Divine Ordainment of Time and the Consequences of Tampering with Sacred Laws
At-Tawbah — Verses 36–37 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ ۚ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ وَقَاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً ۚ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ ٣٦
Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred, (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein, and fight against the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) collectively, as they fight against you collectively. But know that Allah is with those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).
- إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا
- Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year)
- فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ
- so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth
- مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ۚ
- of them four are Sacred
- ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ ۚ
- That is the right religion
- فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ
- so wrong not yourselves therein
- وَقَاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً ۚ
- and fight against the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) collectively, as they fight against you collectively
- وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
- But know that Allah is with those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious)
إِنَّمَا النَّسِيءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِي الْكُفْرِ ۖ يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُحِلُّونَهُ عَامًا وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ عَامًا لِّيُوَاطِئُوا عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فَيُحِلُّوا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ ۚ زُيِّنَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ أَعْمَالِهِمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ ٣٧
The postponing (of a Sacred Month) is indeed an addition to disbelief: thereby the disbelievers are led astray, for they make it lawful one year and forbid it another year in order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah, and make such forbidden ones lawful. The evil of their deeds seems pleasing to them. And Allah guides not the people, who disbelieve.
- إِنَّمَا النَّسِيءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِي الْكُفْرِ ۖ
- The postponing (of a Sacred Month) is indeed an addition to disbelief:
- يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
- thereby the disbelievers are led astray,
- يُحِلُّونَهُ عَامًا وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ عَامًا
- for they make it lawful one year and forbid it another year
- لِّيُوَاطِئُوا عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ
- in order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah,
- فَيُحِلُّوا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ ۚ
- and make such forbidden ones lawful.
- زُيِّنَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ أَعْمَالِهِمْ ۗ
- The evil of their deeds seems pleasing to them.
- وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
- And Allah guides not the people, who disbelieve.