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They (Jews
and Christians) took their rabbis
and their monks to be their lords besides Allah (by
obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according
to their own desires without being ordered by Allah),
and (they also took as their
Lord) Messiah, son of Maryam
(Mary),
while they (Jews and Christians)
were commanded [in the Taurat
(Torah) and the Injeel
(Gospel)
to worship none but One Ilah
(God - Allah) La ilaha illa
Huwa (none has the right to
be worshipped but He). Praise
and glory be to Him, (far above
is He) from having the partners
they associate (with Him)." |
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They (the
disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians)
want to extinguish Allah's Light (with
which Muhammad SAW has been sent - Islamic Monotheism)
with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light
should be perfected even though the Kafirun (disbelievers)
hate (it). |
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It is He Who has sent His Messenger
(Muhammad SAW)
with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam),
to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikun (polytheists,
pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)
hate (it). |
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O you who believe! Verily, there are
many of the (Jewish)
rabbis and the (Christian)
monks who devour the wealth of mankind in falsehood, and hinder
(them)
from the Way of Allah (i.e.
Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism).
And those who hoard up gold and silver [Al-Kanz:
the money, the Zakat of which has not been paid],
and spend it not in the Way of Allah, -announce unto them a painful
torment. |
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On the Day when that (Al-Kanz:
money, gold and silver, etc., the Zakat of which has not been paid)
will be heated in the Fire of Hell and with it will be branded their
foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, (and
it will be said unto them):-"This
is the treasure which you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what
you used to hoard." |
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Verily, the number of months with Allah
is twelve months (in a year),
so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens
and the earth; of them four are Sacred, (i.e.
the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar).
That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein, and fight
against the Mushrikun (polytheists,
pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)
collectively, as they fight against you collectively. But know that
Allah is with those who are Al-Muttaqun (the
pious - see V.2:2). |
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The postponing (of
a Sacred Month) is indeed an
addition to disbelief: thereby the disbelievers are led astray, for
they make it lawful one year and forbid it another year in order to
adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah, and make such forbidden
ones lawful. The evil of their deeds seems pleasing to them. And Allah
guides not the people, who disbelieve. |
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O you who believe! What is the matter
with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allah
(i.e. Jihad)
you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this
world rather than the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the
life of this world as compared with the Hereafter. |
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If you march not forth, He will punish
you with a painful torment and will replace you by another people,
and you cannot harm Him at all, and Allah is Able to do all things. |
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If you help him (Muhammad
SAW) not (it
does not matter), for Allah
did indeed help him when the disbelievers drove him out, the second
of two, when they (Muhammad
SAW and Abu Bakr) were in the
cave, and he (SAW)
said to his companion (Abu Bakr):
"Be not sad (or afraid),
surely Allah is with us." Then Allah sent down His Sakinah
(calmness, tranquillity, peace, etc.)
upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels)
which you saw not, and made the word of those who disbelieved the
lowermost, while it was the Word of Allah that became the uppermost,
and Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. |
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March forth, whether you are light
(being healthy, young and wealthy)
or heavy (being ill, old and
poor), strive hard with your
wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allah. This is better for you,
if you but knew. |
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Had it been a near gain (booty
in front of them) and an easy
journey, they would have followed you, but the distance (Tabuk
expedition) was long for them,
and they would swear by Allah, "If we only could, we would certainly
have come forth with you." They destroy their ownselves, and
Allah knows that they are liars. |
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May Allah forgive you (O
Muhammad SAW). Why did you grant
them leave (for remaining behind,
you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed
on Jihad), until those who told
the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the
liars? |
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Those who believe in Allah and the
Last Day would not ask your leave to be exempted from fighting with
their properties and their lives, and Allah is the All-Knower of Al-Muttaqun
(the pious - see V.2:2). |
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It is only those who believe not in
Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your
leave (to be exempted from Jihad).
So in their doubts they waver. |
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And if they had intended to march out,
certainly, they would have made some preparation for it, but Allah
was averse to their being sent forth, so He made them lag behind,
and it was said (to them),
"Sit you among those who sit (at
home)." |
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Had they marched out with you, they
would have added to you nothing except disorder, and they would have
hurried about in your midst
(spreading corruption) and sowing
sedition among you, and there are some among you who would have listened
to them. And Allah is the All-Knower of the Zalimun (polytheists
and wrong-doers, etc.). |
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Verily, they had plotted sedition before,
and had upset matters for you, - until the truth (victory)
came and the Decree of Allah
(His Religion, Islam) became
manifest though they hated it. |
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And among them is he who says: "Grant
me leave (to be exempted from
Jihad) and put me not into trial."
Surely, they have fallen into trial. And verily, Hell is surrounding
the disbelievers. |
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If good befalls you (O
Muhammad SAW), it grieves them,
but if a calamity overtakes you, they say: "We took our precaution
beforehand," and they turn away rejoicing. |
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Say: "Nothing shall ever happen
to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Maula
(Lord, Helper and Protector)."
And in Allah let the believers put their trust. |
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Say: "Do you wait for us
(anything)
except one of the two best things (martyrdom
or victory); while we await
for you either that Allah will afflict you with a punishment from
Himself or at our hands. So wait, we too are waiting with you." |
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Say: "Spend (in
Allah's Cause) willingly or
unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Verily, you are ever
a people who are Fasiqun (rebellious,
disobedient to Allah)." |
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And nothing prevents their contributions
from being accepted from them except that they disbelieved in Allah
and in His Messenger (Muhammad
SAW); and that they came not
to As-Salat (the prayer)
except in a lazy state; and that they offer not contributions but
unwillingly. |
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So let not their wealth or their children
amaze you (O Muhammad SAW);
in reality Allah's Plan is to punish them with these things in the
life of the this world, and that their souls shall depart
(die) while they are disbelievers. |
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They swear by Allah that they are truly
of you while they are not of you, but they are a people (hypocrites)
who are afraid (that you may
kill them). |
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Should they find a refuge, or caves,
or a place of concealment, they would turn straightway thereto with
a swift rush. |
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And of them are some who accuse you
(O Muhammad SAW)
in the matter of (the distribution
of) the alms. If they are given
part thereof, they are pleased, but if they are not given thereof,
behold! They are enraged! |
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Would that they were contented with
what Allah and His Messenger
(SAW) gave them and had said:
"Allah is Sufficient for us. Allah will give us of His Bounty,
and (also)
His Messenger (from alms, etc.).
We implore Allah (to enrich
us)." |
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As-Sadaqat (here
it means Zakat) are only for
the Fuqara' (poor),
and Al-Masakin (the poor)
and those employed to collect
(the funds); and for to attract
the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards
Islam); and to free the captives;
and for those in debt; and for Allah's Cause (i.e.
for Mujahidun - those fighting in the holy wars),
and for the wayfarer (a traveller
who is cut off from everything);
a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise. |
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