سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 193
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ لِلَّهِ ۖ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوْا۟ فَلَا عُدْوَٰنَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿193﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allâh) and (all and every kind of) worship is for Allâh (Alone). But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zâlimûn (the polytheists, and wrong-doers)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ
waqātilūhum
And fight (against) them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
لَا
lā
not
تَكُونَ
takūna
(there) is
فِتْنَةٌۭ
fit'natun
oppression
وَيَكُونَ
wayakūna
and becomes
ٱلدِّينُ
l-dīnu
the religion
لِلَّهِ ۖ
lillahi
for Allah
فَإِنِ
fa-ini
Then if
ٱنتَهَوْا۟
intahaw
they cease
فَلَا
falā
then (let there be) no
عُدْوَٰنَ
ʿud'wāna
hostility
إِلَّا
illā
except
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the oppressors
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 193) ➊ That is, keep fighting them until every kind of fitnah (polytheism and the oppression and persecution to force it) is completely eradicated and the religion of Allah becomes dominant in every way. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I have been commanded to fight all people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, and establish prayer and pay zakah. Then when they do this, they have protected their blood and their wealth from me except by the right of Islam, and their reckoning is with Allah.” [ بخاری، الإیمان، باب « فإن تابوا و أقاموا… » : ۲۵ ]
➋ {اِلَّا عَلَى الظّٰلِمِيْنَ :} That is, if they desist from polytheism or from fighting the Muslims, then after that, whoever fights them will be the oppressor and he will receive the punishment for this excess. Here, the word {”عُدْوَانَ“} is used in the sense of such punishment. (Ibn Kathir) The second meaning is that if they desist from oppression, that is, polytheism, then now excess against them is not permissible, because now they are not oppressors. ‘Transgression’ refers to the excess that occurs in retaliation, as in the next verse: «فَمَنِ اعْتَدٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوْا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدٰى عَلَيْكُمْ» [ البقرۃ : ۱۹۴] “So whoever transgresses against you, then transgress against him in the same manner as he transgressed against you.” (Ibn Kathir)
➋ {اِلَّا عَلَى الظّٰلِمِيْنَ :} That is, if they desist from polytheism or from fighting the Muslims, then after that, whoever fights them will be the oppressor and he will receive the punishment for this excess. Here, the word {”عُدْوَانَ“} is used in the sense of such punishment. (Ibn Kathir) The second meaning is that if they desist from oppression, that is, polytheism, then now excess against them is not permissible, because now they are not oppressors. ‘Transgression’ refers to the excess that occurs in retaliation, as in the next verse: «فَمَنِ اعْتَدٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوْا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدٰى عَلَيْكُمْ» [ البقرۃ : ۱۹۴] “So whoever transgresses against you, then transgress against him in the same manner as he transgressed against you.” (Ibn Kathir)
