INST]And their (so-called) Prayer at the House of Allah (Ka‘ba) is nothing more than whistling and clapping hands. So taste the torment because you used to disbelieve.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 36[/INST]Undoubtedly the disbelievers spend their wealth (in order to influence and) prevent people from the path of Allah’s Din (Religion). So, presently, they will continue spending it, but later (this spending) will become for them a source of regret (i.e. repentance and despondency). They will then be overpowered (by Allah’s seizure), and those who have adopted disbelief will be driven towards Hell,</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 37[/INST]So that Allah may separate the impious from the pious and put the impious (filthy characters) one over the other and heap them all up together and then cast this (heap) into Hell. It is they who are the losers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 38[/INST]Say to those who disbelieve: ‘If they desist (from their blasphemous acts) then the (sins) which have passed before will be forgiven. But if they repeat the same then the pattern of (multiple punishments given to) the forerunners has passed. (They will also be dealt with the same way.)’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 39[/INST]And, (O people of Truth,) continue your fight against these (chieftains of oppression and terrorism for the establishment of enduring peace), until there does not (remain) any disruption and Din (the system of compliance with law and promoting the phenomena of life) is devoted to Allah alone. And if they desist, then Allah is surely seeing well (the action) that they are accomplishing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 40[/INST]But if they turn away (from obeying Allah), then bear in mind that surely Allah alone is your Excellent Protector (Patron); what an Excellent Protector (Patron) and what an Excellent Helper!</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 41[/INST]And bear in mind that whatever spoils of war you seize, a fifth of it is for Allah and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and (the Messenger’s) kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarers if you believe in Allah, and in that (Revelation) which We sent down on Our (exalted) Servant on the Day of Decision (discrimination between the truth and falsehood), the day (when) the two armies (of the believers and the disbelievers) encountered (in the battlefield of Badr). And Allah has Absolute Power over everything.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 42[/INST]When you were on the nearer bank of the valley (the Madina side) and they (the disbelievers) on the farther bank (the other side) and (the mercantile) caravan was below you; and had you made some mutual appointment (to fight), you would certainly have reached there (at the timings) different from (your) appointment. (But Allah brought you face to face at the same time without any appointment.) This took place in order that Allah might lead that matter to completion which was destined to happen, so that he who had to die might die (with a manifest) evidence to that effect, and he who had to survive might continue to live (with a manifest) evidence to that effect (i.e. the evidence be established for all on the Truthfulness of Islam and the Holy Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]). Allah is surely All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 43[/INST](Recall that episode) when Allah showed you in your dream (the army of) the disbelievers as small in number. And if He (Allah) had shown (them) to you as greater in number then, (O Muslims,) you would have felt dispirited and certainly disputed among yourselves on the question (of war). But Allah saved the Muslims (from timidity and mutual discord). Indeed He is Well Aware of the (secrets of) hearts.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 44[/INST]And (also remind them of the sight) when He, at the time of encounter (as well), made (the troops of) the disbelievers appear small (just) in your eyes and made you appear small in their eyes (so that both the armies remain high alert to fight) in order that Allah leads to completion the (total defeat of disbelievers resulting from the full-fledged war) which had been preordained (by Allah). And (eventually) all matters are returned to Allah alone.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 45[/INST]O Believers! When you encounter any (enemy) army, stand firm and remember Allah abundantly so that you may attain to success.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 46[/INST]And obey Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and do not quarrel among yourselves lest (growing disunited and weak) you become timid and your impact (power) loses ground (before your enemy). So be steadfast. Surely Allah is with those who are steadfast.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 47[/INST]And be not like those who came out of their homes exhibiting false pride and showing off to the people and who hindered (the people) from the path of Allah. And Allah has encompassed (with His Knowledge and Power) all the activities they are doing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 48[/INST]And when Satan made the actions of these (disbelievers) appear attractive to them and he said (to them): ‘None of the people (can) overpower you today and I am certainly your protector (helper).’ But when both the armies stood (face to face) against each other, he turned on his heels and said: ‘I am indeed averse to you. Certainly I see what you do not see. Surely I fear Allah, and Allah is Severe in punishing.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 49[/INST]And (also call to mind the time) when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is the disease (of disbelief) were saying: ‘The Din (Religion) of these (Muslims) has made them arrogant a great deal.’ But (the truth is that) he who trusts Allah (then Allah is the Sustainer of all his matters). Surely Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 50[/INST]And you (will wonder) if you see (the spectacle) when the angels take away the souls of the disbelievers. They continue striking their faces and backs (with hammers, and say): ‘Taste the torment of the Fire (of Hell).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 51[/INST]This (torment) is in retribution of those (impious acts) which your hands have sent forward, and Allah does not at all do injustice to His servants.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 52[/INST](The case of these disbelievers is also like that of) the people of Pharaoh and those who preceded them. They (too) denied the Revelations of Allah. So, Allah seized them (with torment) for their sins. Surely, Allah is Mighty, Severe in afflicting torment.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 53[/INST]This (torment) is because Allah never changes any blessing that He grants affluently to some people till they change their blessed state themselves (i.e. when they commit ingratitude, disobedience and sins and even lose the sense of loss they are seized by destruction and devastation). Allah is indeed All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 54[/INST]This (torment too) is on the pattern of the people of Pharaoh and those who preceded them: they (also) denied the Signs of their Lord. So, We destroyed them due to their sins and We drowned the people of Pharaoh (in the river). And they all were oppressors.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 55[/INST]Surely, worse than (even) all the beasts in the sight of Allah are the people who disbelieve. So they do not come to believe.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 56[/INST]They are the ones from whom you took promise (many a time), but they break their promise every time and do not fear (Allah).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 57[/INST]So if you come upon them in the battlefield, then by killing them (for violating peace treaty) in an exemplary manner, make those (also) run on their heels who are behind them, so that they may learn a lesson of warning.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 58[/INST]And if you apprehend treachery from a people, then throw their promise back to them on the basis of equality. Indeed Allah does not like the treacherous.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 59[/INST]And let not the disbelievers ever assume that they have escaped (safe and sound). Assuredly they can never make (Us) powerless.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 60[/INST]And, (O Muslims,) muster up as much might as you can (in the form of weapons and equipment of war) and (also formations) of war steeds (i.e. war mounts to combat) them. Cause terror with this (war readiness) amongst the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and also those besides them whose (secret enmity) you know not; Allah knows them. And whatever you spend in the way of Allah, you will be paid back in full, and you will not be done any injustice.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 61[/INST]And if they (the disbelievers) incline to reconciliation, you also incline to it and put your trust in Allah. Surely He alone is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 62[/INST]And if they seek to deceive you, then surely Allah is Sufficient for you. He is the One Who has given you strength with His help and with the believers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 63[/INST]And (He is the One Who) awakened mutual love among the hearts of the (Muslims). If you had spent whatever exists in the earth, you could never have inculcated this (love) in their hearts (with all these material resources). But Allah roused that love among them (through a spiritual relation). Allah is indeed Almighty, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 64[/INST]O (Glorious) Messenger! Sufficient for you is Allah and those Muslims who have committed themselves to follow in your footsteps.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 65[/INST]O (Venerable) Messenger! Motivate the believers to fight (i.e. prepare them to fight for the Truth). If there are twenty of you firm and steadfast (in the event of war), they will overpower two hundred (disbelievers) and if (one) hundred of you are (steadfast), they will overpower (one) thousand of the disbelievers because they do not have the concept (of the Hereafter and its great reward. So, they cannot fight with that zeal and enthusiasm which the believers are charged with, because they have sold their souls for Paradise and the pleasure of Allah.)</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 66[/INST]Allah has, at present, lightened the burden (of His Commandment) on you. He knows that there is (some degree of) weakness in you. So (now after mitigation the Command is) that if there are (one) hundred resolute and steadfast (men) from amongst you, they will overpower two hundred (disbelievers). And if there are (one) thousand of you, they will triumph over two thousand (disbelievers) by the Command of Allah and Allah is with those who remain steadfast. (This is a target fixed for the believers and the minimum possible effect the vehemence of their faith should realize in the battlefield.)</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 67[/INST]This is not a Messenger’s glory that he should have (disbelievers as) prisoners of war, until he has let much of (their) blood in the land. You (people) desire the riches of the world, and Allah intends (prosperity in) the Hereafter and Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 68[/INST]Had there not been a prior decree (Command for forgiveness) from Allah, a terrible torment would indeed have seized you for (the ransom) that you procured (from the prisoners of Badr).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 69[/INST]So eat of the lawful and wholesome spoils of war you have obtained and keep fearing Allah. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 70[/INST]O Messenger! Say to the prisoners of war who are in your hands: ‘If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will bestow on you better than that (wealth) which has been taken from you (as ransom), and He will forgive you.’ And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 71[/INST]And, (O Beloved,) if they want to betray you so they have certainly betrayed Allah before this (as well). And, (for the same reason) He has placed some of them under (your) authority. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 72[/INST]Indeed those who have embraced faith and have emigrated (for the cause of Allah) and have fought in the way of Allah with their material as well as human resources, and those who have provided (the immigrants) with shelter and helped (them), it is they who are real friends of one another. And those who have believed (but) have not emigrated (for Allah) you do not owe anything to them for their friendship till they emigrate. And if they seek from you help in (matters of) Din (Religion), it will be your duty to help them, except against a people between whom and you there is a (peace) treaty. And Allah is Most Vigilant to all (the works) that you are doing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 73[/INST]And those who disbelieve are the allies of one another. (O Muslims!) If you do not extend (to one another) the same (help and cooperation for the cause of Allah), then great mischief and disruption (for the dominance of infidelity and falsehood) will break out in the land.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 74[/INST]And those who believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah and those who provided shelter (to those who sacrificed their households and homeland in the cause of Allah) and helped (them) are the people who are in fact true Muslims. They are the ones for whom is forgiveness and an honourable provision.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 8 verse 75[/INST]And those who believed afterwards, and left their homes (sacrificing) in the cause of Truth, and joined you in fighting, they are (also) from amongst you. And (as for inheritance and affinity with blood relations) the relatives have a higher claim on one another in the Book of Allah. Surely Allah knows best everything.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9[/INST]The Repentance</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 1[/INST]Absolution (renunciation) is declared from Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) to those polytheists with whom you had made a treaty (of reconciliation and peace, and they did not fulfil the treaty).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 2[/INST]So, (O polytheists,) you may move about in the land (for) four months. (You will have to face war on expiry of this term). And bear in mind that you cannot at all weaken Allah, and surely Allah is the Abaser of the disbelievers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 3[/INST](These Verses) are a (public) declaration from Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) for all mankind on the day of the Great Pilgrimage that Allah is absolved of all obligations to the polytheists, and His Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] too (is free from all obligations to them). So, (O polytheists,) if you repent that is better for you, but if you turn away then know that you cannot at all make Allah’s strategy ineffective. And, (O Beloved,) warn the disbelievers of a grievous torment,</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 4[/INST]Except those idolaters with whom you made an agreement, who then did not show any latitude (in executing the treaty) and who did not support (or reinforce) anyone against you. So fulfil the treaty with them till the end of the term. Surely Allah loves those who fear Him.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 5[/INST]So when the sacred months have passed, then kill the idolaters (for the violation of peace treaty) wherever you find them and capture them, imprison them and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush (to catch and besiege them). So, if they repent, establish Prayer and start paying Zakat (the Alms-due), then leave their way open. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 6[/INST]And if any of the idolaters seeks asylum with you, provide him with protection until he listens to the Words of Allah. Then escort him to his haven. This is because these people do not possess the knowledge (of the Truth).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 7[/INST](How) can there be a promise for the polytheists with Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) except for those with whom you have made a treaty near the Sacred Mosque (at Hudaibiya)? So as long as they remain true to (the treaty with) you, you remain true to them. Surely, Allah loves those who fear Him.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 8[/INST]How (can one expect from them honouring of the agreement?) They are in such a state that if they overpower you they will have regard neither for any tie of kinship with you nor for any covenant. They please you with lip service only, but their hearts deny (all what they say). And most of them are those who break agreements.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 9[/INST]They gained a paltry price (in terms of worldly interests) for the Revelations of Allah and then started hindering (people) from His path (of Din [Religion]). Indeed it is an extremely evil activity which they keep doing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 10[/INST]They have no regard either for a tie of kinship or a covenant in respect of a Muslim, and they are the people who have exceeded limits (in disobedience).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 11[/INST](Even) then if they repent and establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) they are your brothers in Din (Religion). And We elucidate (Our) Revelations in detail for those who possess knowledge and understanding.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 12[/INST]And if after making promise they break their oaths and taunt you with sarcasm in your Din (Religion), then wage war against (those) chieftains of disbelief. Surely their oaths are not worth any regard, so that they desist (from their mischief-mongering).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 13[/INST]Will you not fight a people who broke their oaths and decided to banish the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) while the first time it is they who triggered against you (war and violation of the agreement)? Do you fear them? But Allah has more right that you should fear Him, provided you are believers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 14[/INST]Fight against them (to eliminate militancy and terrorism). Allah will torment them at your hands and will humiliate them, and will help you (in your fight) against them, and will heal the breasts of the believers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 15[/INST]And He will sublimate distress and fury in their hearts, and will accept repentance of whom He wills. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 16[/INST]Do you think that you will be spared (without passing through troubles and hardships), while Allah has not (yet) made distinctly known those amongst you who have fought in the way of Allah and (who) have not taken anyone as a confidant besides Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers? And Allah is Well-Aware of the deeds that you do.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 17[/INST]It is not for the polytheists to maintain and frequent the mosques of Allah whereas they themselves bear witness to their disbelief. All their deeds have become void and in Hell will they dwell forever.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 18[/INST]Only he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and establishes Prayer and pays Zakat (the Alms-due) and who fears none but Allah can maintain and frequent the mosques of Allah. So they alone are expected to become the rightly guided.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 19[/INST]Do you consider (mere) serving of drinking water to the pilgrims and the management of populating and maintaining the Sacred Mosque (an act) equal to (the works of) a person who believes in Allah and the Last Day and fights in the cause of Allah? They cannot be equal in the sight of Allah and Allah does not guide those who do injustice.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 20[/INST]Those who have believed and have emigrated and have consistently toiled hard in the cause of Allah with their material and human resources enjoy very high rank in the Presence of Allah, and it is they who have achieved the ultimate goal.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 21[/INST]Their Lord gives them glad tidings of Mercy from Him and of (His) pleasure and of (those) Gardens for them in which there are eternal delights;</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 22[/INST]They will reside therein forever. Surely, with Allah is the mighty reward.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 23[/INST]O Believers! Do not take your fathers (and forefathers) and brothers for friends if they love disbelief more than belief. And whoever of you befriends them, it is they who are the wrongdoers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 24[/INST](O Esteemed Messenger!) Say: ‘If your fathers (and forefathers) and your sons (and daughters) and your brothers (and sisters) and your wives and your (other) kith and kin and the riches that you have earned (so hard) and the trade and business that you fear may decline and the homes you are fond of are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and struggling in His cause, then wait until Allah brings His command (of torment). And Allah does not guide the disobedient.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 25[/INST]Assuredly, Allah has helped you on a great many occasions and (in particular) on the day of Hunain, when superiority of your (numerical strength) exhilarated you. Then that (numerical superiority) could not prove to you of any avail and the earth, despite its vast expanse, narrowed for you, and then you turned your backs in retreat.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 26[/INST]Allah then sent down His Tranquillity (Mercy) upon His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) and the believers and sent down (such) armies (of angels) that you could not see. And He tormented those who were engaged in disbelief; and that is the punishment of the disbelievers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 27[/INST]Then even after this Allah accepts repentance of the one He wills (i.e. He blesses him with an aptness for Islam and His Merciful Eye). And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 28[/INST]O Believers! The polytheists are an embodiment of impurity. So let them not come closer to the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs (i.e. after victory over Makka in A.H.). If you fear poverty (due to decline in your trade) then (do not worry). Allah will soon enrich you from His Bounty if He so wills. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 29[/INST](O Muslims!) Fight (also) those of the People of the Book who do not have faith in Allah and the Last Day, and do not consider unlawful the things which Allah and His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) have declared unlawful, and do not adopt the True Din ([Religion] of Islam) until they give in and surrender (to the Command of Islam), and pay the capitation tax with their own hand after having been subdued.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 30[/INST]And the Jews said: ‘‘Uzayr (Ezra) is the son of Allah,’ and the Christians said: ‘The Messiah is the son of Allah.’ These are their (absurd) utterances that they voice with their mouths. They (acquire) resemblance with the saying of those who have disbelieved before (them). May Allah ruin them! Where are they wandering distracted?</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 31[/INST]They took their priests and monks for lords besides Allah and (also) the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while in truth they had not been given (any) command except to worship (only) the One God besides Whom there is no God. Holy is He far above those that they associate with Him as partners.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 32[/INST]They desire to extinguish the Light of Allah by blowing through their mouths. And Allah rejects (it) but (wills) to manifest His Light to its fullness, even though the disbelievers dislike (it).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 33[/INST]Allah is He Who sent His Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) with guidance and Din (Religion) of Truth to make him (the Messenger) dominant over every (other exponent of) Din (Religion) though much to the dislike of polytheists.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 34[/INST]O Believers! Indeed the majority of the priests and monks (of the People of the Book) devour the wealth of the people through unfair (means) and hinder from the path of Allah (i.e. fill their safes with people’s money and hinder it from being spent for the publicity and promotion of the True Din [Religion]). And those who hoard silver and gold and do not spend it in the cause of Allah, warn them of a grievous torment.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 35[/INST]The Day when this (gold, silver and wealth) will be heated in the Fire of Hell, their foreheads, sides and backs will be branded with this (heated material, and it will be said to them:) ‘This is the same (wealth) that you treasured for (the benefit of) your souls. So taste (this wealth) which you had been amassing.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 36[/INST]Indeed the number of months with Allah has been (inscribed as) twelve in the Book of Allah (i.e. permanent Law of Nature) since the Day He created the (system of) the heavens and the earth. Of these four months (Rajab, Dhu’l-Qa‘da, Dhu’l-Hijja and Muharram) are sacred. This is the right Din (Religion). So do not wrong your souls during these months (by initiating and involving yourselves in fighting and war) and fight against all the idolaters (in retaliation) the same way as they all fight against you (allied), and bear in mind that Allah is surely with the Godfearing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 37[/INST]Postponing and deferring (the sacred months) is just an addition to disbelief. By this the disbelievers are led astray; they, in one year, count it lawful and in another year regard it forbidden to complete the count (of the months) which Allah has made sacred and (also) make that (month) lawful which Allah has declared unlawful. Their evil deeds have been made attractive to them and Allah does not guide the community of disbelievers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 38[/INST]O Believers! What is the matter with you that when you are asked to set out (to fight) in the way of Allah you, weighing heavier, bend towards (the material and ignoble world of) the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? So, the property and belongings of the life of this world are worthless in (comparison with) the Hereafter (and carry) but little (value).</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 39[/INST]If you do not move out (to fight for the promotion of peace and human dignity), He will afflict you with grievous torment and will replace you with another people and you will not be able to do Him any harm. And Allah has Mighty Power over everything.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 40[/INST]If you do not help him (the Holy Messenger of Allah in the struggle for the dominance of Islam, then what!). Indeed Allah helped him (also at the time) when the disbelievers drove him away (from Makka, his homeland,) while he was the second of the two (immigrants). Both (the Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and Abu Bakr) were in the cave (of Mount Thawr) when he said to his Companion (Abu Bakr): ‘Do not grieve. Allah is surely with us.’ So, Allah sent down His serenity upon him and strengthened him by means of such armies (of angels) that you could not see and He made the word of the disbelievers the lowermost and Allah’s Word is (always) the uppermost and exalted. And Allah is Almighty, Most Wise.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 41[/INST]Light or heavy, march forth (under all circumstances) and fight in the cause of Allah with your material and human resources. It is better for you if you are (reality) conscious.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 42[/INST]Had the benefit (booty) been a near gain and the journey (of fighting) easy and moderate then they (i.e. the hypocrites) would certainly have followed you. But (that) arduous journey appeared to them far too long. And they would (now) swear by Allah soon: ‘Had we been able to go, we would certainly have marched forth with you.’ They are drawing upon themselves (added) destruction (by these lies), and Allah knows that they are liars beyond doubt.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 43[/INST]Allah safeguard (protect and exalt) you! Why did you permit them (to stay back, not to participate in war), till those who were speaking the truth would be exposed to you and you would (also) know the liars?</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 44[/INST]Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day will not seek from you (this) permission that they should (not) fight with their possessions and lives. And Allah knows the Godfearing full well.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 45[/INST]Only those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt will seek leave (exemption from fighting) from you. So in their doubt they are bewildered, lost in disorientation.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 46[/INST]If they had (really) resolved to move out (for fighting) they would have procured (at least some) equipment for that. But (the fact is that owing to their falsehood and hypocrisy) Allah disliked (even) their rising up (for fighting). So, He stopped them (there). And it was said to them: ‘Sit in the company of those who sit (shirking from fight).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 47[/INST]If they had come out (joining you), they would have added nothing to you except mischief and disorder and would have strived hard amongst you (to stir up disaffection and discord). They want to bring about subversion within you and (even now some of) their spies are there among you. And Allah is Well Aware of the wrongdoers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 48[/INST]The truth is that they have been trying to cause subversion earlier too, and have been contriving schemes to upset your programmes until the Truth came and the Decree of Allah prevailed, though they disliked (it) downright.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 49[/INST]And among them is (also) he who says: ‘Accord me permission (to stay back home instead of going to fight) and put me not into trial.’ Listen, they have plunged (themselves) into trial and assuredly Hell has encompassed the disbelievers.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 50[/INST]If some good (or some comfort) betides you it grieves them, but if some adversity (or trouble) befalls you then they say: ‘We had adopted (precaution in) our work in advance,’ and they turn away rejoicing.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 51[/INST](O Beloved!) Say: ‘Never shall (anything) befall us but what Allah has prescribed for us; He alone is our Protector. And in Allah alone the believers should put their trust.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 52[/INST]Say: ‘Are you waiting for simply one of the two good fortunes in our favour (i.e. victory or martyrdom: whether we are martyred or return victorious)? And we are waiting in your favour (in view of your hypocrisy) to see Allah afflict you with (special) torment either from Himself or at our hands. So wait. We (too) are waiting with you (to see whose wait comes out to be productive).’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 53[/INST]Say: ‘Spend willingly or unwillingly, this (money) will not be accepted from you at all. You are indeed a disobedient people.’</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 54[/INST]And there is nothing that stands in the way of acceptance of their spending (i.e. charity donations) except that they deny Allah and His Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him] and come to offer Prayer but lazily and unwillingly and (also) they do not spend (in the cause of Allah) but feeling displeased.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 55[/INST]So neither their wealth nor their children should amaze you. It is for these (things) only that Allah intends to punish them in the life of this world and that their souls may depart while they are in a state of disbelief.</s> |
<s>[INST]Chapter 9 verse 56[/INST]And (they are so cowardly that) they swear by Allah that they are of you while they are not of you. But they are those who fear (the disclosure and outcome of their hypocrisy. So they appear to be Muslims as make-believe).</s> |