At-Tawba
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Surat at-Tawba (Arabic: سورة التوبة ) ("the Repentance", also known as al-Bara'ah "the Ultimatum" in many ahadith) is the ninth chapter of the Qur'an, with 129 verses (see, however, the discussion of ahadith 785-787 in Sunnan Abu Dawood, relating to merging Suras 8 and 9, and the discussion of numbering the Basmala (q.v.)). It is one of the last Madinan suras. It is the only sura of the Qur'an that does not begin with the basmala. That is because it is not certain whether it is a sura of its own or part of Al-Anfal.
Instead, it begins:
| “ | A (declaration) of immunity from Allah and His Messenger, to those of the Pagans with whom ye have contracted mutual alliances: Go ye, then, for four months, backwards and forwards, (as ye will), throughout the land, but know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah (by your falsehood) but that Allah will cover with shame those who reject Him. (9:1-2) | ” |
The context of the sura is the Battle of Tabuk.
9:5 The famous Sword verse reads as follows:
| “ | But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. | ” |
Verse 6: Istijarah
The sura treats the relation of Muslims with non-Muslims, pagans, but also "People of the Book:
| “ | The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! (9:30) | ” |
Verse 9:40 is about Hadith of Abu Bakr and Muhammad in the cave
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[edit] External links
- Source text
- Al-Tawba at Altafsir.com
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir
- Sura 9, Ultimatum (Barã´ah) trans. by Rashad Khalifa
