At-Tawbah

A declaration from Allah and His Messenger to the polytheists who broke their treaties, while those who kept their treaties are to be honoured to the end of their term. Anyone who asks for protection should be given it, so they may hear the word of Allah, and taken somewhere safe. The mosques of Allah are tended by those who believe and pray. Allah helped the believers on many battlefields, and at Hunayn their great numbers did not help them. The sacred months are four of the twelve. When told to go out in Allah’s way, why cling to the earth? If you do not help the Prophet, Allah helped him when he was one of two in the cave. Zakah is for the poor, the needy and others named in verse 60. The hypocrites made excuses, mocked and swore false oaths; the believing men and women are allies of one another and are promised gardens, and Allah’s approval is greater still. A mosque built to cause harm is set against one founded on mindfulness of Allah. Allah has bought from the believers their lives and wealth in return for Paradise. The three who stayed behind were forgiven after the earth closed in on them. Be with the truthful. A Messenger has come who grieves at your suffering and is kind and merciful. If they turn away, say: Allah is enough for me.