@@@ A Note to The Heedless @@@
8: 1. In the name of ALLAH, the Gracious, the Merciful.
8: 2. They ask thee concerning the spoils. Say, `The spoils of war
are for ALLAH and the Messenger. So fear ALLAH, and set things right
among yourselves, and obey ALLAH and HIS Messenger, if you are
believers.'
8: 3.
They are only
the true believers
whose hearts
tremble
when
the name of ALLAH is mentioned,
and when
HIS Signs are recited to them
they
increase
their faith,
and who
put
their trust in their Lord.
8: 4.
Who
observe Prayer
and spend
out of that which WE have provided for them.
8: 5.
These it is who are true believers. They have exalted grades
of rank with their Lord, as well as forgiveness and an honourable
provision.
8: 6. This is because thy Lord has brought thee forth from thy
house for a righteous purpose while a party of the believers were quite
averse to it.
8: 7. They (the disbelievers) dispute with thee concerning the
truth after it has become manifest, as though they are being driven to
death while they actually see it.
8: 8. And remember when ALLAH promised you one of the two parties
that it should be yours, and you wished that the one unarmed should be
yours, but ALLAH desired to establish the Truth by HIS words and to cut
off the root of the disbelievers,
8: 9. That HE might establish the Truth and bring to naught that
which is false, although the guilty may dislike it.
8: 10. When you implored the help of your Lord, and HE answered your
prayer saying, `I will surely help you with a thousand of the angels,
rank on rank.'
8: 11. And ALLAH made it only as a glad tidings so that your hearts
might be at rest. But help comes from ALLAH alone; surely ALLAH is
Mighty, Wise.
8: 12. And when HE caused sleep to come upon you as a sign of
security from HIM, and HE sent down water upon you from the clouds,
that thereby HE might purify you, and remove from you the uncleanliness
of sheitan, and that HE might strengthen your hearts and make your
steps firm therewith.
8: 13. When thy Lord revealed to the angels, saying, `I am with you;
so make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of
those who disbelieve. Smite them above their necks, and smite off all
finger-tips.'
8: 14. That is because they have opposed ALLAH and HIS Messenger.
And whoso opposes ALLAH and HIS Messenger, Then ALLAH is surely Severe
in retribution.
8: 15. That is your punishment, taste it then; and remember that for
disbelievers there is the punishment of the Fire.
8: 16. O ye who believe ! when you meet those who disbelieve,
advancing in force, turn not your backs to them.
8: 17. And whoso turns his back to them on such a day, unless
manoeuvring for battle or turning to join another company, he indeed
draws upon himself the wrath of ALLAH, and Hell shall be his abode. And
an evil resort it is.
8: 18. So you slew them not; but it was ALLAH Who slew them. And
thou threwest not when thou didst throw, but it was ALLAH Who threw,
that HE might overthrow the disbelievers and that HE might confer on
the believers a great favour from Himself. Surely, ALLAH is
All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
8: 19. That is what happened; And know that ALLAH will weaken the
design of the disbelievers.
8: 20. If you, O disbelievers, sort a judgment, then judgment has
indeed come to you. And if you desist, it will be better for you; but
if you return to mischief, WE too will return to punishment. And your
party shall be of no avail to you, however numerous it be, and know
that ALLAH is with the believers.
8: 21. O ye who believe ! obey ALLAH and HIS Messenger, and do not
turn away from him while you hear his commands.
8: 22. And be not like those who say, `We hear,' but they hear not.
8: 23. Surely, the worst of beasts in the sight of ALLAH are the
deaf and the dumb, who have no sense.
8: 24. And if ALLAH had known any good in them, HE would certainly
have made them hear. And if HE now makes them hear, they will turn away
in aversion.
8: 25. O ye who believe ! respond to ALLAH, and the Messenger when
he calls you that he may give you life, and know that ALLAH comes in
between a man and his heart, and that HE it is unto Whom you will be
gathered.
8: 26. And beware of an affliction which will surely not smite
exclusively those among you who have done wrong. And know that ALLAH is
Severe in requiting.
8: 27. And remember when you were a few and deemed weak in the land,
and were in fear lest people should snatch you away, but HE sheltered
you and strengthened you with HIS help, and provided you with good
things that you might be thankful.
8: 28. O ye who believe ! prove not false to ALLAH and the
Messenger, nor betray your trusts knowingly.
8: 29. And know that your possessions and your children are but a
trial and that it is ALLAH with Whom is a great reward.
8: 30. O ye who believe ! if you do your duty to ALLAH, HE will
grant you a distinction and will remove your evils from you and will
forgive you; and ALLAH is the Lord of great bounty.
8: 31. And remember when the disbelievers devised plans against thee
that they might put thee in confinement or slay thee or expel thee. And
they planned and ALLAH also planned, and ALLAH is the Best of planners.
8: 32. And when OUR verses are recited to them, they say, `We have
heard. If we wished we could certainly say the like of it. This is
nothing but mere tales of the ancients'
8: 33. And remember the time when they said, `O ALLAH, if this be
indeed the truth from Thee, then rain down upon us stones from heaven
or bring down upon us a grievous punishment.'
8: 34. But ALLAH would not punish them while thou wast among them,
and ALLAH would not punish them while they sought forgiveness.
8: 35. And what excuse have they now that ALLAH should not punish
them, when they hinder men from the Sacred Mosque, and they are not its
true guardians ? Its true guardians are only those who are righteous,
but most of them know not.
8: 36. And their prayer at the Sacred House is nothing but whistling
and clapping of hands. `Taste then the punishment because you
disbelieved.'
8: 37. Surely, those who disbelieve, spend their wealth to turn
people away from the way of ALLAH. They will surely continue to spend
it; but then shall it become a source of regret for them, and then
shall they be overcome. And the disbelievers shall be gathered unto
Hell;
8: 38. That ALLAH may separate the bad from the good, and put the
bad, one upon another, and heap them up altogether, and then cast them
into Hell. These indeed are the losers.
8: 39. Say to those who disbelieve, if they desist, that which is
past will be forgiven them; and if they return to their misdeeds, then
verily the example of the former peoples has already gone before them.
8: 40. And fight them until there is no persecution and religion is
wholly to ALLAH. But if they desist, then surely ALLAH is Watchful of
what they do.
8: 41.
And if they turn back,
then know that
ALLAH IS your Protector -
an excellent protector
and an excellent Helper !
8: 42. And know that whatever you take as spoils in war, a fifth
thereof is for ALLAH and for the Messenger and the kindred and the
orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, if you believe in ALLAH and
what WE sent down to Our servant on the Day of Distinction, - the day
when the two armies met - and ALLAH has power to do all that HE wills.
8: 43. When you were on the nearer bank of the Valley, and they were
on the further bank, and the caravan was below you. And if you had to
make an appointment between you, you would have certainly differed with
regard to the time of the appointment. But the encounter was brought
about without appointment that ALLAH might accomplish the thing that
was decreed, so that he, who had already perished by a clear proof,
should perish, and he, would had already come to life by a clear proof,
should live. And certainly ALLAH is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
8: 44. When ALLAH showed them to thee in thy dream as few and if HE
had shown them to thee as many, you would certainly have faltered and
would have disagreed with one another about the matter; but ALLAH saved
you. Surely, HE has full knowledge of what is in your breasts.
8: 45. And remember when at the time of your encounter, HE made them
appear to you as few in your eyes, and made you appear as few in their
eyes, that ALLAH might bring about the thing that was decreed. And to
ALLAH are all affairs referred for final decision.
8: 46. O ye who believe ! When you encounter an army, be firm and
remember ALLAH much that you may prosper.
8: 47. And obey ALLAH and HIS Messenger and dispute not with one
another, lest you falter and your strength depart from you. And be
steadfast; surely, ALLAH is with the steadfast.
8: 48. And be not like those who came forth from their homes
boastfully, and to be seen of men, and who turn men away from the path
of ALLAH, and ALLAH encompasses what they do.
8: 49. And when sheitan made their deeds seem fair to them and said,
`None from among men shall prevail against you this day, and I am your
protector.' But when the two armies came in sight of each other, he
turned on his heels, and said, `Surely, I have nothing to do with you;
surely, I see what you see not. surely I fear ALLAH; and ALLAH's
punishment is severe.
8: 50. When the Hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease
said, `Their religion has deluded these men.' And whoso puts his trust
in ALLAH, then surely, ALLAH is Mighty, Wise.
8: 51. And if thou couldst see when the angels take away the souls
of those who disbelieve, smiting their faces and their backs and
saying: `Taste ye the punishment of burning.
8: 52. `This torment is because of that which your hands have sent
on before and know that ALLAH is not at all unjust to HIS servants.'
8: 53. Your condition will be like that of the people of Pharaoh and
those before them, they disbelieved in the Signs of ALLAH; so ALLAH
punished them for their sins. Surely, ALLAH is Powerful and Severe in
punishing.
8: 54. That is because ALLAH would never change a favour that HE has
conferred upon a people until they change their own condition, and know
that ALLAH is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
8: 55. O disbelievers ! your condition will also be like that of
the people of Pharaoh and those before them; they rejected the Signs of
their Lord, so WE destroyed them for their sins. And WE drowned the
people of Pharaoh, for they were all wrongdoers.
8: 56. Surely, the worst of beasts in the sight of ALLAH are the
disbelievers, who will not believe.
8: 57. Those with whom thou hast made a covenant, - then they break
their covenant every time, and they do not fear ALLAH.
8: 58. So, if thou overcomest them in war, then thereby strike fear
in those that are behind them, that they may be mindful.
8: 59. And if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to
them their covenant with equity. Surely, ALLAH loves not the
treacherous.
8: 60. And let not those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip
US. Surely, they cannot frustrate Our purpose.
8: 61. And make ready for them who fight you whatever you can of
armed force and of mounted pickets at the frontier, whereby you may
frighten the enemy of ALLAH and your enemy and others besides them whom
you know not, but ALLAH knows them. And whatever you spend in the way
of ALLAH, it shall be paid back to you in full and you shall not be
wronged.
8: 62. And if they incline towards peace, incline thou also towards
it, and put thy trust in ALLAH. Surely, it is HE Who is All-Hearing,
All-Knowing.
8: 63. And if they seek to deceive thee, then surely ALLAH is
sufficient for thee. HE it is Who has strengthened thee with HIS help
and with the believers;
8: 64. And HE has put affection between their hearts. If thou hadst
expended all that is in the earth, thou couldst not have put affection
between their hearts, but ALLAH has put affection between them. Surely,
HE is Mighty, Wise.
8: 65. O Prophet, ALLAH is Sufficient for thee and those who follow
thee of the believers.
8: 66. O Prophet, urge the believers to fight. If there be of you
twenty who are steadfast, they shall overcome two hundred; And if there
be a hundred of you, they shall overcome a thousand of those who
disbelieve, because they are a people do not understand.
8: 67. For the present ALLAH has lighten your burden, for HE knows
that there is weakness in you. So, if there be a hundred of you who are
steadfast, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be a thousand
of you, they shall overcome two thousand by the command of ALLAH. And
ALLAH is with those who are steadfast.
8: 68. It does not behove a Prophet that he should have captives
until he engages in regular fighting in the land. If you take captives,
except in regular fighting, you will be regarded as desiring the goods
of this world, while ALLAH desires for you the Hereafter. And ALLAH is
Mighty, Wise.
8: 69. Had there not been a decree from ALLAH which had gone before,
great distress would have surely overtaken you in consequence of what
you took.
8: 70. So eat, of that which you have won in war as lawful and good,
and fear ALLAH. Surely, ALLAH is Most Forgiving, Merciful.
8: 71. O Prophet, say to the captives who are in your hands, `If
ALLAH knows any good in your hearts, HE will give you better than that
which has been taken from you as ransom and will forgive you. And ALLAH
is Most Forgiving, Merciful.'
8: 72. And if they intend to deal treacherously with thee, they have
indeed been treacherous to ALLAH before, But HE gave thee power over
them. And ALLAH is All-Knowing, Wise.
8: 73. Surely, those who believed and left their homes and strove
with their wealth and their lives for the cause of ALLAH, and those who
gave them shelter and help - these are friends one of another. But as
for those who believed but did not leave their homes, you are not at
all responsible for their protection until they leave their homes. But
if they seek your help in the matter of religion, then it is your duty
to help them, except against a people between whom and yourselves there
is a treaty. And ALLAH sees what you do.
8: 74. And those who disbelieve - they are friends one of another.
If you do not what you are commanded, there will be mischief in the
land and great disorder.
8: 75. And those who believed and left their homes and strove for
the cause of ALLAH, and those who gave them shelter and help -these
indeed are true believers. For them is forgiveness and an honourable
provision.
8: 76. And those who believe after this and leave their homes and
strive for the cause of ALLAH along with you - these are of you; and as
to blood relations, they are nearer one to another in the Book of
ALLAH. Surely, ALLAH knows all things well.
9: 1. This is a declaration of complete vindication on the part of
ALLAH and HIS Messenger to the idolaters to whom you had announce a
commitment that Islam would triumph in Arabia.
9: 2. So go about in the land for four months, and know that you
cannot frustrate the plan of ALLAH and that ALLAH will humiliate the
disbelievers.
9: 3. And this is a proclamation from ALLAH and HIS Messenger to
the people on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, that ALLAH is clear of
idolaters, and so is HIS Messenger. So if you repent, it will be better
for you; but if you turn away, then know that you cannot frustrate the
plan of ALLAH. And give tidings of a painful punishment to those who
disbelieve,
9: 4. Except those of the disbelievers with whom you have entered
into a treaty and who have not subsequently failed you in anything nor
aided anyone against you. So fulfill to these the treaty you have made
with them till their term. Surely ALLAH loves those that are righteous.
9: 5. And when the forbidden months have passed, slay the idolaters
wherever you find them and take them captive, and beleaguer them, and
lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent and
observe Prayer and pay the Zakát, then leave their way free. Surely,
ALLAH is Most Forgiving, Merciful.
9: 6. And if anyone of the idolaters seeks protection of thee,
grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of ALLAH; then convey
him to his place of security. That is because they are a people who
have no knowledge.
9: 7. How can there be a treaty for these idolaters with ALLAH and
HIS Messenger, Except those with whom you entered into a treaty at the
Sacred Mosque ? So, as long as they are true to them. Surely ALLAH
loves those who fulfill their obligations.
9: 8. How can it be when, if they prevail against you, they would
not observe any tie of kinship or covenant in respect of you. They
would please you with their mouths, while their heart repudiate what
they say and most of them are perfidious.
9: 9. They have bartered the Signs of ALLAH for a paltry price and
have turned men away from HIS way. Evil indeed is that which they do.
9: 10. They observe not any tie of kinship or covenant in respect of
any believer. And it is they who are transgressors.
9: 11. But if they repent and observe Prayer and pay the Zakát,
then they are your brethren in Faith. And WE explain the Signs for a
people who have knowledge.
9: 12. And if they break their oaths after their covenant, and
attack your religion, then fight these leaders of disbelief --surely,
they have no regard for their oaths, - that they may desist.
9: 13. Will you not fight a people who have broken their oaths, and
who plotted to turn out the Messenger, and they were the first to
commence hostilities against you ? Do you fear them ? Nay, ALLAH is
most worthy that you should fear HIM, if you are believers.
9: 14. Fight them, that ALLAH may punish them at your hands, and
humiliate then, and help you to victory over them, and relieve the
minds of a people who believe;
9: 15. And that HE may remove the anger of their hearts. And ALLAH
turns with mercy to whomsoever HE pleases. And ALLAH is All-Knowing,
Wise.
9: 16. Do you think that you would be left in peace, while ALLAH has
not yet known those of you who strive in the cause of ALLAH and do not
take anyone for an intimate friend besides ALLAH and HIS Messenger and
the believers ? And ALLAH is well-Aware of what you do.
9: 17. It is not for the idolaters to maintain the Mosques of ALLAH
while they bear witness against themselves to disbelief. It is they
whose works shall be vain, and in the Fire shall they abide forever.
9: 18. He alone can maintain the Mosques of ALLAH who believers in
ALLAH, and the Last Day, and observes Prayer, and pays the Zakaat and
fears not but ALLAH; so these it is who may be rightly guided.
9: 19. Do you consider the giving of drink to the pilgrims, and the
maintenance of the Scared Mosque as equal to the work of him who
believes in ALLAH and the Last Day and strives in the path of ALLAH ?
They are not at all equal in the sight of ALLAH and ALLAH guides not
the unjust people.
9: 20. Those who believed and left their homes for the sake of God
and strove in the cause of ALLAH with their wealth and their lives have
the highest rank in the sight of ALLAH. And it is they who shall
triumph.
9: 21. Their Lord gives them glad tidings of mercy from HIM, and of
HIS pleasure, and Gardens wherein there shall be lasting bliss for
them;
9: 22. They will abide therein forever. Verily, with ALLAH there is
a great reward.
9: 23. O ye who believe ! take not your fathers and brothers for
friends if they prefer disbelieve to faith. And whoso of you takes them
for friends, such are the wrongdoers.
9: 24. Say, if your fathers and sons and your brethren and your
wives and your kinsfolk and the wealth you have acquired and the trade
whose dullness you fear and the dwellings which you love are dearer to
you than ALLAH and HIS Messenger and striving in HIS cause, then wait
until ALLAH brings about HIS judgment; and ALLAH guides not the
disobedient people.
9: 25. Surely, ALLAH has helped you on many a battle field and on
the day of Hunain, when your great numbers made you proud, but they
availed you naught; and the earth, with all its vastness, became
straitened for you, and then you turned back retreating.
9: 26. Then ALLAH sent down HIS peace upon HIS Messenger and upon
the believers, and HE sent down host which you did not see, and HE
punished those who disbelieved. And this is the reward of the
disbelievers.
9: 27. Then after such punishment ALLAH turns with compassion to
whomsoever HE pleases; and ALLAH is Most Forgiving.
9: 28. O ye who believe ! surely, the idolaters are unclean. So
they shall not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs.
And if you fear poverty, ALLAH will enrich you out of HIS bounty, if HE
pleases. Surely, ALLAH is All-Knowing, Wise.
9: 29. Fight those from among the people of the Book, who believe
not in ALLAH, nor in the Last Day, nor hold as unlawful what ALLAH and
HIS Messenger have declared to be unlawful, nor follow the true
religion, until they pay the tax considering it a favour and
acknowledge their subjection.
9: 30. And the Jews say, `Ezra is the son of ALLAH,' and the
Christians say, `the Messiah is the son of ALLAH;' that is what they
say with their mouths. They only imitate the saying of those who
disbelieved before them. ALLAH's curse be on them ! How they are
turned away.
9: 31. They have taken their priest and their monks for lords
besides ALLAH. And so have they taken the Messiah, son of Mary. And
they were not commanded but to worship the One God. There is no God but
HE. Holy is HE far above what they associate with Him !
9: 32. They seek to extinguish the light of ALLAH with their mouths;
but ALLAH refuses but to perfect HIS light, though the disbelievers may
resent it.
9: 33. HE it is Who has sent HIS Messenger with guidance and the
religion of truth, that HE may make it prevail over every other
religion, even though the idolaters may resent it.
9: 34. O ye who believe ! surely, many of the priest and the monks
devour the wealth of men by false means and turn men away from the way
of ALLAH. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the
way of ALLAH - give to them the tidings of a painful punishment.
9: 35. On the day it shall be made hot in the fire of Hell, and
their foreheads and their sides and their backs shall be branded
therewith and it shall be said to them: `This is what you hoarded for
yourselves; so now taste what you hoard.'
9: 36. The number of months with ALLAH is twelve months by ALLAH's
ordinance since the day when HE created the heavens and the earth. Of
these four are sacred. That is the right religion. So wrong not
yourselves therein. And fight the idolaters all together; and know that
ALLAH is with those who fear HIM.
9: 37. Surely the postponement of the Sacred Month is an addition to
disbelief. Those who disbelieve are led astray thereby. They allow it
one year and forbid it another year, that they may agree in the number
of the months which ALLAH has made sacred, and thus make lawful what
ALLAH has forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made to seem fair to
them. And ALLAH guides not the disbelieving people.
9: 38. O ye who believe; what is the matter with you that, when it
is said to you, go forth in the way of ALLAH, you sink down heavily
towards the earth ? Are you contented with the present life in the
preference to the Hereafter ? But the enjoyment of the present life is
but little compared to the Hereafter.
9: 39. If you will not go forth to fight in the cause of ALLAH, HE
will punish you with a painful punishment, and will chose in your stead
a people other than you, and you shall do HIM no harm at all. And ALLAH
has full power over all things.
9: 40. If you help him not, then know that ALLAH helped him even
when the disbelievers drove him forth while he was one of the two, when
they were both in the Cave, when he said to his Companion, `Grieve not
for ALLAH is with us.' Then ALLAH sent down HIS peace on him, and
succoured him with hosts which you did not see, and humbled the word of
those who disbelieved, and it is the word of ALLAH alone which is
supreme. And ALLAH is Mighty, Wise.
9: 41. Go forth, light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and
your lives in the cause of ALLAH. That is best for you, if only you
knew.
9: 42. If it had been an immediate gain and a short journey, they
would certainly have followed thee, but the hard journey seem too long
to them. Yet they will swear by ALLAH, saying, `If we had been able, we
would surely have gone forth with you.' They but ruin their souls; and
ALLAH knows that they are liars.
9: 43. ALLAH remove the ill consequences of thy mistake. Why didst
thou permit them to stay behind till it had become clear to thee and
thou hadst also known the liars ?
9: 44. Those who believe in ALLAH and the Last Day will not ask
leave of thee to be exempted from striving with their wealth and their
persons. And ALLAH well knows those who keep their duty to HIM.
9: 45. Only those will ask leave of thee to be exempted who do not
believe in ALLAH and the Last Day, and whose hearts are full of doubt,
and in their doubt they waver.
9: 46. And if they had readily intended to go forth, they would have
made some preparations for it; but ALLAH was averse to their marching
forth. so HE kept them back, and it was said to them; `keep sitting at
home with those who have kept sitting.'
9: 47. Had they gone forth with you, they would have added to you
naught but trouble, and would have hurried to and fro in your midst,
seeking to sow discord among you. And there are among you those who
would listen to you so as to convey information to them. And ALLAH well
knows the wrongdoers.
9: 48. They sought to stir up sedition even before this, and they
devised plots against thee till the truth came and the purpose of ALLAH
prevailed, though they did not like it.
9: 49. And among them is he who says, `Permit me to stay behind and
put me not to trial.' Surely, they have already fallen into trial. And
surely, Hell shall encompass the disbelievers.
9: 50. If good befalls thee, it grieves them, but if a misfortune
befalls thee, they say, `We had indeed taken our precaution
beforehand.' And they turn away rejoicing.
9: 51. Say, `Nothing shall befall us save that which ALLAH has
ordained for us. HE is our Protector. And in ALLAH then should the
believers put their trust.'
9: 52. Say, `You do not await for us aught save one of the two good
things, while we wait that ALLAH will afflict you with a punishment
either from Himself or at our hands. Wait then, we also are waiting.'
9: 53. Say, `Spend willingly or unwillingly, it shall not be
accepted from you. You are indeed a disobedient people.
9: 54. And nothing prevents that their contributions should be
accepted from them save that they disbelieve in ALLAH and HIS
Messenger. And they come not to Prayer except lazily and they spend not
in the way of ALLAH but reluctantly.
9: 55. So let not their wealth nor their children excite thy wonder.
ALLAH only intends to punish them therewith in the present life and
that their souls may depart while they are disbelievers.
9: 56. And they swear by ALLAH that they are indeed of you, while
they are not of you, but they are a cowardly people.
9: 57. If they could find a place of refuge, or caves, or even a
hole to enter, they would surely turn thereto, rushing in
uncontrollable haste.
9: 58. And among them are those who find fault with thee with
respect to the division of alms. If they are given thereof, they are
pleased; but if they are not given thereof, behold ! they are
indignant.
9: 59. And if they had been content with what ALLAH and HIS
Messenger had given them and had said, `Sufficient for us is ALLAH;
ALLAH will give us from HIS bounty, and so will HIS Messenger; to ALLAH
do we turn in supplication,' it would have been better for them.
9: 60. The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and for those
employed in connections therewith, and for those whose hearts are to be
reconciled, and for the freeing of slaves, and for those in debt, and
for the cause of ALLAH, and for the wayfarer - an ordinance from ALLAH.
And ALLAH is All-Knowing, Wise.
9: 61. And among them are those who annoy the Prophet and say, `He
is all ear.' Say, `His giving ear to all is for your good; he believes
in ALLAH and believes the Faithful, and is a mercy for those of you who
believe.' And those who annoy the Messenger of ALLAH shall have a
grievous punishment.
9: 62. They swear by ALLAH to you to please you; but ALLAH with HIS
Messenger has greater right that they should please HIM if they are
believers.
9: 63. Do they not know that whoso opposes ALLAH and HIS Messenger,
for him is the fire of Hell, wherein he shall abide ? That is a great
humiliation.
9: 64. The Hypocrites pretend they fear lest a Surah should be
revealed concerning them, informing them of what is in their hearts.
Say, `Mock on; surely, ALLAH will bring to light that of which you
pretended you were afraid lest it might be disclosed.
9: 65. And if thou question them, they will most surely say, `We
were only talking idly and jesting.' Say, `Was it ALLAH and HIS Signs
and HIS Messenger that you mocked at ?'
9: 66. Make ye no excuses. You certainly disbelieved after
believing. If WE forgive a party from among you, a party shall WE
punish, for they are guilty.
9: 67. The hypocrites, men and women, are all as one to another.
They enjoin evil and forbid good, and withhold their hands from
spending for the cause of ALLAH. They forgot ALLAH, So HE has forgotten
them. Surely, the hypocrites are the transgressors.
9: 68. ALLAH promises the hypocrites, men and women, and the
disbelievers the fire of Hell, wherein they shall abide. It will
suffice them. And ALLAH has cursed them. And they shall have a lasting
punishment.
9: 69. Even as those before you - they were mighty than you in power
and had more wealth and children. They enjoyed their lot for a time, so
have you enjoyed your lot as those before you enjoyed their lot. And
you indulge in idle talk. It is they whose works shall be of no avail
in this world and the Hereafter. And it is they who are the losers.
9: 70. Has not the news reached them of those before them - the
people of Noah, and Ad, and Thamud, and the people of Abraham, and the
dwellers of Midian, and the cities which were overthrown ? Their
Messengers came to them with clear Signs. So ALLAH wronged them not,
but they wronged themselves.
9: 71. And the believers, men and women, are friends of another.
They enjoined good and forbid evil and observe Prayer and pay the
Zakaat and obey ALLAH and HIS Messenger. It is these on whom ALLAH will
have mercy. Surely, ALLAH is Mighty and Wise.
9: 72. ALLAH has promised to believers, men and women, Gardens
underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide, and delightful
dwelling-places in Gardens of Eternity. And the pleasure of ALLAH is
the greatest of all. That is the supreme triumph.
9: 73. O Prophet ! strive hard against the disbelievers and the
Hypocrites. And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell, and evil
destination it is.
9: 74. They swear by ALLAH that they said nothing, but they did
certainly utter the word of disbelief, and disbelieved after they had
embraced Islam. And they designed what they could not attain. And they
cherished enmity against believers only because ALLAH and HIS Messenger
had enriched them out of HIS bounty. So if they repent, it will be
better for them; but if they turn away, ALLAH will punish them with a
grievous punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they shall
have neither friend nor helper in the earth.
9: 75. And among them are those who made a covenant with ALLAH,
saying, `If HE give us of HIS bounty, we would most surely give alms
and be of the virtuous.'
9: 76. But when HE gave them out of HIS bounty, they became
niggardly of it, and turned away in aversion.
9: 77. So HE requited them with hypocrisy which shall last in their
hearts until the day when they shall meet HIM, because they broke their
promise, and because they lied.
9: 78. Know they not that ALLAH knows their hidden thoughts as well
as their secret counsels and that ALLAH knows full well all unseen
things ?
9: 79. These hypocrites are those who find fault with such of the
believers as give freely in charity and with such as find nothing to
give save the earnings of their toil. So they deride them. ALLAH shall
punish them for their derision, and for them is a grievous punishment.
9: 80. Ask thou forgiveness for them, or ask thou not forgiveness
for them; even if thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times, ALLAH
will never forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in ALLAH and
HIS Messenger. And ALLAH guides not the perfidious people.
9: 81. Those who contrived to be left behind rejoice in their
sitting at home behind the Messenger of ALLAH, and were averse to
striving with their wealth and their persons in the cause of ALLAH. And
they said, `Go not forth in the heat.' Say, `The fire of Hell is more
intense in heat.' If only they could understand.
9: 82. They should laugh little and weep much as a reward for that
which they used to earn.
9: 83. And if ALLAH bring thee back to a party of them, they ask of
thee leave to go forth to fight, say then, `You shall never go forth
with me, and shall never fight an enemy with me. You chose to sit at
home the first time, so sit now with those who remain behind.'
9: 84. And never pray thou for any of them that dies, nor stand by
his grave; for they disbelieved in ALLAH and HIS Messenger and died
while they were disobedient.
9: 85. And let not their riches and their children excite thy
wonder; ALLAH only intends to punish them therewith in this world and
that their souls may depart while they are disbelievers.
9: 86. And when a Surah is revealed, enjoining, `Believe in ALLAH
and strive in HIS cause in company with HIS Messenger,' men of wealth
an affluence among them ask leave of thee and say, `Leave us that we be
with those who sit at home.
9: 87. They prefer to be with the womenfolk, who remain behind at
home and their hearts are sealed so that they understand not.
9: 88. But the Messenger and those who believe in him strive in the
cause of ALLAH with their wealth and their persons, and it is they who
shall have good things, and it is they who shall prosper.
9: 89. ALLAH has prepared for them Gardens under which streams flow;
therein shall they abide. That is the supreme triumph.
9: 90. And those, who make excuses from among the desert Arabs, came
with the request that exemption might be granted them. And those who
lied to ALLAH and HIS Messenger stayed at home. A grievous punishment
shall befall those of them who disbelieve.
9: 91. No blame lies on the weak, nor on the sick, nor on those who
find naught to spend, if they are sincere to ALLAH and HIS Messenger.
There is no cause of reproach against those who do good deeds; and
ALLAH is Most Forging, Merciful,
9: 92. Nor against those to whom, when they came to thee that thou
shouldst furnish them with mounts thou didst say, `I cannot find
whereon I can mount you;' they turned back, their eyes overflowing with
tears, out of grief that they could not find what they might spend.
9: 93. The cause of reproach is only against those who ask leave of
thee, while they are rich. They are content to be with the womenfolk
who remain behind at home. And ALLAH has set a seal upon their hearts
so that they know not.
9: 94. They will make excuses to you when you return to them. Say,
`Make no excuses; we shall not believe you. ALLAH has already informed
us of the true facts about you. And ALLAH will observe your conduct,
and also HIS Messenger; then will you be brought back to HIM Who knows
the unseen and the seen, and HE will tell you all that you used to do.'
9: 95. They will swear to you by ALLAH, when you return to them,
that you may leave them alone. So leave them alone. Surely, they are an
abomination, and their abode is Hell - a fit recompense for that which
they used to do.
9: 96. They will swear to you that you may be pleased with them. But
even if you be pleased with them, ALLAH will not be pleased with the
rebellious people.
9: 97. The Arabs of the desert are the worst in disbelief and
hypocrisy, and most apt not to know the ordinances of the Revelation
which ALLAH has sent down to HIS Messenger. And ALLAH is All-Knowing,
Wise.
9: 98. And among the Arabs of the desert are those who regard that
which they spend in the cause of ALLAH as a compulsory fine and they
wait for calamities to befall you. On themselves shall fall an evil
calamity. And ALLAH is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
9: 99. And among the Arabs of the desert are those who believe in
ALLAH and the Last Day, and regard that which they spend as means of
bringing them near to ALLAH and of receiving the prayers of the
Prophet. Aye ! it is for them certainly a means of bringing them near
to ALLAH. ALLAH will soon admit them to HIS mercy. Surely, ALLAH is
Most Forgiving, Merciful.
9:100. And as for the foremost among the believers, the first of the
Emigrants and the Helpers, and those who followed them in the best
possible manner, ALLAH is well-pleased with them and they are
well-pleased with HIM, and HE has prepared for them Gardens underneath
which streams flow. They will abide therein for ever. That is the
supreme triumph.
9:101. And of the desert Arabs around you some are hypocrites; and
of the people of Medina also. They persist in hypocrisy. Thou knowest
them not; WE know them. WE will punish them twice; then they shall be
given over to a great punishment.
9:102. And there are others who confessed their faults. They mixed
good works with others that are evil. It may be that ALLAH will turn to
them with compassion. Surely, ALLAH is Most Forgiving, Merciful.
9:103. Take alms out of their wealth, so that thou mayest cleanse
them and purify them thereby. And pray for them; thy prayer indeed is a
source of tranquility for them. And ALLAH is All-Knowing.
9:104. Know they not that ALLAH is HE Who accepts repentance from
HIS servants and take alms, and that ALLAH is HE Who is Oft-Returning
with compassion, and is Merciful ?
9:105. And say, `Go on working and ALLAH will surely watch your
conduct and also HIS Messenger and the believers. And you shall be
brought back to HIM Who knows the unseen and the seen; the HE will
inform you of what you did.'
9:106. And there are others whose case has been postponed pending
the decree of ALLAH. HE may punish them or HE may turn to them with
compassion. And ALLAH is All-Knowing, Wise.
9:107. And among the Hypocrites are those who have built a mosque in
order to injure Islam and help disbelief and to cause a division among
the believers, and to prepare an ambush for him who warred against
ALLAH and HIS Messenger before this. And they will surely swear; `We
meant nothing but good;' But ALLAH bears witness that they are
certainly liars.
9:108. Never stand to pray therein. A Mosque founded upon piety from
the very first day is surely more worthy that thou shouldst stand to
pray therein. In it are men who love to become purified, And ALLAH
loves those who purify themselves.
9:109. Is he, then, who founded his building on the fear of ALLAH
and HIS pleasure better or he who has founded his building on the brink
of a tottering water-worn bank which tumbled down with him into the
fire of Hell ? And ALLAH guides not the wrongdoing people.
9:110. This building of theirs, which they have built, will ever
continue to be a source of disquiet in their hearts, unless their
hearts be cut into pieces. And ALLAH is All-Knowing, Wise.
9:111. Surely, ALLAH has purchased of the believers their persons
and their property in return for the heavenly Garden they shall have;
they fight in the cause of ALLAH, and they slay and are slain - an
unfailing promise that HE has made binding on Himself in the Torah, and
the Gospel, and the Qur'an. And who is more faithful to his promise
than ALLAH ? Rejoice, then, in your bargain which you have made with
HIM; and that is the mighty triumph.
9:112. Those who turn to ALLAH in repentance, who worship HIM, who
praise HIM, who go about in the land serving HIM, who bow down to HIM,
who prostrate themselves in Prayer, who enjoin good and forbid evil,
and who observe the limits set by ALLAH. And give glad tidings to those
who believe.
9:113. It does not behove the Prophet and those who believe that
they should ask of ALLAH forgiveness for the idolaters, even though
they may be their kinsmen, after it has become plain to them that they
are the companions of Hell.
9:114. And Abraham asking forgiveness for his father was only
because of a promise he has made to him, but when it became clear to
him that he was an enemy of ALLAH, he dissociated himself from him.
Surely, Abraham was most tender-hearted and forbearing.
9:115. And ALLAH would not cause a people to go astray after HE has
guided them, until HE makes clear to them that which they ought to
guard against. Surely, ALLAH knows all things well.
9:116. Surely, it is ALLAH to Whom belongs the Kingdom of the
heavens and the earth. HE gives life and causes death. And you have no
friend nor helper besides ALLAH.
9:117. ALLAH has certainly turned with mercy to the Prophet and to
the Emigrants and the Helpers who followed him in the hour of distress
after the hearts of a party of them had almost swerved from duty. HE
again turned to them with mercy. Surely, HE is to them Compassionate,
Merciful.
9:118. And HE has turned with mercy to the three who happened to be
left behind until when the earth became too strait for them with all
its vastness, and their souls were also straitened for them, and they
became convinced that there was no refuge from ALLAH save unto Himself,
then HE turned to them with mercy that they might turn to HIM. Surely
it is ALLAH who is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.
9:119. O ye who believe ! fear ALLAH and be with the truthful.
9:120. It was not proper for the people of Medina and those around
them from among the Arabs of the desert that they should have remained
behind the Messenger of ALLAH or that they should have preferred their
own lives to his. That is because there afflicts them neither thirst
nor fatigue nor hunger in the way of ALLAH, nor do they tread a track
which enrages the disbelievers, nor do they gain an advantage over the
enemy but there is written down for them a good work on account of it.
Surely, ALLAH suffers not the reward of those who do good, to be lost.
9:121. And they spend not any sum, small or great, nor do they
traverse a valley, but it is written down for them, among their good
works, that ALLAH may give them the best reward for what they did.
9:122. It is not possible for the believers to go forth all
together. Why, then, does not a party from every section of them go
forth that they may become well-versed in religion, and that they may
warn their people when they return to them, so that they may guard
against evil.
9:123. O ye who believe ! fight such of the disbelievers as are
near to you and let them find hardness in you; and know that ALLAH is
with the righteous.
9:124. And whenever a Surah is sent down, there are some of them who
say; `Which of you has this Surah increased in faith ?' But as to
those who believe, it increases their faith and they rejoice.
9:125. But as for those in whose hearts is a disease, it adds
further uncleanness to their present uncleanness and they die while
they are disbelievers.
9:126. Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice
? Yet they do not repent, nor do they take heed.
9:127. And whenever a Surah is sent down, they look at one another,
saying, `Does anyone see you ?' Then they turn away. ALLAH has turned
away their hearts because they are a people who would not understand.
9:128. Surely, a Messenger has come unto you from among yourselves;
grievous to him is it that you should fall into trouble; he is ardently
desirous of your welfare; and to the believers he is specially
compassionate and merciful.
9:129. But if they turn away, say, `ALLAH is sufficient for me.
There is no god but HE. In HIM do I put my trust, and HE is the Lord of
the Mighty Throne.'