Quran 9:123

Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 123

Verse 123 of 129 in Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة), chapter 9 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يَلُونَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ وَلْيَجِدُوا۟ فِيكُمْ غِلْظَةً ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
O you who have believed, fight against those adjacent to you of the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness. And know that Allāh is with the righteous.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
நம்பிக்கை கொண்டவர்களே! உங்களை அடுத்திருக்கும் (தொல்லை விளைவிக்கும்) காஃபிர்களுடன் போர் புரியுங்கள்; உங்களிடம் கடுமையை அவர்கள் காணட்டும் - நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ் பயபக்தியுடையவர்களுடன் இருக்கிறன். என்பதை அறிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අහෝ දේවත්වය විශ්වාස කළවුනි! දේවත්වය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කරන්නන් අතරින් නුඹලාට සමීපව සිටින්නන් සමඟ නුඹලා සටන් වදිනු. නුඹලා තුළ (ඇති) දැඩිකම ඔවුන් දැක ගත යුතු ය. තවද නියත වශයෙන් ම අල්ලාහ් දේව බිය හැඟීමෙන් යුතුව කටයුතු කරන්නන් සමඟ යැයි නුඹලා දැන ගනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اے ایمان والو! ان کفار سے لڑو جو تمہارے آس پاس ہیں اور ان کو تمہارے اندر سختی پانا چاہئے۔ اور یقین رکھو کہ اللہ تعالیٰ متقی لوگوں کے ساتھ ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
信仰する者よ,あなたがたに近い不信者と戦え。そして,あなたがたが意志堅固で力強いことを,かれらに知らせなさい。アッラーは主を畏れる者と共におられることを知れ。
ChineseMa Jian
信道的人们啊!你们要讨伐邻近你们的不信道者,使他们感觉到你们的严厉。你们知道,真主是和克己者在一起的。

Tafsir of 9:123

The Order for Jihad against the Disbelievers, the Closest, then the Farthest Areas Allah commands the believers to fight the disbelievers, the closest in area to the Islamic state, then the farthest. This is why the Messenger of Allah ﷺ started fighting the idolators in the Arabian Peninsula. When he finished with them and Allah gave him control over Makkah, Al-Madinah, At-Ta'if, Yemen, Yamamah, Hajr, Khaybar, Hadramawt and other Arab provinces, and the various Arab tribes entered Islam in large crowds, he then started fighting the People of the Scriptures. He began preparations to fight the Romans who were the closest in area to the Arabian Peninsula, and as such, had the most right to be called to Islam, especially since they were from the People of the Scriptures. The Prophet marched until he reached Tabuk and went back because of the extreme hardship, little rain and little supplies. This battle occurred on the ninth year after his Hijrah. In the tenth year, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was busy with the Farewell Hajj. The Messenger ﷺ died eighty-one days after he returned from that Hajj, Allah chose him for what He had prepared for him in Paradise.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 9:123 — Surah At-Tawbah Verse 123