The Majestic Quran

they supported anyone against you, continue to fulfil your treaty with them for the fixed term. God loves the mindful. A 5 W hen the sacred months are over, fight the idolaters wherever you find them, lie in ambush for them, arrest and besiege them . 11 However, if they repent, perform the prayer and pay Zakat, then let them go. God is Most Forgiving and Kind. 6 If an idolater seeks your protection give him protection, he may hear God’s Word, then take him to his place of safety; this is because they are people who don’t know. T 7 How could God and his Messenger have a treaty with the idolaters, except for those whom you previously made a treaty with at the Sacred Mosque? So long as they remain true, you must remain true to them. God loves the pious. 8 Were they to have the upper hand over you then they wouldn’t show respect for either family relationship or the treaty. They try to please you with their speech, but their hearts reject you, and most of them are criminals. 9 They sell God’s words for a small price and stop people from His path. Evil is what they do. 10 When it comes to the believers; they show no respect for family relationship or the treaty. They are transgressors. 11 However, if they repent, perform the prayer and pay Zakat they’re your brothers in religion. We explain the verses for people who understand. T 12 If they break their oaths once they have made a treaty with you , and they criticise your religion, then fight the chiefs of the disbelievers. Their oaths mean nothing to them, so this might stop them. 13 Will you not fight those who have broken their oaths and plotted to expel the Messenger, they were the ones who started the hostilities in the first place? Are you afraid of them? God is far more deserving to be feared if you are true believers. 14 Fight them so that God may punish and disgrace them at your hands; God wants to soothe the aching breasts of the believers, 15 and remove the fury from their hearts. God forgives whomever He pleases. God is the Knower, Wise. Believers are challenged to prove their faith