Surah At Tawba Ayat 3
Repentance · English translation · Edition God
And a proclamation from God and His Messenger to the people on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, that God has disowned the polytheists, and so did His Messenger. If you repent, it will be better for you. But if you turn away, know that you cannot escape God. And announce to those who disbelieve a painful punishment.
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Surah At Tawba Ayat 1
A declaration of immunity from God and His Messenger to the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty.
Surah At Tawba Ayat 2
So travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God, and that God will disgrace the disbelievers.
Surah At Tawba Ayat 4
Except for those among the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty, and did not violate any of its terms, nor aided anyone against you. So fulfill the treaty with them to the end of its term. God loves the righteous.
Surah At Tawba Ayat 5
When the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them. And capture them, and besiege them, and lie in wait for them at every ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayers, and pay the alms, then let them go their way. God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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This is ayat 3 of Surah At Tawba (Repentance), surah 9 of the Quran. This surah contains 129 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
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