سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 123
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يَلُونَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ وَلْيَجِدُوا۟ فِيكُمْ غِلْظَةً ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿123﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you; and know that Allâh is with those who are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
قَـٰتِلُوا۟
qātilū
Fight
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَلُونَكُم
yalūnakum
(are) close to you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكُفَّارِ
l-kufāri
the disbelievers
وَلْيَجِدُوا۟
walyajidū
and let them find
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
in you
غِلْظَةًۭ ۚ
ghil'ẓatan
harshness
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
wa-iʿ'lamū
And know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مَعَ
maʿa
(is) with
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
l-mutaqīna
those who fear (Him)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
123. 1. In this, an important principle of fighting against disbelievers has been stated. Jihad is to be waged against the disbelievers, just as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ first fought against the polytheists residing in the Arabian Peninsula. When he ﷺ was finished with them and Allah Almighty granted Muslims dominance over regions such as Makkah, Ta’if, Yemen, Yamamah, Hajar, Khaybar, Hadramawt, etc., and all the tribes of Arabia entered Islam in multitudes, then he ﷺ began fighting the People of the Book. In the 9th year of Hijrah, he ﷺ set out for Tabuk to fight the Romans, who were near the Arabian Peninsula. In accordance with this, after the passing of the Prophet ﷺ, the Rightly Guided Caliphs fought against the Christians of Rome and waged war against the Magians of Iran.
123. 2. That is, there should not be softness but rather hardness in the hearts of Muslims towards the disbelievers, just as in (اَشِدَّاۗءُ عَلَي الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاۗءُ بَيْنَهُمْ) 48. Al-Fath:29) the attribute of the Companions has been described. Similarly, in (اَذِلَّةٍ عَلَي الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اَعِزَّةٍ عَلَي الْكٰفِرِيْنَ) 5. Al-Ma’idah:54) it is the attribute of the people of faith.
123. 2. That is, there should not be softness but rather hardness in the hearts of Muslims towards the disbelievers, just as in (اَشِدَّاۗءُ عَلَي الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاۗءُ بَيْنَهُمْ) 48. Al-Fath:29) the attribute of the Companions has been described. Similarly, in (اَذِلَّةٍ عَلَي الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اَعِزَّةٍ عَلَي الْكٰفِرِيْنَ) 5. Al-Ma’idah:54) it is the attribute of the people of faith.
