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At-Tawbah 10

Ayah 10 of 129 · Medinan

لَا يَرۡقُبُونَ فِي مُؤۡمِنٍ إِلّٗا وَلَا ذِمَّةٗۚ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدُونَ ١٠

They do not observe toward a believer any pact of kinship or covenant of protection. And it is they who are the transgressors.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَاNotlā
  2. يَرۡقُبُونَthey respect (the ties)yarqubūna
  3. فِيtowardsfī
  4. مُؤۡمِنٍa believermu'minin
  5. إِلّٗا(of) kinshipillan
  6. وَلَاand notwalā
  7. ذِمَّةٗۚcovenant of protectiondhimmatan
  8. وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَAnd thosewa-ulāika
  9. هُمُ[they]humu
  10. ٱلۡمُعۡتَدُونَ(are) the transgressorsl-muʿ'tadūna

Tafsir

Due to their hatred, they do not have any consideration for Allah in how they deal with the believers, nor do they respect any relationship or treaty. They overstep Allah’s limits because they are oppressive and hostile.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran