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1[25] God has helped you in many a place, and on the day of ‘Honein? when ye were so pleased with your numbers; but it did not serve you at all, and the road grew too strait for you, where it had been broad; and then ye turned your backs retreating; then God sent down His shechina? upon His Apostle and upon the believers; and sent down armies which ye could not see, and punished those who misbelieved; for that is the reward of the misbelievers, then God turns after that to whom He will, for God is forgiving and merciful ! O ye who believe! it is only the idolaters who are unclean; they shall not then approach the Sacred Mosque after this year. But if ye fear want® then God will enrich you from His grace if He will; verily, God is knowing, wise! Fight those who believe not in God and in the last day, and who forbid not what God and His Apostle have forbidden, and who do not practice 1 ‘Honein is the name of a valley about three miles to the north-east of Mecca, where, in the eighth year of the Flight, a battle took place between Mohammed and his followers with an army of twelve thousand men, and two tribes of idolatrous Arabs. Too confident in their numbers the Moslems at first received a check, but were rallied by Mohammed and his immediate followers and kindred. 2 See p. 38, note 2. 5 That is, from the stoppage of traffic and merchandise. IX, 29-34. THE CHAPTER OF REPENTANCE. 177 the religion of truth from amongst those to whom the Book has been brought, until they pay the tribute by their hands and be as little ones. [30] The Jews say Ezra is the son of God; and the Christians say that the Messiah is the son of God; that is what they say with their mouths, imitating the sayings of those who misbelieved before—God fight them! how they lie?! They take their doctors and their monks for lords? rather than God, and the Messiah the son of Mary; but they are bidden to worship but one God, there is no god but He; celebrated be His praise, from what they join with Him! They desire to put out the light of God with their mouths, but God will not have it but that we should perfect His light, averse although the misbelievers be! He it is who sent His Apostle with guidance and the religion of truth, to make it prevail over every other religion, averse although idolaters may be! O ye who believe! verily, many of the doctors and the monks devour the wealth of men openly, and turn folk from God’s way; but those who store -up gold and silver and expend it not in God’s way,
2O ye who believe! verily, many of the doctors and the monks devour the wealth of men openly, and turn folk from God’s way; but those who store -up gold and silver and expend it not in God’s way, 1 The Moslem tradition is that Ezra, after being dead 100 years, was raised to life, and dictated from memory the whole of the Jewish Scriptures which had been lost during the captivity, and that the Jews said he could not have done this unless he had been the son of God. There is no Jewish tradition whatever in support of this accusation of Mohammed’s, which probably was entirely due to his own invention or to misinformation. Bdéidavi, the wellknown commentator, says that it must have been true because the Jews themselves, to whom the passage was read, did not deny it. 3 Alluding to the word rabbi, which in Arabic is applied to God alone. [6] N 178 THE QUR'AN. IX, 34-39. —give them glad tidings of grievous woe! [35] On the day when it shall be heated in the fire of hell, and their brows shall be branded therewith, and their sides and their backs !—‘ This is what ye stored up for yourselves, taste then what ye stored up!’ Verily, the number of months with God is twelve months in God’s Book, on the day when He created the heavens and the earth; of these are four that are sacred; that is the subsisting religion. Then do not wrong yourselves therein, but fight the idolaters one and all, as they fight you one and all, and know that God is with those who fear. Verily, putting off is but an increase in misbelief 1 to lead astray therewith those who misbelieve. They make it lawful one year, but they make it unlawful another year, that they may come to an understanding as to the number which God has made sacred, and make lawful what God has prohibited. Seemly to them are their evil works, but God guides not a misbelieving people. O ye who believe! what ailed you when ye were told to march forth in God’s way, that ye sank down heavily upon the earth? were ye content with the life of this world instead of the next? but the provision. of this world’s life is but a little to the next. Unless ye march forth He will punish you with grievous woe, and will put in your stead a people other than. you! ye cannot hurt Him at all, for God is mighty over all ! 1 The pagan Arabs used to put off the observance of a sacred month when it was inconvenient to them and observe another instead ; this Mohammed deprecates. IX, 40-46. THE CHAPTER OF REPENTANCE, 179
3you! ye cannot hurt Him at all, for God is mighty over all ! 1 The pagan Arabs used to put off the observance of a sacred month when it was inconvenient to them and observe another instead ; this Mohammed deprecates. IX, 40-46. THE CHAPTER OF REPENTANCE, 179 [40] Unless ye . help him !— and God did d help him, when those who misbelieved drove him forth the second of two*, When they twain were in the cave; when he said to his comrade, ‘ Grieve not, verily, God is with us;’ and God sent down His shechina upon him, and aided him with hosts ye could not see, and made the word of those who misbelieved inferior, and the word of God superior ; for God is mighty and wise. March ye then, light and heavy, and fight strenuously with your wealth and persons in God’s way; that is better for you if ye did but know! Were there goods nigh at hand, and a moderate journey, they would have followed you; but the distance was too far for them; they will swear by God, ‘If we could, we would have gone forth with you. They destroy themselves, but God knows that they lie! God forgive thee; why didst thou give them leave (to stay) until it was made manifest to thee who spake the truth—until thou mightest know the liars ? Those who believe in God and in the last day will not beg off from fighting strenuously with their wealth and their persons; but God knows those who fear. [45] It is only those who believe not in God and in the last day who beg off from thee, and those whose hearts are in doubt, and in their doubt do hesitate. Had they wished to go forth, they would have prepared for it a preparation; but God was averse 1 The prophet. ? That is, with only one companion, namely Abubekr. N 2 180 THE QUR’AN. IX, 46-54. from their starting off, and made them halt, and they were told to sit with those who sit. Had they gone forth with you they would but have made you more trouble, and they would have hurried about amongst you craving a sedition; amongst you are some who would have listened to them; but God knows those who are unjust! They used to crave sedition before and upset thy affairs; until the truth came, and God’s bidding was made manifest, averse although they were. Of them are some who say, ‘ Permit me!, and do not try me!’ Have they not fallen into the trial already, but hell shall encompass the misbelievers. [50] If good befall thee it seems ill to them; but if a calamity befall thee they say, ‘We had taken care for our affair before;’ and they turn their backs and they are glad. Say, ‘ Nought shall befall us save what God has written down for us; He is our Lord, and upon God believers do rely!’ Say, ‘Do ye await for us aught but one of the two best things??’ we too await for you that God will inflict on you torment from Himself, or by our hands, Wait then; and we with you are waiting too! Say, ‘Expend ye in alms, whether ye will or no, it shall not be accepted from you; verily, ye are a people who do work abomination.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1[25] God has helped you in many a place, and on the day of ‘Honein? when ye were so pleased with your numbers; but it did not serve you at all, and the road grew too strait for you, where it had been broad; and then ye turned your backs retreating; then God sent down His shechina? upon His Apostle and upon the believers; and sent down armies which ye could not see, and punished those who misbelieved; for that is the reward of the misbelievers, then God turns after that to whom He will, for God is forgiving and merciful ! O ye who believe! it is only the idolaters who are unclean; they shall not then approach the Sacred Mosque after this year. But if ye fear want® then God will enrich you from His grace if He will; verily, God is knowing, wise! Fight those who believe not in God and in the last day, and who forbid not what God and His Apostle have forbidden, and who do not practice 1 ‘Honein is the name of a valley about three miles to the north-east of Mecca, where, in the eighth year of the Flight, a battle took place between Mohammed and his followers with an army of twelve thousand men, and two tribes of idolatrous Arabs. Too confident in their numbers the Moslems at first received a check, but were rallied by Mohammed and his immediate followers and kindred. 2 See p. 38, note 2. 5 That is, from the stoppage of traffic and merchandise. IX, 29-34. THE CHAPTER OF REPENTANCE. 177 the religion of truth from amongst those to whom the Book has been brought, until they pay the tribute by their hands and be as little ones. [30] The Jews say Ezra is the son of God; and the Christians say that the Messiah is the son of God; that is what they say with their mouths, imitating the sayings of those who misbelieved before—God fight them! how they lie?! They take their doctors and their monks for lords? rather than God, and the Messiah the son of Mary; but they are bidden to worship but one God, there is no god but He; celebrated be His praise, from what they join with Him! They desire to put out the light of God with their mouths, but God will not have it but that we should perfect His light, averse although the misbelievers be! He it is who sent His Apostle with guidance and the religion of truth, to make it prevail over every other religion, averse although idolaters may be! O ye who believe! verily, many of the doctors and the monks devour the wealth of men openly, and turn folk from God’s way; but those who store -up gold and silver and expend it not in God’s way,
2O ye who believe! verily, many of the doctors and the monks devour the wealth of men openly, and turn folk from God’s way; but those who store -up gold and silver and expend it not in God’s way, 1 The Moslem tradition is that Ezra, after being dead 100 years, was raised to life, and dictated from memory the whole of the Jewish Scriptures which had been lost during the captivity, and that the Jews said he could not have done this unless he had been the son of God. There is no Jewish tradition whatever in support of this accusation of Mohammed’s, which probably was entirely due to his own invention or to misinformation. Bdéidavi, the wellknown commentator, says that it must have been true because the Jews themselves, to whom the passage was read, did not deny it. 3 Alluding to the word rabbi, which in Arabic is applied to God alone. [6] N 178 THE QUR'AN. IX, 34-39. —give them glad tidings of grievous woe! [35] On the day when it shall be heated in the fire of hell, and their brows shall be branded therewith, and their sides and their backs !—‘ This is what ye stored up for yourselves, taste then what ye stored up!’ Verily, the number of months with God is twelve months in God’s Book, on the day when He created the heavens and the earth; of these are four that are sacred; that is the subsisting religion. Then do not wrong yourselves therein, but fight the idolaters one and all, as they fight you one and all, and know that God is with those who fear. Verily, putting off is but an increase in misbelief 1 to lead astray therewith those who misbelieve. They make it lawful one year, but they make it unlawful another year, that they may come to an understanding as to the number which God has made sacred, and make lawful what God has prohibited. Seemly to them are their evil works, but God guides not a misbelieving people. O ye who believe! what ailed you when ye were told to march forth in God’s way, that ye sank down heavily upon the earth? were ye content with the life of this world instead of the next? but the provision. of this world’s life is but a little to the next. Unless ye march forth He will punish you with grievous woe, and will put in your stead a people other than. you! ye cannot hurt Him at all, for God is mighty over all ! 1 The pagan Arabs used to put off the observance of a sacred month when it was inconvenient to them and observe another instead ; this Mohammed deprecates. IX, 40-46. THE CHAPTER OF REPENTANCE, 179
3you! ye cannot hurt Him at all, for God is mighty over all ! 1 The pagan Arabs used to put off the observance of a sacred month when it was inconvenient to them and observe another instead ; this Mohammed deprecates. IX, 40-46. THE CHAPTER OF REPENTANCE, 179 [40] Unless ye . help him !— and God did d help him, when those who misbelieved drove him forth the second of two*, When they twain were in the cave; when he said to his comrade, ‘ Grieve not, verily, God is with us;’ and God sent down His shechina upon him, and aided him with hosts ye could not see, and made the word of those who misbelieved inferior, and the word of God superior ; for God is mighty and wise. March ye then, light and heavy, and fight strenuously with your wealth and persons in God’s way; that is better for you if ye did but know! Were there goods nigh at hand, and a moderate journey, they would have followed you; but the distance was too far for them; they will swear by God, ‘If we could, we would have gone forth with you. They destroy themselves, but God knows that they lie! God forgive thee; why didst thou give them leave (to stay) until it was made manifest to thee who spake the truth—until thou mightest know the liars ? Those who believe in God and in the last day will not beg off from fighting strenuously with their wealth and their persons; but God knows those who fear. [45] It is only those who believe not in God and in the last day who beg off from thee, and those whose hearts are in doubt, and in their doubt do hesitate. Had they wished to go forth, they would have prepared for it a preparation; but God was averse 1 The prophet. ? That is, with only one companion, namely Abubekr. N 2 180 THE QUR’AN. IX, 46-54. from their starting off, and made them halt, and they were told to sit with those who sit. Had they gone forth with you they would but have made you more trouble, and they would have hurried about amongst you craving a sedition; amongst you are some who would have listened to them; but God knows those who are unjust! They used to crave sedition before and upset thy affairs; until the truth came, and God’s bidding was made manifest, averse although they were. Of them are some who say, ‘ Permit me!, and do not try me!’ Have they not fallen into the trial already, but hell shall encompass the misbelievers. [50] If good befall thee it seems ill to them; but if a calamity befall thee they say, ‘We had taken care for our affair before;’ and they turn their backs and they are glad. Say, ‘ Nought shall befall us save what God has written down for us; He is our Lord, and upon God believers do rely!’ Say, ‘Do ye await for us aught but one of the two best things??’ we too await for you that God will inflict on you torment from Himself, or by our hands, Wait then; and we with you are waiting too! Say, ‘Expend ye in alms, whether ye will or no, it shall not be accepted from you; verily, ye are a people who do work abomination.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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