ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
يُقَٰتِلُونَ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
يُقَٰتِلُونَ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ
فَقَٰتِلُوٓاْ
أَوۡلِيَآءَ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ
إِنَّ
كَيۡدَ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ
كَانَ
ضَعِيفًا
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Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who disbelieve do battle for the cause of idols. So fight the minions of the devil. Lo! the devil's strategy is ever weak.
— M. Pickthall
Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.
— A. Yusuf Ali
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Encouraging Jihad to Defend the Oppressed
Allah encouraged His believing servants to perform Jihad in His cause and to strive hard to save the oppressed Muslims in Makkah, men, women and children who were restless because of having to remain there. This is why Allah said,
الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ
…Encouraging Jihad to Defend the Oppressed
Allah encouraged His believing servants to perform Jihad in His cause and to strive hard to save the oppresse
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