أُذِنَ
لِلَّذِينَ
يُقَٰتَلُونَ
بِأَنَّهُمۡ
ظُلِمُواْۚ
وَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
نَصۡرِهِمۡ
لَقَدِيرٌ
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Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;
— M. Pickthall
Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought,1 because they were wronged. And indeed, Allāh is competent to give them victory.
— Saheeh International
To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged;- and verily, Allah is most powerful for their aid;-
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Permission to fight; this is the first Ayah of Jihad
Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This was revealed about Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions, when they were expelled from Makkah." Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak and others among the Salaf, such as Ibn `Abbas, `Urwah bin Az-Zubayr, Zayd bin Aslam, Muqatil b
…Permission to fight; this is the first Ayah of Jihad
Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This was revealed about Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions, wh
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