Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 13
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ { اَتَخْشَوْنَهُمْ۠ فَاللّٰهُ اَحَقُّ … :} This too is a powerful way to incite to battle: to say to someone, “Are you afraid of the enemies?” A person of honor will respond and prove by action that no, I am not afraid of the enemies. Then the Muslims are encouraged: you are the ones who have faith and certainty in Allah, knowing that victory and defeat, benefit and harm, are all in His hands. In such a situation, it is only right that you fear Allah instead of the disbelievers and fight against them.
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13. 2 This refers to the consultation in Dar al-Nadwah, in which the chiefs of Makkah deliberated on the proposals to exile, imprison, or kill the Prophet ﷺ.
13. 3 This either refers to the attitude of the polytheists of Makkah in the Battle of Badr, that they went to protect their trade caravan, but even after seeing that the caravan had escaped safely, they continued to prepare for battle and provoke the Muslims at the place of Badr, which ultimately resulted in war. Or it refers to the help that the Quraysh provided to the tribe of Banu Bakr when they attacked the allied tribe of the Prophet ﷺ, Khuzā‘ah, even though this assistance by the Quraysh was a violation of the treaty.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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Reasons for Emphasis and Encouragement of Jihad After the Declaration of Disassociation:
Before this, Muslims had been encouraged towards jihad multiple times, and Muslims had already fought several battles and wars. Now, after the declaration of disassociation, Allah Almighty, by reminding the Muslims of the previous injustices done to them, gave a strong encouragement to fight against the disbelievers, and there were several reasons for this. For example, even at the time of the declaration of disassociation, the number of polytheists in the Arabian Peninsula was greater than that of the Muslims, so the Muslims might have thought that instead of accepting such humiliation, they should all unite and wipe out the very name of Islam, and with a warlike and brave nation like the Arabs, such a danger was not far from reason. Because, firstly, all their treaties were being declared null and void, and secondly, they were being threatened with exile or challenged to prepare for war. Thirdly, their custodianship of the Ka'bah was ended. Fourthly, their entry into the Ka'bah was declared forbidden, and Makkah was the very trade center upon which, especially, the local polytheists and the surrounding polytheist tribes' economy mostly depended. Fifthly, those who were newly embracing Islam, most of their relatives were still polytheists, and there seemed to be no way to maintain relations with them. Therefore, on the basis of these reasons, it was quite possible that all the polytheists would unite and rise up for a great war against the Muslims, or at least a widespread civil war would begin against the Muslims throughout Arabia. Therefore, it was necessary that at such a time, Muslims should be strongly encouraged towards jihad, and those dangers should be removed from their minds which they saw as a result of implementing this policy, and they should be instructed that they should not fear anything in fulfilling Allah's will.
