The Holy Quran 2:194 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

ٱلشَّهْرُ ٱلْحَرَامُ بِٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَٱلْحُرُمَـٰتُ قِصَاصٌ ۚ فَمَنِ ٱعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱعْتَدُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا ٱعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Translation

A sacred month for a sacred month (if the Kaafiroon fight you in such a month, you should fight them back), and equal retaliation applies to sacred things (the one who disrespects something sacred will be punished in proportion to the disrespect shown). So whoever does you wrong, act against him in the same manner as he had wronged you (to compensate for previous losses). Fear Allaah (when reacting) and know that verily Allaah is with those who fear Him (and shall assist the pious at all times).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The sacred month: that is, Dhu al-Qa'dah, in which you are going to make up the Umrah, is in return for that sacred month, that is, Dhu al-Qa'dah, in which, the previous year, in this very month, the disbelievers of Makkah had barred you from the Umrah and had not let you enter Makkah.

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