ٱلَّذِينَ
أُخۡرِجُواْ
مِن
دِيَٰرِهِم
بِغَيۡرِ
حَقٍّ
إِلَّآ
أَن
يَقُولُواْ
رَبُّنَا
ٱللَّهُۗ
وَلَوۡلَا
دَفۡعُ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلنَّاسَ
بَعۡضَهُم
بِبَعۡضٖ
لَّهُدِّمَتۡ
صَوَٰمِعُ
وَبِيَعٞ
وَصَلَوَٰتٞ
وَمَسَٰجِدُ
يُذۡكَرُ
فِيهَا
ٱسۡمُ
ٱللَّهِ
كَثِيرٗاۗ
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ
ٱللَّهُ
مَن
يَنصُرُهُۥٓۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَقَوِيٌّ
عَزِيزٌ
٤٠
Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty -
— M. Pickthall
[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allāh." And were it not that Allāh checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allāh is much mentioned [i.e., praised]. And Allāh will surely support those who support Him [i.e., His cause]. Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
— Saheeh International
(They are) those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is Allah". Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce His Will).
— 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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