The Holy Quran 9:73 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ جَـٰهِدِ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Translation

O Nabi ﷺ! Strive (and fight as circumstances allow) against the Kuffaar and the hypocrites and be stern with them (for their reformation). Their abode is Jahannam. What an evil place to return to (in the Aakhirah)!

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to be stern with the hypocrites: jihad means exerting the utmost effort in repelling something objectionable. This effort is sometimes made with weapons, sometimes with the tongue, and sometimes in some other way. Against the hypocrites (those who profess Islam with their tongues but are not Muslims at heart)

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