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At-Tawba 9:5

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فَإِذَا ٱنسَلَخَ ٱلۡأَشۡهُرُ ٱلۡحُرُمُ فَٱقۡتُلُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ حَيۡثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡ وَخُذُوهُمۡ وَٱحۡصُرُوهُمۡ وَٱقۡعُدُواْ لَهُمۡ كُلَّ مَرۡصَدٖۚ فَإِن تَابُواْ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُاْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَخَلُّواْ سَبِيلَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

Rowwad Translation Center

Then when the [four] sacred months[1] are over, kill the polytheists wherever you find them, seize them, besiege them and lie in wait for them on every route[2]. But if they repent, establish prayers and give zakah, then set them free, for Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful[3].

Notes

[1] i.e., Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qa‘dah and Dhul-Hijjah. [2] Some prominent scholars of Islam are of the opinion that this applies especially to combatant disbelievers who pose a threat to Muslims. [3] The next few verses reveal who these really are and why they deserve such retaliatory measures.

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Translation: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.20.

Arabic text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex. Surah details: Tanzil.net (CC BY 3.0).

This is a translation of the meanings of the Quran. Like any human work, it may contain errors.