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9:1
بَرَآءَةٌۭ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ
إِلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
عَـٰهَدتُّم
مِّنَ
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
ﱊ
A release by God and His Messenger from the treaty you [believers] made with the idolaters [is announced]––

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:2
فَسِيحُوا۟
فِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ
أَرْبَعَةَ
أَشْهُرٍۢ
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
أَنَّكُمْ
غَيْرُ
مُعْجِزِى
ٱللَّهِ ۙ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مُخْزِى
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
ﱙ
you [idolaters] may move freely about the land for four months, but you should bear in mind both that you will not escape God, and that God will disgrace those who defy [Him].

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:3
وَأَذَٰنٌۭ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّاسِ
يَوْمَ
ٱلْحَجِّ
ٱلْأَكْبَرِ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
بَرِىٓءٌۭ
مِّنَ
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۙ
وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ
فَإِن
تُبْتُمْ
فَهُوَ
خَيْرٌۭ
لَّكُمْ ۖ
وَإِن
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
أَنَّكُمْ
غَيْرُ
مُعْجِزِى
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
وَبَشِّرِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوا۟
بِعَذَابٍ
أَلِيمٍ
ﱽ
On the Day of the Great Pilgrimage [there will be] a proclamation from God and His Messenger to all people: ‘God and His Messenger are released from [treaty] obligations to the idolaters. It will be better for you [idolaters] if you repent; know that you cannot escape God if you turn away.’ [Prophet], warn those who ignore [God] that they will have a painful punishment.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:4
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
عَـٰهَدتُّم
مِّنَ
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
ثُمَّ
لَمْ
يَنقُصُوكُمْ
شَيْـًۭٔا
وَلَمْ
يُظَـٰهِرُوا۟
عَلَيْكُمْ
أَحَدًۭا
فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟
إِلَيْهِمْ
عَهْدَهُمْ
إِلَىٰ
مُدَّتِهِمْ ۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُحِبُّ
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
ﲕ
As for those who have honoured the treaty you made with them and who have not supported anyone against you: fulfil your agreement with them to the end of their term. God loves those who are mindful of Him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:5
فَإِذَا
ٱنسَلَخَ
ٱلْأَشْهُرُ
ٱلْحُرُمُ
فَٱقْتُلُوا۟
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
حَيْثُ
وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ
وَخُذُوهُمْ
وَٱحْصُرُوهُمْ
وَٱقْعُدُوا۟
لَهُمْ
كُلَّ
مَرْصَدٍۢ ۚ
فَإِن
تَابُوا۟
وَأَقَامُوا۟
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَوُا۟
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
فَخَلُّوا۟
سَبِيلَهُمْ ۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٌۭ
رَّحِيمٌۭ
ﲲ
When the [four] forbidden months are over, wherever you encounter the idolaters, kill them, seize them, besiege them, wait for them at every lookout post; but if they turn [to God], maintain the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, let them go on their way, for God is most forgiving and merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:6
وَإِنْ
أَحَدٌۭ
مِّنَ
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
ٱسْتَجَارَكَ
فَأَجِرْهُ
حَتَّىٰ
يَسْمَعَ
كَلَـٰمَ
ٱللَّهِ
ثُمَّ
أَبْلِغْهُ
مَأْمَنَهُۥ ۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
بِأَنَّهُمْ
قَوْمٌۭ
لَّا
يَعْلَمُونَ
ﳆ
If any one of the idolaters should seek your protection [Prophet], grant it to him so that he may hear the word of God, then take him to a place safe for him, for they are people with no knowledge [of it].

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:7
كَيْفَ
يَكُونُ
لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ
عَهْدٌ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَعِندَ
رَسُولِهِۦٓ
إِلَّا
ٱلَّذِينَ
عَـٰهَدتُّمْ
عِندَ
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ
فَمَا
ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟
لَكُمْ
فَٱسْتَقِيمُوا۟
لَهُمْ ۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُحِبُّ
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
ﱚ
How could there be a treaty with God and His Messenger for such idolaters? But as for those with whom you made a treaty at the Sacred Mosque, so long as they remain true to you, be true to them; God loves those who are mindful of Him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:8
كَيْفَ
وَإِن
يَظْهَرُوا۟
عَلَيْكُمْ
لَا
يَرْقُبُوا۟
فِيكُمْ
إِلًّۭا
وَلَا
ذِمَّةًۭ ۚ
يُرْضُونَكُم
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ
وَتَأْبَىٰ
قُلُوبُهُمْ
وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ
فَـٰسِقُونَ
ﱬ
[How,] when, if they were to get the upper hand over you, they would not respect any tie with you, of kinship or of treaty? They please you with their tongues, but their hearts are against you and most of them are lawbreakers.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:9
ٱشْتَرَوْا۟
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
ٱللَّهِ
ثَمَنًۭا
قَلِيلًۭا
فَصَدُّوا۟
عَن
سَبِيلِهِۦٓ ۚ
إِنَّهُمْ
سَآءَ
مَا
كَانُوا۟
يَعْمَلُونَ
ﱻ
They have sold God’s message for a trifling gain, and barred others from His path. How evil their actions are!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:10
لَا
يَرْقُبُونَ
فِى
مُؤْمِنٍ
إِلًّۭا
وَلَا
ذِمَّةًۭ ۚ
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلْمُعْتَدُونَ
ﲇ
Where believers are concerned, they respect no tie of kinship or treaty. They are the ones who are committing aggression.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:11
فَإِن
تَابُوا۟
وَأَقَامُوا۟
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَوُا۟
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ
فِى
ٱلدِّينِ ۗ
وَنُفَصِّلُ
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
لِقَوْمٍۢ
يَعْلَمُونَ
ﲖ
If they turn to God, keep up the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, then they are your brothers in faith: We make the messages clear for people who are willing to learn.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:12
وَإِن
نَّكَثُوٓا۟
أَيْمَـٰنَهُم
مِّنۢ
بَعْدِ
عَهْدِهِمْ
وَطَعَنُوا۟
فِى
دِينِكُمْ
فَقَـٰتِلُوٓا۟
أَئِمَّةَ
ٱلْكُفْرِ ۙ
إِنَّهُمْ
لَآ
أَيْمَـٰنَ
لَهُمْ
لَعَلَّهُمْ
يَنتَهُونَ
ﲩ
But if they break their oath after having made an agreement with you, if they revile your religion, then fight the leaders of disbelief- oaths mean nothing to them- so that they may stop.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:13
أَلَا
تُقَـٰتِلُونَ
قَوْمًۭا
نَّكَثُوٓا۟
أَيْمَـٰنَهُمْ
وَهَمُّوا۟
بِإِخْرَاجِ
ٱلرَّسُولِ
وَهُم
بَدَءُوكُمْ
أَوَّلَ
مَرَّةٍ ۚ
أَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ ۚ
فَٱللَّهُ
أَحَقُّ
أَن
تَخْشَوْهُ
إِن
كُنتُم
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
ﳀ
How could you not fight a people who have broken their oaths, who tried to drive the Messenger out, who attacked you first? Do you fear them? It is God you should fear if you are true believers.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:14
قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ
يُعَذِّبْهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
بِأَيْدِيكُمْ
وَيُخْزِهِمْ
وَيَنصُرْكُمْ
عَلَيْهِمْ
وَيَشْفِ
صُدُورَ
قَوْمٍۢ
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
ﱌ
Fight them: God will punish them at your hands, He will disgrace them, He will help you to conquer them, He will heal the believers’ feelings

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:15
وَيُذْهِبْ
غَيْظَ
قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ
وَيَتُوبُ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
مَن
يَشَآءُ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٌ
ﱚ
and remove the rage from their hearts. God turns to whoever He will in His mercy; God is all knowing and wise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:16
أَمْ
حَسِبْتُمْ
أَن
تُتْرَكُوا۟
وَلَمَّا
يَعْلَمِ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
جَـٰهَدُوا۟
مِنكُمْ
وَلَمْ
يَتَّخِذُوا۟
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَلَا
رَسُولِهِۦ
وَلَا
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
وَلِيجَةًۭ ۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
خَبِيرٌۢ
بِمَا
تَعْمَلُونَ
ﱴ
Do you think that you will be left untested without God identifying which of you will strive for His cause and take no supporters apart from God, His Messenger, and other believers? God is fully aware of all your actions.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:17
مَا
كَانَ
لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ
أَن
يَعْمُرُوا۟
مَسَـٰجِدَ
ٱللَّهِ
شَـٰهِدِينَ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَنفُسِهِم
بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
حَبِطَتْ
أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ
وَفِى
ٱلنَّارِ
هُمْ
خَـٰلِدُونَ
ﲈ
It is not right for the idolaters to tend God’s places of worship while testifying to their own disbelief: the deeds of such people will come to nothing and they will abide in Hell.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:18
إِنَّمَا
يَعْمُرُ
مَسَـٰجِدَ
ٱللَّهِ
مَنْ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
وَأَقَامَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
وَلَمْ
يَخْشَ
إِلَّا
ٱللَّهَ ۖ
فَعَسَىٰٓ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
أَن
يَكُونُوا۟
مِنَ
ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
ﲡ
The only ones who should tend God’s places of worship are those who believe in God and the Last Day, who keep up the prayer, who pay the prescribed alms, and who fear no one but God: such people may hope to be among the rightly guided.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:19
۞ أَجَعَلْتُمْ
سِقَايَةَ
ٱلْحَآجِّ
وَعِمَارَةَ
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
ٱلْحَرَامِ
كَمَنْ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
وَجَـٰهَدَ
فِى
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
لَا
يَسْتَوُۥنَ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
لَا
يَهْدِى
ٱلْقَوْمَ
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
ﲽ
Do you consider giving water to pilgrims and tending the Sacred Mosque to be equal to the deeds of those who believe in God and the Last Day and who strive in God’s path? They are not equal in God’s eyes. God does not guide such benighted people.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:20
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوا۟
وَهَاجَرُوا۟
وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟
فِى
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ
وَأَنفُسِهِمْ
أَعْظَمُ
دَرَجَةً
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ
ﳏ
Those who believe, who migrated and strove hard in God’s way with their possessions and their persons, are in God’s eyes much higher in rank; it is they who will triumph;

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

End of Al-Fatihah

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