Surah At Tawba Ayat 85
Repentance · English translation · Edition God
Do not let their possessions and their children impress you. God desires to torment them through them in this world, and their souls expire while they are disbelievers.
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Surah At Tawba Ayat 83
If God brings you back to a party of them, and they ask your permission to go out, say, “You will not go out with me, ever, nor will you ever fight an enemy with me. You were content to sit back the first time, so sit back with those who stay behind.”
Surah At Tawba Ayat 84
You are never to pray over anyone of them who dies, nor are you to stand at his graveside. They rejected God and His Messenger, and died while they were sinners.
Surah At Tawba Ayat 86
When a chapter is revealed, stating: “Believe in God and strive with His Messenger,” the prominent among them ask you for exemption. They say, “Allow us to stay with those who stay behind.”
Surah At Tawba Ayat 87
They prefer to be with those who stay behind. Their hearts were sealed, so they do not understand.
About this reference
This is ayat 85 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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