Sura 9: Ultimatum (Baraa'ah)

No Basmalah*

1. An ultimatum is herein issued from GOD and His messenger
to the idol worshipers who enter into a treaty with you.

2. Therefore, roam the earth freely for four months, and know that you
cannot escape from GOD, and that
GOD humiliates the disbelievers.

3. A proclamation is herein issued
from GOD and His messenger to
all the people on the great day of
pilgrimage, that GOD has disowned
the idol worshipers, and so did His
messenger. Thus, if you repent, it
would be better for you. But if you
turn away, then know that you can
never escape from GOD.
Promise those who disbelieve
a painful retribution.

4. If the idol worshipers sign a peace
treaty with you, and do not violate it,
nor band together with others against
you, you shall fulfill your treaty with
them, until the expiration date.
GOD loves the righteous.

5. Once the Sacred Months are past,
(and they refuse to make peace)
you may kill the idol worshipers when
you encounter them, punish them,
and resist every move they make.
If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory
charity (Zakat), you shall let them go. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

6. If one of the idol worshipers sought safe passage with you, you shall grant
him safe passage, so that he can hear the word of GOD, then send him back
to his place of security. That is because they are people who do not know.

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*9:1 The absence of Basmalah from this sura is not only a profound sign from the Almighty Author of the Quran that this sura has been tampered with, but also represents an awesome miracle in its own right. See the details in Appendices 24 & 29.
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7. How can the idol worshipers demand any pledge
from GOD and from His messenger?
Exempted are those who have signed a peace treaty
with you at the Sacred Masjid.
If they honor and uphold such a treaty,
you shall uphold it as well. GOD loves the righteous.

8. How can they (demand a pledge) when
they never observed any rights of
kinship between you and them,
nor any covenant, if they ever had a
chance to prevail. They pacified
you with lip service, while their
hearts were in opposition, and
most of them are wicked.

9. They traded away GOD's revelations
for a cheap price. Consequently, they
repulsed the people from His path.
Miserable indeed is what they did!

10. They never observe any rights
of kinship towards any believer,
nor do they uphold their covenants;
these are the real transgressors.

Repentance: Cleaning the Slate

11. If they repent and observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat) and give
the obligatory charity (Zakat),
then they are your brethren
in religion. We thus explain
the revelations for people
who know.

12. If they violate their oaths after
pledging to keep their covenants,
and attack your religion,
you may fight the leaders of paganism--
you are no longer bound by your covenant with them--
that they may refrain.

13. Would you not fight people who violated their treaties,
tried to banish the messenger, and they are the ones
who started the war in the first place? Are you afraid of them?
GOD is the One you are supposed to fear, if you are believers.

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14. You shall fight them, for GOD will punish them at your hands,
humiliate them, grant you victory over them,
and cool the chests of the believers.

15. He will also remove the rage from the believers' hearts.
GOD redeems whomever He wills.
GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

The Inevitable Test

16. Did you think that you will be left
alone without GOD distinguishing
those among you who strive,
and never ally themselves with
GOD's enemies, or the enemies of
His messenger, or the enemies of the
believers? GOD is fully Cognizant of
everything you do.

17. The idol worshipers are not to
frequent the masjids of GOD,
while confessing their disbelief.
These have nullified their works,
and they will abide forever in Hell.

18. The only people to frequent GOD's
masjids are those who believe
in GOD and the Last Day,
and observe the Contact Prayers
(Salat), and give the obligatory
charity (Zakat), and do not fear
except GOD. These will surely be
among the guided ones.

Question to the Arabs

19. Have you considered the watering
of the pilgrims and caring for the
Sacred Masjid a substitute for
believing in GOD and the Last Day, and striving in the cause of GOD?
They are not equal in the sight of GOD.
GOD does not guide the wicked people.

Good News

20. Those who believe, and emigrate, and strive in the cause of GOD with
their money and their lives, are far greater in rank in the sight of GOD.
These are the winners.
 

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21. Their Lord gives them good news: mercy and approval from Him,
and gardens where they rejoice in everlasting bliss.

22. Eternally they abide therein. GOD possesses a great recompense.

If You Have to Make a Choice

23. O you who believe, do not ally yourselves even with your parents
and your siblings, if they prefer disbelieving over believing.
Those among you who ally themselves with them are transgressing.

Important Criterion*

24. Proclaim: "If your parents, your
children, your siblings, your spouses,
your family, the money you have
earned, a business you worry
about, and the homes you cherish
are more beloved to you than
GOD and His messenger,**
and the striving in His cause,
then just wait until GOD brings
His judgment." GOD does not
guide the wicked people.

25. GOD has granted you victory in
many situations. But on the day of
Hunayn, you became too proud
of your great number. Consequently,
it did not help you at all, and
the spacious earth became so
straitened around you,
that you turned around and fled.

26. Then GOD sent down contentment
upon His messenger
and upon the believers.
And He sent down invisible soldiers;
He thus punished those who disbelieved.
This is the requital for the disbelievers.

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*9:24 Since the odds are overwhelming against any human being to actually believe and devote the worship to God alone (12:103, 106), it is virtually impossible to see a whole family believe. Thus, most believers have been faced with the question: "Either me or God and His messenger." This question is consistently stated by spouses of the believers, or their parents, their children, etc. Consistently, the believers made the right choice. This is a mandatory test for all believers (29:2).
**9:24 The Quranic, mathematical evidence points specifically to God's Messenger of the Covenant. By adding the gematrical value of "Rashad" (505), plus the value of "Khalifa" (725), plus the verse number (24), we get 505+725+24=1254=19x66.
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27. Ultimately, GOD redeems whomever He wills.
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

28. O you who believe,
the idol worshipers are polluted;
they shall not be permitted to approach
the Sacred Masjid after this year.
If you fear loss of income,
GOD will shower you with His provisions,
in accordance with His will.
GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

29. You shall fight back against
those who do not believe in GOD,
nor in the Last Day, nor do they
prohibit what GOD and His
messenger have prohibited, nor do
they abide by the religion
of truth among those who
received the scripture, until
they pay the due tax, willingly
or unwillingly.

Blasphemies

30. The Jews said, "Ezra is the son of
GOD," while the Christians said,
"Jesus is the son of GOD!" These
are blasphemies uttered by their
mouths. They thus match the
blasphemies of those who have
disbelieved in the past. GOD con-
demns them. They have surely
deviated.

Upholding the Teachings of Religious Leaders Instead of
God's Teachings

31. They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords,*
instead of GOD. Others deified the Messiah, son of Mary.
They were all commanded to worship only one god.
There is no god except He. Be He glorified, high above having any partners.

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*9:31 If you consult the "Muslim scholars" about worshiping God alone, and upholding the word of God alone, as taught in this proven scripture, they will advise you against it. If you consult the Pope about the identity of Jesus, he will advise you to uphold a trinity. If you obey the "Muslim scholars" whose advice is contrary to God's teachings, or if you take the Pope's advice instead of God's, you have set up these religious leaders as gods instead of God.
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32. They want to put out GOD's light with their mouths, but GOD insists upon
perfecting His light, in spite of the disbelievers.

"Submission" Destined to Prevail*

33. He is the One who sent His messenger* with the guidance and the religion of
truth, and will make it dominate all religions, in spite of the idol worshipers.

Beware of Professional Religionists

34. O you who believe, many religious leaders and preachers take the people's
money illicitly, and repel from the path of GOD. Those who hoard the gold and
silver, and do not spend them
in the cause of GOD, promise
them a painful retribution.

35. The day will come when their gold
and silver will be heated in the
fire of Hell, then used to burn
their foreheads, their sides, and
their backs: "This is what you
hoarded for yourselves, so
taste what you have hoarded."

God's System:
Twelve Months Per Year*

36. The count of months, as far as
GOD is concerned, is twelve.* This
has been GOD's law, since the day
He created the heavens and the
earth. Four of them are sacred.
This is the perfect religion; you shall
not wrong your souls (by fighting)
during the Sacred Months. However,
you may declare all-out war against
the idol worshipers (even during the
Sacred Months), when they declare
all-out war against you, and know that GOD is on the side of the righteous.

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*9:33 This statement, letter for letter, occurs here and in 61:9. If we write down the gematrical value of "Rashad " (505), followed by the value of "Khalifa" (725), followed
by the sura and verse numbers where this statement occurs (9:33 & 61:9), we get 505 725 9 33 61 9, a multiple of 19. This confirms that the messenger here is Rashad Khalifa. Additionally, the number of verses from 9:33 to 61:9 (3902)+9+33+61+9+the value of "Rashad Khalifa" (1230) gives 5244, also a multiple of 19. The gematrical
value of 9:33 & 61:9, calculated by adding the values of every letter, is 7858. By adding this number, plus the number of letters in the two verses (120), plus the number of verses from 9:33 to 61:9 (3902), plus the value of "Rashad Khalifa" (1230), we get 858+120+3902+1230=13110=19x690. See Appendices 1, 2, and 26.
*9:36 The word "month" is mentioned in the Quran 12 times, and "day" 365 times.
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Altering the Sacred Months*

37. Altering the Sacred Months is a sign of excessive disbelief;
it augments the straying of those who have disbelieved.
They alternate the Sacred Months and the regular months,
while preserving the number of months consecrated by GOD.
They thus violate what GOD has consecrated.
Their evil works are adorned in their eyes.
GOD does not guide the
disbelieving people.

38. O you who believe, when you
are told, "Mobilize in the cause
of GOD," why do you become
heavily attached to the ground?
Have you chosen this worldly life
in place of the Hereafter?
The materials of this world,
compared to the Hereafter,
are nil.

39. Unless you mobilize, He will commit
you to painful retribution and
substitute other people in your
place; you can never hurt Him
in the least. GOD is Omnipotent.

God's Invisible Soldiers

40. If you fail to support him (the
messenger), GOD has already
supported him. Thus, when
the disbelievers chased him,
and he was one of two
in the cave, he said to his friend,
"Do not worry; GOD is with us."
GOD then sent down contentment
and security upon him, and supported
him with invisible soldiers. He made
the word of the disbelievers lowly.
GOD's word reigns supreme.
GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

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*9:37 The Sacred Months according to the corrupted Muslim World are Rajab, Zul-Qe`dah, Zul-Hijjah, and Muharram (7th, 11th, 12th and 1st months of the Islamic Calendar). A careful study of the Quran, however, reveals that they should be Zul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, and Rabi I (12th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months). See Appendix 15.
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Better Believers Strive in the Cause of God

41. You shall readily mobilize, light or heavy,
and strive with your money and your lives
in the cause of GOD.
This is better for you, if you only knew.

The Sedentary

42. If there were a quick material gain, and a short journey,
they would have followed you. But the striving is just too much for them.
They will swear by GOD:
"If we could, we would have
mobilized with you."
They thus hurt themselves,
and GOD knows that they are liars.

43. GOD has pardoned you: why did you
give them permission (to stay behind),
before you could distinguish those
who are truthful from the liars?

44. Those who truly believe in GOD
and the Last Day do not ask your
permission to evade the opportunity
to strive with their money and
their lives. GOD is fully aware
of the righteous.

45. The only people who wish to be
excused are those who do not really
believe in GOD and the Last Day.
Their hearts are full of doubt, and
their doubts cause them to waver.

46. Had they really wanted to mobilize,
they would have prepared for it
thoroughly. But GOD disliked their
participation, so He discouraged
them; they were told, "Stay behind
with those who are staying behind."

47. Had they mobilized with you,
they would have created confusion,
and would have caused disputes
and divisions among you. Some of you were apt to listen to them.
GOD is fully aware of the transgressors.

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48. They sought to spread confusion among you in the past,
and confounded the matters for you.
However, the truth ultimately prevails,
and GOD's plan is carried out, in spite of them.

49. Some of them would say,
"Give me permission (to stay behind);
do not impose such a hardship on me."
In fact, they have thus incurred a
terrible hardship; Hell is
surrounding the disbelievers.

50. If something good happens to you,
they hurt, and if an affliction
befalls you, they say,
"We told you so,"
as they turn away rejoicing.

51. Say, "Nothing happens to us,
except what GOD has decreed
for us. He is our Lord and Master.
In GOD the believers shall trust."

52. Say, "You can only expect for us
one of two good things (victory or
martyrdom), while we expect for
you condemnation from GOD
and retribution from Him,
or at our hands. Therefore, wait,
and we will wait along with you."

53. Say, "Spend, willingly or unwillingly.
Nothing will be accepted
from you, for you are evil people."

The Contact Prayer Existed
Before Muhammad*

54. What prevented the acceptance of their
spending is that they disbelieved in GOD and His messenger,
and when they observed the Contact Prayers (Salat),*
they observed them lazily, and when they gave to charity,
they did so grudgingly.
 

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*9:54 This is another proof that the Contact Prayers (Salat) existed before the Quran, and were handed down from Abraham (see 21:73). Also, it stumps those who challenge God's assertion that the Quran is complete and fully detailed when they ask, "Where can we find the details of the Contact Prayers in the Quran" (6:19, 38, 114).
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Apparent Worldly Success

55. Do not be impressed by their money, or their children.
GOD causes these to be sources of retribution for them in this life,
and (when they die) their souls depart while they are disbelievers.

56. They swear by GOD that they belong with you,
while they do not belong with you;
they are divisive people.

57. If they could find a refuge,
or caves, or a hiding place,
they would go to it, rushing.

58. Some of them criticize your
distribution of the charities;
if they are given therefrom,
they become satisfied,
but if they are not given therefrom,
they become objectors.

59. They should be satisfied with what
GOD and His messenger have
given them. They should have said,
"GOD suffices us. GOD will
provide for us from His bounties,
and so will His messenger.
We are seeking only GOD."

Distribution System for Charities

60. Charities shall go to the poor,
the needy, the workers who collect
them, the new converts, to free the
slaves, to those burdened by sudden
expenses, in the cause of GOD,
and to the traveling alien.
Such is GOD's commandment.
GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

61. Some of them hurt the prophet
by saying, "He is all ears!"
Say, "It is better for you that he listens to you.
He believes in GOD, and trusts the believers.
He is a mercy for those among you who believe."
Those who hurt GOD's messenger
have incurred a painful retribution.

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62. They swear by GOD to you, to please you,
when GOD and His messenger
are more worthy of pleasing,
if they are really believers.

Retribution for Opposing
God and His Messenger

63. Did they not know that anyone
who opposes GOD and His messenger
has incurred the fire of Hell forever?
This is the worst humiliation.

The Hypocrites

64. The hypocrites worry that a sura
may be revealed exposing what
is inside their hearts. Say,
"Go ahead and mock.
GOD will expose exactly
what you are afraid of."

65. If you ask them, they would say,
"We were only mocking and
kidding." Say, "Do you realize that
you are mocking GOD, and His
revelations, and His messenger?"

66. Do not apologize. You have
disbelieved after having believed.
If we pardon some of you, we will
punish others among you, as a con-
sequence of their wickedness.

67. The hypocrite men and the
hypocrite women belong with each
other--they advocate evil
and prohibit righteousness,
and they are stingy. They forgot GOD, so He forgot them.
The hypocrites are truly wicked.

68. GOD promises the hypocrite men
and the hypocrite women,
as well as the disbelievers, the fire of Hell,
wherein they abide forever. It suffices them.
GOD has condemned them;
they have incurred an everlasting retribution.

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God's System Does Not Change

69. Some of those before you were stronger than you,
and possessed more money and children.
They became preoccupied with their material possessions.
Similarly, you have become preoccupied with your material possessions,
just like those before you have become preoccupied.
You have become totally heedless,
just as they were heedless.
Such are the people who nullify their
works, both in this world and in the
Hereafter; they are the losers.

The Losers

70. Have they not learned anything
from the previous generations;
the people of Noah, `Aad, Thamood,
the people of Abraham, the dwellers
of Midyan, and the evildoers
(of Sodom and Gomorrah)?
Their messengers went to them
with clear proofs. GOD never
wronged them; they are the ones
who wronged their own souls.

The Winners

71. The believing men and women
are allies of one another. They
advocate righteousness and forbid
evil, they observe the Contact
Prayers (Salat) and give the
obligatory charity (Zakat), and they
obey GOD and His messenger.
These will be showered by GOD's
mercy. GOD is Almighty,
Most Wise.

72. GOD promises the believing men
and the believing women
gardens with flowing streams,
wherein they abide forever,
and magnificent mansions in the gardens of Eden.
And GOD's blessings and approval are even greater.
This is the greatest triumph.

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You Shall Be Stern With the Disbelievers

73. O you prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites,
and be stern in dealing with them.
Their destiny is Hell; what a miserable abode!

74. They swear by GOD that they never said it,
although they have uttered the word of disbelief;
they have disbelieved after becoming submitters.
In fact, they gave up what they never had.
They have rebelled even though
GOD and His messenger have
showered them with His grace and
provisions. If they repent, it would
be best for them. But if they
turn away, GOD will commit them
to painful retribution in this life
and in the Hereafter.
They will find no one on earth
to be their lord and master.

75. Some of them even pledged:
"If GOD showered us with His
grace, we would be charitable,
and would lead a righteous life."

76. But when He did shower them
with His provisions, they became
stingy, and turned away in aversion.

77. Consequently, He plagued them
with hypocrisy in their hearts,
till the day they meet Him.
This is because they broke
their promises to GOD,
and because of their lying.

78. Do they not realize that GOD
knows their secrets, and their
conspiracies, and that GOD is
the Knower of all secrets?

79. Those who criticize the generous
believers for giving too much,
and ridicule the poor believers
for giving too little, GOD despises them.
They have incurred a painful retribution.

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Satan's Most Effective Bait: The Myth of Intercession*

80. Whether you ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them--
even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times--GOD will not forgive them.
This is because they disbelieve in GOD and His messenger.
GOD does not guide the wicked people.

81. The sedentary rejoiced in their staying behind the messenger of GOD,
and hated to strive with their money and their lives in the cause of GOD.
They said, "Let us not mobilize in this heat!" Say,
"The fire of Hell is much hotter,"
if they could only comprehend.

82. Let them laugh a little, and cry a lot.
This is the requital for the
sins they have earned.

83. If GOD returns you to a situation
where they ask your permission
to mobilize with you, you shall say,
"You will never again mobilize with
me, nor will you ever fight with me
against any enemy. For you
have chosen to be with the
sedentary in the first place.
Therefore, you must stay
with the sedentary."

84. You shall not observe the funeral
prayer for any of them when he
dies, nor shall you stand at his
grave. They have disbelieved in
GOD and His messenger, and
died in a state of wickedness.

Worldly Materials Are Nil

85. Do not be impressed by their money
or their children; GOD causes these
to be sources of misery for them in this world,
and their souls depart as disbelievers.

86. When a sura is revealed, stating:
"Believe in GOD, and strive with His messenger,"
even the strong among them say, "Let us stay behind!"

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*9:80 If Muhammad could not intercede on behalf of his own uncles and cousins, what makes strangers who never met him think that he will intercede on their behalf? Abraham could not intercede on behalf of his father, nor could Noah intercede on behalf of his son (11:46 & 60:4).
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87. They chose to be with the sedentary.
Consequently, their hearts were sealed,
and thus, they cannot comprehend.

True Believers are Eager to Strive

88. As for the messenger and those who believed with him,
they eagerly strive with their money and their lives.
These have deserved all the good things;
they are the winners.

89. GOD has prepared for them
gardens with flowing streams,
wherein they abide forever.
This is the greatest triumph.

90. The Arabs made up excuses, and
came to you seeking permission
to stay behind. This is indicative of
their rejection of GOD and His
messenger--they stay behind.
Indeed, those who disbelieve
among them have incurred
a painful retribution.

91. Not to be blamed are those who
are weak, or ill, or do not find
anything to offer, so long as they
remain devoted to GOD
and His messenger.
The righteous among them
shall not be blamed.
GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

92. Also excused are those who
come to you wishing to be
included with you, but you tell
them, "I do not have anything to
carry you on." They then turn back
with tears in their eyes, genuinely saddened
that they could not afford to contribute.

93. The blame is on those who ask your permission to stay behind,
even though they have no excuse.
They have chosen to be with the sedentary.
Consequently, GOD has sealed their hearts,
and thus, they do not attain any knowledge.

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Hard Times Serve to Expose the Hypocrites

94. They apologize to you when you return to them (from battle).
Say, "Do not apologize; we no longer trust you.
GOD has informed us about you."
GOD will see your works, and so will the messenger,
then you will be returned to the Knower
of all secrets and declarations,
then He will inform you of
everything you had done.

95. They will swear by GOD to you,
when you return to them,
that you may disregard them.
Do disregard them.
They are polluted,
and their destiny is Hell,
as a requital for the sins
they have earned.

96. They swear to you, that you may
pardon them. Even if you pardon
them, GOD does not pardon
such wicked people.

The Arabs

97. The Arabs are the worst
in disbelief and hypocrisy,
and the most likely to ignore
the laws that GOD has
revealed to His messenger.
GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

98. Some Arabs consider their
spending (in the cause of God)
to be a loss, and even wait
in anticipation that a disaster
may hit you. It is they who will
incur the worst disaster. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

99. Other Arabs do believe in GOD and the Last Day,
and consider their spending to be a means towards GOD,
and a means of supporting the messenger.
Indeed, it will bring them nearer;
GOD will admit them into His mercy. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

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100. As for the early vanguards who immigrated (Muhaajerin),
and the supporters who gave them refuge (Ansaar),
and those who followed them in righteousness,
GOD is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him.
He has prepared for them gardens with flowing streams,
wherein they abide forever. This is the greatest triumph.

Retribution Doubled for the Hypocrites*

101. Among the Arabs around you, there are hypocrites. Also, among the city
dwellers, there are those who are
accustomed to hypocrisy. You do
not know them, but we know them.
We will double the retribution for
them, then they end up committed
to a terrible retribution.

102. There are others who have
confessed their sins; they have
mixed good deeds with bad deeds.
GOD will redeem them, for GOD
is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

103. Take from their money a charity
to purify them and sanctify them.
And encourage them, for your
encouragement reassures them.
GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.

104. Do they not realize that GOD
accepts the repentance of His
worshipers, and takes the
charities, and that GOD is the
Redeemer, Most Merciful?

105. Say, "Work righteousness;
GOD will see your work,
and so will His messenger and the
believers. Ultimately, you will be returned
to the Knower of all secrets and declarations,
then He will inform you of everything you had done."

106. Others are waiting for GOD's decision;
He may punish them, or He may redeem them.
GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

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*9:101 The hypocrites sit among the believers, listen to the message and proofs, then spread their poisonous doubts. It is a Quranic law that they receive double the retribution, now and forever.
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Masjids that Oppose God and His Messenger*

107. There are those who abuse the masjid by practicing idol worship,
dividing the believers, and providing comfort to those
who oppose GOD and His messenger.
They solemnly swear: "Our intentions are honorable!"
GOD bears witness that they are liars.

Do Not Pray in Those Masjids

108. You shall never pray in such a masjid.
A masjid that is established on
the basis of righteousness from the
first day is more worthy of your
praying therein. In it, there are
people who love to be purified.
GOD loves those who purify
themselves.

109. Is one who establishes his building
on the basis of reverencing GOD
and to gain His approval better, or
one who establishes his building
on the brink of a crumbling cliff,
that falls down with him into the
fire of Hell? GOD does not guide
the transgressing people.

110. Such a building that they have
established remains a source of
doubt in their hearts, until their
hearts are stilled. GOD is
Omniscient, Most Wise.

The Most Profitable

111. GOD has bought from the
believers their lives and their
money in exchange for Paradise. Thus, they fight in the cause of GOD,
willing to kill and get killed. Such is His truthful pledge in the Torah,
the Gospel, and the Quran--and who fulfills His pledge better than GOD?
You shall rejoice in making such an exchange.
This is the greatest triumph.

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*9:107 Any masjid where the practices are not devoted absolutely to God ALONE belongs to Satan, not God. For example, mentioning the names of Abraham, Muhammad, and/or Ali in the Azan and/or the Salat prayers violates God's commandments in 2:136, 2:285, 3:84, & 72:18. Unfortunately, this is a common idolatrous practice throughout the corrupted Muslim world.
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The Believers

112. They are the repenters, the worshipers, the praisers,
the meditators, the bowing and prostrating,
the advocators of righteousness and forbidders of evil,
and the keepers of GOD's laws.
Give good news to such believers.

You Shall Disown God's Enemies
Abraham Disowned His Father

113. Neither the prophet,
nor those who believe
shall ask forgiveness for
the idol worshipers, even if
they were their nearest of kin,
once they realize that they are
destined for Hell.

114. The only reason Abraham asked
forgiveness for his father was that
he had promised him to do so.
But as soon as he realized that he
was an enemy of GOD,
he disowned him. Abraham was
extremely kind, clement.

115. GOD does not send any people
astray, after He had guided them,
without first pointing out for
them what to expect. GOD is
fully aware of all things.

116. To GOD belongs the sovereignty
of the heavens and the earth.
He controls life and death.
You have none beside GOD
as a Lord and Master.

117. GOD has redeemed the prophet,
and the immigrants (Muhaajireen),
and the supporters who hosted them
and gave them refuge (Ansaar),
who followed him during the difficult times.
That is when the hearts of some of them
almost wavered. But He has redeemed them,
for He is Compassionate towards them, Most Merciful.

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Do Not Abandon the Messenger

118. Also (redeemed were) the three who stayed behind.
The spacious earth became so straitened for them,
that they almost gave up all hope for themselves.
Finally, they realized that there was no escape from GOD,
except to Him. He then redeemed them that they may repent.
GOD is the Redeemer, Most Merciful.

119. O you who believe,
you shall reverence GOD,
and be among the truthful.

120. Neither the dwellers of the city,
nor the Arabs around them,
shall seek to stay behind the
messenger of GOD (when he
mobilizes for war).
Nor shall they give priority
to their own affairs
over supporting him.
This is because they do not suffer
any thirst, or any effort, or hunger
in the cause of GOD, or make
a single step that enrages the
disbelievers, or inflict any
hardship upon the enemy,
without having it written down
for them as a credit.
GOD never fails to recompense
those who work righteousness.

121. Nor do they incur any expense,
small or large, nor do they cross
any valley, without having the
credit written down for them.
GOD will surely reward them
generously for their works.

The Importance of Religious Education

122. When the believers mobilize, not all of them shall do so.
A few from each group shall mobilize
by devoting their time to studying the religion.
Thus, they can pass the knowledge on to their people
when they return, that they may remain religiously informed.

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The Disbelievers

123. O you who believe, you shall fight the disbelievers who attack
you--let them find you stern--and know that
GOD is with the righteous.

The Hypocrites

124. When a sura was revealed, some of them would say,
"Did this sura strengthen the faith of anyone
among you?" Indeed, it did
strengthen the faith of those
who believed, and they rejoice
in any revelation.

125. As for those who harbored doubts
in their hearts, it actually added
unholiness to their unholiness,
and they died as disbelievers.

126. Do they not see that they suffer
from exacting trials every year
once or twice? Yet, they
consistently fail to repent,
and fail to take heed?

A Historical Crime Unveiled:
Tampering With the Word of God.*
God Provides Irrefutable Evidence

127. Whenever a sura was revealed,
some of them would look at each
other as if to say: "Does anyone
see you?" Then they left. Thus,
GOD has diverted their hearts,
for they are people who do not
comprehend.

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*9:1 & *9:127 This is the only sura that is not prefixed with the Basmalah. This phenomenon has puzzled the students of the Quran for 14 centuries, and many theories were advanced to explain it. Now we realize that the conspicuous absence of the Basmalah serves three purposes:
(1) It represents an advance divine proclamation that the idol worshipers were destined to tamper with the Quran by adding 2 false verses (9:128-129). (2) It demonstrates one of the functions of God's mathematical code in the Quran, namely, to guard the Quran against any alteration. (3) It provides additional miraculous features of the Quran's code.
Due to their extraordinary importance, the details are given in Appendices
24 and 29.
One immediate observation is that the number of occurrences of the word "God" at the end of Sura 9 is 1273 (19x67). If the two false verses 128 & 129 are included, this phenomenon--and many more--will vanish.
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