وَقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ
حَتَّىٰ
لَا
تَكُونَ
فِتۡنَةٞ
وَيَكُونَ
ٱلدِّينُ
لِلَّهِۖ
فَإِنِ
ٱنتَهَوۡاْ
فَلَا
عُدۡوَٰنَ
إِلَّا
عَلَى
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
١٩٣
Fight against them ˹if they persecute you˺ until there is no more persecution, and ˹your˺ devotion will be to Allah ˹alone˺. If they stop ˹persecuting you˺, let there be no hostility except against the aggressors.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] religion [i.e., worship] is [acknowledged to be] for Allāh. But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression [i.e., assault] except against the oppressors.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to fight Those Who fight Muslims and killing Them wherever They are found
Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that Abu Al-`Aliyah commented on what Allah said:
وَقَتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَتِلُونَكُمْ
(And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you,)
Abu A
…The Command to fight Those Who fight Muslims and killing Them wherever They are found
Abu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that Abu Al-`
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