Repentance
[9:1]
Freedom from obligation (is
proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with
whom ye made a treaty.
[9:2]
Travel freely in the land four months, and know
that ye cannot escape Allah and that Allah will confound the disbelievers (in
His Guidance).
[9:3]
And a proclamation from Allah and His messenger
to all men on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from
obligation to the idolaters, and (so is) His messenger. So, if ye repent, it
will be better for you; but if ye are averse, then know that ye cannot escape
Allah. Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve,
[9:4]
Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye
(Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated
nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against you. (As for these),
fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep
their duty (unto Him).
[9:5]
Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay
the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them,
and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and
pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.
[9:6]
And if anyone of the idolaters seeketh thy
protection (O Muhammad), then protect him so that he may hear the Word of
Allah, and afterward convey him to his place of safety. That is because they
are a folk who know not.
[9:7]
How can there be a treaty with Allah and with His
messenger for the idolaters save those with whom ye made a treaty at the
[9:8]
How (can there be any treaty for the others)
when, if they have the upper hand of you, they regard not pact nor honour in
respect of you ? They satisfy you with their mouths the while their hearts
refuse. And most of them are wrongdoers.
[9:9]
They have purchased with the revelations of
Allah a little gain, so they debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which
they are wont to do.
[9:10]
And they observe toward a believer neither pact
nor honour. These are they who are transgressors.
[9:11]
But if they repent and establish worship and pay
the poor-due, then are they your brethren in religion. We detail Our
revelations for a people who have knowledge.
[9:12]
And if they break their pledges after their
treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your religion, then fight the heads
of disbelief - Lo! they have no binding oaths - in order that they may desist.
[9:13]
Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn
pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first ?
What! Fear ye them ? Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye
are believers
[9:14]
Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your
hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will
heal the breasts of folk who are believers.
[9:15]
And He will remove the anger of their hearts.
Allah relenteth toward whom He will. Allah is Knower, Wise.
[9:16]
Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace)
when Allah yet knoweth not those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none
save Allah and His messenger and the believers ? Allah is Informed of what ye
do.
[9:17]
It is not for the idolaters to tend Allah’s
sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves of disbelief. As for such,
their works are vain and in the Fire they will abide.
[9:18]
He only shall tend Allah’s sanctuaries who
believeth in Allah and the Last Day and observeth proper worship and payeth the
poor-due and feareth none save Allah. For such (only) is it possible that they
can be of the rightly guided.
[9:19]
Count ye the slaking of a pilgrim’s thirst and
tendance of the
[9:20]
Those who believe, and have left their homes and
striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah’s way are of much greater
worth in Allah’s sight. These are they who are triumphant.
[9:21]
Their Lord giveth them good tidings of mercy
from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs;
[9:22]
There they will abide for ever. Lo! with Allah
there is immense reward.
[9:23]
O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor
your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith.
Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers.
[9:24]
Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your
brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and
merchandise for which ye fear that there will no sale, and dwellings ye desire
are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then
wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing
folk.
[9:25]
Allah hath given you victory on many fields and
on the day of Huneyn, when ye exulted in your multitude but it availed you
naught, and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you; then ye turned
back in flight;
[9:26]
Then Allah sent His peace of reassurance down
upon His messenger and upon the believers, and sent down hosts ye could not
see, and punished those who disbelieved. Such is the reward of disbelievers.
[9:27]
Then afterward Allah will relent toward whom He
will; for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[9:28]
O ye who believe! The idolaters only are
unclean. So let them not come near the
[9:29]
Fight against such of those who have been given the
Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which
Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth,
until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.
[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 their saying with
their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah
(Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they!
[9:31]
They have taken as lords beside Allah their
rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to
worship only One God. There is no God save Him. Be He Glorified from all that
they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
[9:32]
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with
their mouths, but Allah disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His
light, however much the disbelievers are averse.
[9:33]
He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the
guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all
religion, however much the idolaters may be averse.
[9:34]
O ye who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish)
rabbis and the (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and
debar (men) from the way of Allah. They who hoard up gold and silver and spend
it not in the way of Allah, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful
doom,
[9:35]
On the day when it will (all) be heated in the
fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will be
branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye
hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used to hoard.
[9:36]
Lo! the number of the months with Allah is
twelve months by Allah’s ordinance in the day that He created the heavens and the
earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right religion. So wrong not
yourselves in them. And wage war on all of the idolaters as they are waging war
on all of you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto
Him).
[9:37]
Postponement (of a sacred month) is only an
excess of disbelief whereby those who disbelieve are misled; they allow it one
year and forbid it (another) year, that they may make up the number of the
months which Allah hath hallowed, so that they allow that which Allah hath
forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made fairseeming unto them. Allah guideth
not the disbelieving folk.
[9:38]
O ye who believe! What aileth you that when it
is said unto you: Go forth in the way of Allah, ye are bowed down to the ground
with heaviness. Take ye pleasure in the life of the world rather than in the
Hereafter ? The comfort of the life of the world is but little in the
Hereafter.
[9:39]
If ye go not forth He will afflict you with a
painful doom, and will choose instead of you a folk other than you. Ye cannot
harm Him at all. Allah is Able to do all things.
[9:40]
If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when
those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in
the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then
Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him
with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the
nethermost, while Allah’s Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is
Mighty, Wise.
[9:41]
Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and
strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for
you if ye but knew.
[9:42]
Had it been a near adventure and an easy journey
they had followed thee, but the distance seemed too far for them. Yet will they
swear by Allah (saying): If we had been able we would surely have set out with
you. They destroy their souls, and Allah knoweth that they verily are liars.
[9:43]
Allah forgive thee (O Muhammad)! Wherefor didst
thou grant them leave ere those who told the truth were manifest to thee and
thou didst know the liars ?
[9:44]
Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day ask
no leave of thee lest they should strive with their wealth and their lives.
Allah is Aware of those who keep their duty (unto Him).
[9:45]
They alone ask leave of thee who believe not in
Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts feel doubt, so in their doubt they
waver.
[9:46]
And if they had wished to go forth they would
assuredly have made ready some equipment, but Allah was averse to their being
sent forth and held them back and it was said (unto them): Sit ye with the
sedentary!
[9:47]
Had they gone forth among you they had added to
you naught save trouble and had hurried to and fro among you, seeking to cause
sedition among you; and among you there are some who would have listened to
them. Allah is Aware of evil-doers.
[9:48]
Aforetime they sought to cause sedition and
raised difficulties for thee till the Truth came and the decree of Allah was made
manifest, though they were loth.
[9:49]
Of them is he who saith: Grant me leave (to stay
at home) and tempt me not. Surely it is into temptation that they (thus) have
fallen. Lo! hell verily is all around the disbelievers.
[9:50]
If good befalleth thee (O Muhammad) it
afflicteth them, and if calamity befalleth thee, they say: We took precaution,
and they turn away well pleased.
[9:51]
Say: Naught befalleth us save that which Allah hath
decreed for us. He is our Protecting Friend. In Allah let believers put their
trust!
[9:52]
Say: Can ye await for us aught save one of two
good things (death or victory in Allah’s way) ? while we await for you that
Allah will afflict you with a doom from Him or at our hands. Await then! Lo! We
are awaiting with you.
[9:53]
Say: Pay (your contribution), willingly or
unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Lo! ye were ever froward folk.
[9:54]
And naught preventeth that their contributions
should be accepted from them save that they have disbelieved in Allah and in
His messenger, and they come not to worship save as idlers, and pay not (their
contribution) save reluctantly.
[9:55]
So let not their riches nor their children
please thee (O Muhammad). Allah thereby intendeth but to punish them in the
life of the world and that their souls shall pass away while they are
disbelievers.
[9:56]
And they swear by Allah that they are in truth
of you, when they are not of you, but they are folk who are afraid.
[9:57]
Had they but found a refuge, or caverns, or a
place to enter, they surely had resorted thither swift as runaways.
[9:58]
And of them is he who defameth thee in the
matter of the alms. If they are given thereof they are content, and if they are
not given thereof, behold! they are enraged.
[9:59]
(How much more seemly) had they been content
with that which Allah and His messenger had given them and had said: Allah
sufficeth us. Allah will give us of His bounty, and (also) His messenger. Unto
Allah we are suppliants.
[9:60]
The alms are only for the poor and the needy,
and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to
free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the
wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is Knower, Wise.
[9:61]
And of them are those who vex the Prophet and
say: He is only a hearer. Say: A hearer of good for you, who believeth in Allah
and is true to the believers, and a mercy for such of you as believe. Those who
vex the messenger of Allah, for them there is a painful doom.
[9:62]
They swear by Allah to you (Muslims) to please
you, but Allah, with His messenger, hath more right that they should please Him
if they are believers.
[9:63]
Know they not that whoso opposeth Allah and His
messenger, his verily is fire of hell, to abide therein ? That is the extreme
abasement.
[9:64]
The hypocrites fear lest a surah should be
revealed concerning them, proclaiming what is in their hearts. Say: Scoff (your
fill)! Lo! Allah is disclosing what ye fear.
[9:65]
And if thou ask them (O Muhammad) they will say:
We did but talk and jest. Say: Was it at Allah and His revelations and His
messenger that ye did scoff ?
[9:66]
Make no excuse. Ye have disbelieved after your (confession
of) belief. If We forgive a party of you, a party of you We shall punish
because they have been guilty.
[9:67]
The hypocrites, both men and women, proceed one
from another. They enjoin the wrong, and they forbid the right, and they
withhold their hands (from spending for the cause of Allah). They forget Allah,
so He hath forgotten them. Lo! the hypocrites, they are the transgressors.
[9:68]
Allah promiseth the hypocrites, both men and
women, and the disbelievers fire of hell for their abode. It will suffice them.
Allah curseth them, and theirs is lasting torment.
[9:69]
Even as those before you who were mightier than
you in strength, and more affluent than you in wealth and children. They
enjoyed their lot awhile, so ye enjoy your lot awhile even as those before you
did enjoy their lot awhile. And ye prate even as they prated. Such are they
whose works have perished in the world and the Hereafter. Such are they who are
the losers.
[9:70]
Hath not the fame of those before them reached
them - the folk of Noah, A’ad, Thamud, the folk of Abraham, the dwellers of
Midian and the disasters (which befell them) ? Their messengers (from Allah)
came unto them with proofs (of Allah’s Sovereignty). So Allah surely wronged
them not, but they did wrong themselves.
[9:71]
And the believers, men and women, are protecting
friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they
establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His
messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is Mighty,
Wise.
[9:72]
Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women,
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide - blessed
dwellings in Gardens of
[9:73]
O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and
the hypocrites! Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless
journey’s end.
[9:74]
They swear by Allah that they said nothing
(wrong), yet they did say the word of disbelief, and did disbelieve after their
Surrender (to Allah). And they purposed that which they could not attain, and
they sought revenge only that Allah by His messenger should enrich them of His
bounty. If they repent it will be better for them; and if they turn away, Allah
will afflict them with a painful doom in the world and the Hereafter, and they
have no protecting friend nor helper in the earth.
[9:75]
And of them is he who made a covenant with Allah
(saying): If He give us of His bounty we will give alms and become of the
righteous.
[9:76]
Yet when He gave them of His bounty, they
hoarded it and turned away, averse;
[9:77]
So He hath made the consequence (to be)
hypocrisy in their hearts until the day when they shall meet Him, because they
broke their word to Allah that they promised Him, and because they lied.
[9:78]
Know they not that Allah knoweth both their
secret and the thought that they confide, and that Allah is the Knower of
Things Hidden ?
[9:79]
Those who point at such of the believers as give
the alms willingly and such as can find naught to give but their endeavours,
and deride them - Allah (Himself) derideth them. Theirs will be a painful doom.
[9:80]
Ask forgiveness for them (O Muhammad), or ask not
forgiveness for them; though thou ask forgiveness for them seventy times Allah
will not forgive them. That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His
messenger, and Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
[9:81]
Those who were left behind rejoiced at sitting
still behind the messenger of Allah, and were averse to striving with their
wealth and their lives in Allah’s way. And they said: Go not forth in the heat!
Say: The fire of hell is more intense of heat, if they but understood.
[9:82]
Then let them laugh a little: they will weep
much, as the reward of what they used to earn.
[9:83]
If Allah bring thee back (from the campaign)
unto a party of them and they ask of thee leave to go out (to fight), then say
unto them: Ye shall never more go out with me nor fight with me against a foe.
Ye were content with sitting still the first time. So sit still, with the
useless.
[9:84]
And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them who
dieth, nor stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger,
and they died while they were evil-doers.
[9:85]
Let not their wealth nor their children please
thee! Allah purposeth only to punish them thereby in the world, and that their
souls shall pass away while they are disbelievers.
[9:86]
And when a surah is revealed (which saith):
Believe in Allah and strive along with His messenger, the men of wealth among
them still ask leave of thee and say: Suffer us to be with those who sit (at
home).
[9:87]
They are content that they should be with the
useless and their hearts are sealed, so that they apprehend not.
[9:88]
But the messenger and those who believe with him
strive with their wealth and their lives. Such are they for whom are the good
things. Such are they who are the success
[9:89]
Allah hath made ready for them Gardens
underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide. That is the supreme
triumph.
[9:90]
And those among the wandering Arabs who had an
excuse came in order that permission might be granted them. And those who lied
to Allah and His messenger sat at home. A painful doom will fall on those of
them who disbelieve.
[9:91]
Not unto the weak nor unto the sick nor unto
those who can find naught to spend is any fault (to be imputed though they stay
at home) if they are true to Allah and His messenger. Not unto the good is
there any road (of blame). Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[9:92]
Nor unto those whom, when they came to thee
(asking) that thou shouldst mount them, thou didst tell: I cannot find whereon
to mount you. They turned back with eyes flowing with tears, for sorrow that
they could not find the means to spend.
[9:93]
The road (of blame) is only against those who
ask for leave of thee (to stay at home) when they are rich. They are content to
be with the useless. Allah hath sealed their hearts so that they know not.
[9:94]
They will make excuse to you (Muslims) when ye
return unto them. Say: Make no excuse, for we shall not believe you. Allah hath
told us tidings of you. Allah and His messenger will see your conduct, and then
ye will be brought back unto Him Who knoweth the Invisible as well as the
Visible, and He will tell you what ye used to do.
[9:95]
They will swear by Allah unto you, when ye return
unto them, that ye may let them be. Let them be, for lo! they are unclean, and
their abode is hell as the reward for what they used to earn.
[9:96]
They swear unto you, that ye may accept them.
Though ye accept them. Allah verily accepteth not wrongdoing folk.
[9:97]
The wandering Arabs are more hard in disbelief
and hypocrisy, and more likely to be ignorant of the limits which Allah hath
revealed unto His messenger. And Allah is Knower, Wise.
[9:98]
And of the wandering Arabs there is he who
taketh that which he expendeth (for the cause of Allah) as a loss, and awaiteth
(evil) turns of fortune for you (that he may be rid of it). The evil turn of
fortune will be theirs. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
[9:99]
And of the wandering Arabs there is he who
believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and taketh that which he expendeth and
also the prayers of the messenger as acceptable offerings in the sight of
Allah. Lo! verily it is an acceptable offering for them. Allah will bring them
into His mercy. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[9:100]
And the first to lead the way, of the Muhajirin
and the Ansar, and those who followed them in goodness - Allah is well pleased
with them and they are well pleased with Him, and He hath made ready for them
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is
the supreme triumph.
[9:101]
And among those around you of the wandering
Arabs there are hypocrites, and among the townspeople of Al-Madinah (there are
some who) persist in hypocrisy whom thou (O Muhammad) knowest not. We, We know
them, and We shall chastise them twice; then they will be relegated to a
painful doom.
[9:102]
And (there are) others who have acknowledged
their faults. They mixed a righteous action with another that was bad. It may
be that Allah will relent toward them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[9:103]
Take alms of their wealth, wherewith thou mayst
purify them and mayst make them grow, and pray for them. Lo! thy prayer is an
assuagement for them. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
[9:104]
Know they not that Allah is He Who accepteth
repentance from His bondmen and taketh the alms, and that Allah is He Who is
the Relenting, the Merciful.
[9:105]
And say (unto them): Act! Allah will behold your
actions, and (so will) His messenger and the believers, and ye will be brought
back to the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, and He will tell you what
ye used to do.
[9:106]
And (there are) others who await Allah’s decree,
whether He will punish them or will forgive them. Allah is Knower, Wise.
[9:107]
And as for those who chose a place of worship
out of opposition and disbelief, and in order to cause dissent among the
believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His
messenger aforetime, they will surely swear: We purposed naught save good.
Allah beareth witness that they verily are liars.
[9:108]
Never stand (to pray) there. A place of worship
which was found upon duty (to Allah) from the first day is more worthy that
thou shouldst stand (to pray) therein, wherein are men who love to purify
themselves. Allah loveth the purifiers.
[9:109]
Is he who founded his building upon duty to
Allah and His good pleasure better; or he who founded his building on the brink
of a crumbling, overhanging precipice so that it toppled with him into the fire
of hell ? Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
[9:110]
The building which they built will never cease
to be a misgiving in their hearts unless their hearts be torn to pieces. Allah
is Knower, Wise.
[9:111]
Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their
lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in
the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding
on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an. Who fulfilleth His covenant
better than Allah ? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is
the supreme triumph.
[9:112]
(Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to
Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those
who bow down, those who fall prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right
and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah -
And give glad tidings to believers!
[9:113]
It is not for the Prophet, and those who
believe, to pray for the forgiveness of idolaters even though they may be near
of kin (to them) after it hath become clear that they are people of hell-fire.
[9:114]
The prayer of Abraham for the forgiveness of his
father was only because of a promise he had promised him, but when it had
become clear unto him that he (his father) was an enemy to Allah he (Abraham)
disowned him. Lo! Abraham was soft of heart, long-suffering.
[9:115]
It was never Allah’s (part) that He should send
a folk astray after He had guided them until He had made clear unto them what
they should avoid. Lo! Allah is Aware of all things.
[9:116]
Lo! Allah! Unto Him belongeth the Sovereignty of
the heavens and the earth. He quickeneth and He giveth death. And ye have, instead
of Allah, no protecting friend nor helper.
[9:117]
Allah hath turned in mercy to the Prophet, and
to the Muhajirin and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of hardship. After
the hearts of a party of them had almost swerved aside, then turned He unto
them in mercy. Lo! He is Full of Pity, Merciful for them.
[9:118]
And to the three also (did He turn in mercy) who
were left behind, when the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for them, and
their own souls were straitened for them till they bethought them that there is
no refuge from Allah save toward Him. Then turned He unto them in mercy that
they (too) might turn (repentant unto Him). Lo! Allah! He is the Relenting, the
Merciful.
[9:119]
O ye who believe! Be careful of your duty to
Allah, and be with the truthful.
[9:120]
It is not for the townsfolk of Al-Madinah and
for those around them of the wandering Arabs so stay behind the messenger of
Allah and prefer their lives to his life. That is because neither thirst nor
toil nor hunger afflicteth them in the way of Allah, nor step they any step
that angereth the disbelievers, nor gain they from the enemy a gain, but a good
deed is recorded for them therefor. Lo! Allah loseth not the wages of the good.
[9:121]
Nor spend they any spending, small or great, nor
do they cross a valley, but it is recorded for them, that Allah may repay them
the best of what they used to do.
[9:122]
And the believers should not all go out to
fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are
left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they may warn their
folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.
[9:123]
O ye who believe! Fight those of the
disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that
Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).
[9:124]
And whenever a surah is revealed there are some
of them who say: Which one of you hath thus increased in faith ? As for those
who believe, it hath increased them in faith and they rejoice (therefor).
[9:125]
But as for those in whose hearts is disease, it
only addeth wickedness to their wickedness, and they die while they are
disbelievers.
[9:126]
See they not that they are tested once or twice
in every year ? Still they turn not in repentance, neither pay they heed.
[9:127]
And whenever a surah is revealed, they look one
at another (as who should say): Doth anybody see you ? Then they turn away.
Allah turneth away their hearts because they are a folk who understand not.
[9:128]
There hath come unto you a messenger, (one) of
yourselves, unto whom aught that ye are overburdened is grievous, full of
concern for you, for the believers full of pity, merciful.
[9:129]
Now, if they turn away (O Muhammad) say: Allah
sufficeth me. There is no God save Him. In Him have I put my trust, and He is
Lord of the Tremendous Throne.