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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 190of 286

وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ﴿١٩٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors.

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟waqātilūAnd fight
فِىin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْyuqātilūnakumfight you
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ ۚtaʿtadūtransgress
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَا(does) not
يُحِبُّyuḥibbulike
ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَl-muʿ'tadīnathe transgressors

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to fight Those Who fight Muslims and killing Them wherever They are foundAbu Ja`far Ar-Razi said that Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that Abu Al-`Aliyah commented on what Allah said:وَقَـتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَـتِلُونَكُمْ(And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you,)Abu Al-`Aliyah said, "This was the first Ayah about fighting that was revealed in Al-Madinah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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