أَلَا
تُقَٰتِلُونَ
قَوۡمٗا
نَّكَثُوٓاْ
أَيۡمَٰنَهُمۡ
وَهَمُّواْ
بِإِخۡرَاجِ
ٱلرَّسُولِ
وَهُم
بَدَءُوكُمۡ
أَوَّلَ
مَرَّةٍۚ
أَتَخۡشَوۡنَهُمۡۚ
فَٱللَّهُ
أَحَقُّ
أَن
تَخۡشَوۡهُ
إِن
كُنتُم
مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
١٣
Will you not fight those who have broken their oaths, conspired to expel the Messenger ˹from Mecca˺, and attacked you first? Do you fear them? Allah is more deserving of your fear, if you are ˹true˺ believers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Would you not fight against a people who broke their oaths and determined to expel the Messenger, and they had begun [the attack upon] you the first time? Do you fear them? But Allāh has more right that you should fear Him, if you are [truly] believers.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Encouragement to fight the Disbelievers, and some Benefits of fighting Them
These Ayat encourage, direct and recommend fighting against the idolators who break the terms of their covenants, those who tried to expel the Messenger from Makkah. Allah said in other Ayat,
وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَف
…Encouragement to fight the Disbelievers, and some Benefits of fighting Them
These Ayat encourage, direct and recommend fighting against the idolators w
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