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9:93
۞ إِنَّمَا
ٱلسَّبِيلُ
عَلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَسْتَـْٔذِنُونَكَ
وَهُمْ
أَغْنِيَآءُ ۚ
رَضُوا۟
بِأَن
يَكُونُوا۟
مَعَ
ٱلْخَوَالِفِ
وَطَبَعَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
قُلُوبِهِمْ
فَهُمْ
لَا
يَعْلَمُونَ
ﳊ
The ones open to blame are those who asked you for exemption despite their wealth, and who preferred to be with those who stay behind. God has sealed their hearts: they do not understand.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:94
يَعْتَذِرُونَ
إِلَيْكُمْ
إِذَا
رَجَعْتُمْ
إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ
قُل
لَّا
تَعْتَذِرُوا۟
لَن
نُّؤْمِنَ
لَكُمْ
قَدْ
نَبَّأَنَا
ٱللَّهُ
مِنْ
أَخْبَارِكُمْ ۚ
وَسَيَرَى
ٱللَّهُ
عَمَلَكُمْ
وَرَسُولُهُۥ
ثُمَّ
تُرَدُّونَ
إِلَىٰ
عَـٰلِمِ
ٱلْغَيْبِ
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ
فَيُنَبِّئُكُم
بِمَا
كُنتُمْ
تَعْمَلُونَ
ﱡ
When you return from the expedition they will carry on coming to you [believers] with excuses. Say, ‘Do not make excuses. We do not believe you: God has told us about you. God and His Messenger will watch your actions now, and in the end you will be returned to the One who knows the seen and the unseen. He will confront you with what you have done.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:95
سَيَحْلِفُونَ
بِٱللَّهِ
لَكُمْ
إِذَا
ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ
إِلَيْهِمْ
لِتُعْرِضُوا۟
عَنْهُمْ ۖ
فَأَعْرِضُوا۟
عَنْهُمْ ۖ
إِنَّهُمْ
رِجْسٌۭ ۖ
وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ
جَهَنَّمُ
جَزَآءًۢ
بِمَا
كَانُوا۟
يَكْسِبُونَ
ﱷ
When you return to them, they will swear to you by God in order to make you leave them alone- so leave them alone: they are loathsome, and Hell will be their home as a reward for their actions-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:96
يَحْلِفُونَ
لَكُمْ
لِتَرْضَوْا۟
عَنْهُمْ ۖ
فَإِن
تَرْضَوْا۟
عَنْهُمْ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يَرْضَىٰ
عَنِ
ٱلْقَوْمِ
ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ
ﲇ
they will swear to you in order to make you accept them, but even if you do accept them, God will not accept people who rebel against Him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:97
ٱلْأَعْرَابُ
أَشَدُّ
كُفْرًۭا
وَنِفَاقًۭا
وَأَجْدَرُ
أَلَّا
يَعْلَمُوا۟
حُدُودَ
مَآ
أَنزَلَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَلَىٰ
رَسُولِهِۦ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٌۭ
ﲙ
The desert Arabs are the most stubborn of all peoples in their disbelief and hypocrisy. They are the least likely to recognize the limits that God has sent down to His Messenger. God is all knowing and all wise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:98
وَمِنَ
ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
مَن
يَتَّخِذُ
مَا
يُنفِقُ
مَغْرَمًۭا
وَيَتَرَبَّصُ
بِكُمُ
ٱلدَّوَآئِرَ ۚ
عَلَيْهِمْ
دَآئِرَةُ
ٱلسَّوْءِ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٌۭ
ﲬ
Some of the desert Arabs consider what they give to be an imposition; they are waiting for fortune to turn against you, but fortune will turn against them. God is all hearing and all knowing.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:99
وَمِنَ
ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
مَن
يُؤْمِنُ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
وَيَتَّخِذُ
مَا
يُنفِقُ
قُرُبَـٰتٍ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَصَلَوَٰتِ
ٱلرَّسُولِ ۚ
أَلَآ
إِنَّهَا
قُرْبَةٌۭ
لَّهُمْ ۚ
سَيُدْخِلُهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
فِى
رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٌۭ
رَّحِيمٌۭ
ﳋ
But there are also some desert Arabs who believe in God and the Last Day and consider their contributions as bringing them nearer to God and the prayers of the Messenger: they will indeed bring them nearer and God will admit them to His mercy. God is most forgiving and merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:100
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ
ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
مِنَ
ٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ
وَٱلْأَنصَارِ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّبَعُوهُم
بِإِحْسَـٰنٍۢ
رَّضِىَ
ٱللَّهُ
عَنْهُمْ
وَرَضُوا۟
عَنْهُ
وَأَعَدَّ
لَهُمْ
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
تَجْرِى
تَحْتَهَا
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
خَـٰلِدِينَ
فِيهَآ
أَبَدًۭا ۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
ٱلْفَوْزُ
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
ﱛ
God will be well pleased with the first emigrants and helpersand those who followed them in good deeds, and they will be well pleased with Him: He has prepared Gardens graced with flowing streams for them, there to remain for ever. That is the supreme triumph.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:101
وَمِمَّنْ
حَوْلَكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلْأَعْرَابِ
مُنَـٰفِقُونَ ۖ
وَمِنْ
أَهْلِ
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ۖ
مَرَدُوا۟
عَلَى
ٱلنِّفَاقِ
لَا
تَعْلَمُهُمْ ۖ
نَحْنُ
نَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ
سَنُعَذِّبُهُم
مَّرَّتَيْنِ
ثُمَّ
يُرَدُّونَ
إِلَىٰ
عَذَابٍ
عَظِيمٍۢ
ﱵ
Some of the desert Arabs around you are hypocrites, as are some of the people of Medina- they are obstinate in their hypocrisy. You [Prophet] do not know them, but We know them well: We shall punish them twice and then they will be returned to [face] a painful punishment [in the Hereafter].

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:102
وَءَاخَرُونَ
ٱعْتَرَفُوا۟
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ
خَلَطُوا۟
عَمَلًۭا
صَـٰلِحًۭا
وَءَاخَرَ
سَيِّئًا
عَسَى
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يَتُوبَ
عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
غَفُورٌۭ
رَّحِيمٌ
ﲈ
And there are others who have confessed their wrongdoing, who have done some righteous deeds and some bad ones: God may well accept their repentance, for God is most forgiving and merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:103
خُذْ
مِنْ
أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ
صَدَقَةًۭ
تُطَهِّرُهُمْ
وَتُزَكِّيهِم
بِهَا
وَصَلِّ
عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ
إِنَّ
صَلَوٰتَكَ
سَكَنٌۭ
لَّهُمْ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٌ
ﲛ
In order to cleanse and purify them [Prophet], accept a gift out of their property [to make amends] and pray for them- your prayer will be a comfort to them. God is all hearing, all knowing.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:104
أَلَمْ
يَعْلَمُوٓا۟
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
يَقْبَلُ
ٱلتَّوْبَةَ
عَنْ
عِبَادِهِۦ
وَيَأْخُذُ
ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلتَّوَّابُ
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
ﲬ
Do they not know that it is God Himself who accepts repentance from His servants and receives what is given freely for His sake? He is always ready to accept repentance, most merciful.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:105
وَقُلِ
ٱعْمَلُوا۟
فَسَيَرَى
ٱللَّهُ
عَمَلَكُمْ
وَرَسُولُهُۥ
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۖ
وَسَتُرَدُّونَ
إِلَىٰ
عَـٰلِمِ
ٱلْغَيْبِ
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ
فَيُنَبِّئُكُم
بِمَا
كُنتُمْ
تَعْمَلُونَ
ﲾ
Say [Prophet], ‘Take action! God will see your actions- as will His Messenger and the believers- and then you will be returned to Him who knows what is seen and unseen, and He will tell you what you have been doing.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:106
وَءَاخَرُونَ
مُرْجَوْنَ
لِأَمْرِ
ٱللَّهِ
إِمَّا
يُعَذِّبُهُمْ
وَإِمَّا
يَتُوبُ
عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٌۭ
ﳌ
And there are others who are waiting for God’s decree, either to punish them or to show them mercy. God is all knowing and wise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:107
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
مَسْجِدًۭا
ضِرَارًۭا
وَكُفْرًۭا
وَتَفْرِيقًۢا
بَيْنَ
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
وَإِرْصَادًۭا
لِّمَنْ
حَارَبَ
ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُۥ
مِن
قَبْلُ ۚ
وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ
إِنْ
أَرَدْنَآ
إِلَّا
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ
وَٱللَّهُ
يَشْهَدُ
إِنَّهُمْ
لَكَـٰذِبُونَ
ﱛ
Then there are those who built a mosque––in an attempt to cause harm, disbelief, and disunity among the believers––as an outpost for those who fought God and His Messenger before: they swear, ‘Our intentions were nothing but good,’ but God bears witness that they are liars.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:108
لَا
تَقُمْ
فِيهِ
أَبَدًۭا ۚ
لَّمَسْجِدٌ
أُسِّسَ
عَلَى
ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ
مِنْ
أَوَّلِ
يَوْمٍ
أَحَقُّ
أَن
تَقُومَ
فِيهِ ۚ
فِيهِ
رِجَالٌۭ
يُحِبُّونَ
أَن
يَتَطَهَّرُوا۟ ۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
يُحِبُّ
ٱلْمُطَّهِّرِينَ
ﱶ
[Prophet], never pray in that mosque. You should rather pray in a mosque founded from its first day on consciousness of God: in this mosque there are men who desire to grow in purity- God loves those who seek to purify themselves.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:109
أَفَمَنْ
أَسَّسَ
بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ
عَلَىٰ
تَقْوَىٰ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَرِضْوَٰنٍ
خَيْرٌ
أَم
مَّنْ
أَسَّسَ
بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ
عَلَىٰ
شَفَا
جُرُفٍ
هَارٍۢ
فَٱنْهَارَ
بِهِۦ
فِى
نَارِ
جَهَنَّمَ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
لَا
يَهْدِى
ٱلْقَوْمَ
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
ﲓ
Which is better, the person who founds his building on consciousness of God and desire for His good pleasure, or the person who founds his building on the brink of a crumbling precipice that will tumble down into the Fire of Hell, taking him with it? God does not guide the evildoers:

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:110
لَا
يَزَالُ
بُنْيَـٰنُهُمُ
ٱلَّذِى
بَنَوْا۟
رِيبَةًۭ
فِى
قُلُوبِهِمْ
إِلَّآ
أَن
تَقَطَّعَ
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٌ
ﲤ
the building they have founded will always be a source of doubt within their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. God is all knowing and wise.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:111
۞ إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
ٱشْتَرَىٰ
مِنَ
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
أَنفُسَهُمْ
وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم
بِأَنَّ
لَهُمُ
ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۚ
يُقَـٰتِلُونَ
فِى
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَيَقْتُلُونَ
وَيُقْتَلُونَ ۖ
وَعْدًا
عَلَيْهِ
حَقًّۭا
فِى
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ
وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ
وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ
وَمَنْ
أَوْفَىٰ
بِعَهْدِهِۦ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
فَٱسْتَبْشِرُوا۟
بِبَيْعِكُمُ
ٱلَّذِى
بَايَعْتُم
بِهِۦ ۚ
وَذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلْفَوْزُ
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
ﳐ
God has purchased the persons and possessions of the believers in return for the Garden- they fight in God’s way: they kill and are killed- this is a true promise given by Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. Who could be more faithful to his promise than God? So be happy with the bargain you have made: that is the supreme triumph.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

9:112
ٱلتَّـٰٓئِبُونَ
ٱلْعَـٰبِدُونَ
ٱلْحَـٰمِدُونَ
ٱلسَّـٰٓئِحُونَ
ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ
ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ
ٱلْـَٔامِرُونَ
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
وَٱلنَّاهُونَ
عَنِ
ٱلْمُنكَرِ
وَٱلْحَـٰفِظُونَ
لِحُدُودِ
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
وَبَشِّرِ
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
ﱒ
[The believers are] those who turn to God in repentance; who worship and praise Him; who fast, bow down and prostrate themselves; who order what is good, forbid what is wrong and observe God’s limits. Give glad news to such believers.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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