سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 194
ٱلشَّهْرُ ٱلْحَرَامُ بِٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُ قِصَاصٌ ۚ فَمَنِ ٱعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱعْتَدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا ٱعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿194﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things, there is the Law of Equality (Qisâs). Then whoever transgresses the prohibition against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allâh, and know that Allâh is with Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلشَّهْرُ
al-shahru
The month
ٱلْحَرَامُ
l-ḥarāmu
[the] sacred
بِٱلشَّهْرِ
bil-shahri
(is) for the month
ٱلْحَرَامِ
l-ḥarāmi
[the] sacred
وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُ
wal-ḥurumātu
and for all the violations
قِصَاصٌۭ ۚ
qiṣāṣun
(is) legal retribution
فَمَنِ
famani
Then whoever
ٱعْتَدَىٰ
iʿ'tadā
transgressed
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
فَٱعْتَدُوا۟
fa-iʿ'tadū
then you transgress
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
بِمِثْلِ
bimith'li
in (the) same manner
مَا
mā
(as)
ٱعْتَدَىٰ
iʿ'tadā
he transgressed
عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ
ʿalaykum
upon you
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
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 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 194) When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for ‘Umrah in Dhu al-Qa‘dah, 6 AH, the disbelievers resisted and prevented him from performing ‘Umrah, but eventually a treaty was made and it was agreed that the Muslims would perform ‘Umrah the following year. This agreement is famous as the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Then, when in the following year, 7 AH, the Muslims set out for ‘Umrah, they feared that fighting was prohibited in the sacred months and in the sanctuary of Makkah, but if the disbelievers broke their promise and prevented them from performing ‘Umrah, what should they do? Upon this, this verse was revealed. (Ibn Kathir) That is, (the observance of the sanctity of the sacred months by the disbelievers is to be met with the observance of their sanctity by you) if they do not respect the sacred months, then you also do not, and if they break their promise, then you also do not observe the sanctity of the sanctuary. (Qurtubi, Ibn Kathir) It should be noted that the sacred months are four: Dhu al-Qa‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab. Although retaliation is not called transgression, rather it is a right, but this is only a similarity in wording, as the word { ”فَمَنِ اعْتَدٰى“ } is used in response to {”فَاعْتَدُوْا“}, just as it is said: «وَ جَزٰٓؤُا سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا » [الشوریٰ : ۴۰ ] “And the recompense of an evil is an evil like it.”
