Allah's Protection of Believers and the Justification for Jihad

Al-Hajj — Verses 38–41 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

۞ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ ٣٨

Truly, Allah defends those who believe. Verily! Allah likes not any treacherous ingrate to Allah [those who disobey Allah but obey Shaitan (Satan)].

۞ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ
Truly, Allah defends those who believe.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ
Verily! Allah likes not any treacherous ingrate to Allah [those who disobey Allah but obey Shaitan (Satan)]

أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ ٣٩

Permission to fight is given to those (i.e. believers against disbelievers), who are fighting them, (and) because they (believers) have been wronged, and surely, Allah is Able to give them (believers) victory

أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ
Permission to fight is given to those
بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا ۚ
because they have been wronged
وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ
and surely, Allah is Able to give them victory

الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَن يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ۗ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا ۗ وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ ٤٠

Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only because they said: "Our Lord is Allah." - For had it not been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the Name of Allah is mentioned much would surely have been pulled down. Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.

الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ
Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly
إِلَّا أَن يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ۗ
only because they said: 'Our Lord is Allah.'
وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ
For had it not been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another,
لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ
monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques,
يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا ۗ
wherein the Name of Allah is mentioned much
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ ۗ
Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause).
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ
Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.

الَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ ٤١

Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) order for Iqamat-as-Salat. [i.e. to perform the five compulsory congregational Salat (prayers) (the males in mosques)], to pay the Zakat and they enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islam has forbidden) [i.e. they make the Quran as the law of their country in all the spheres of life]. And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures).

الَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ
Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land,
أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ
(they) order for Iqamat-as-Salat.
وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ
to pay the Zakat
وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
and they enjoin Al-Ma'ruf
وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۗ
and forbid Al-Munkar
وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ
And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures).