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9:37

Indeedthe postponing(is) an increaseinﱅﱆthe disbeliefare led astrayby itthose whodisbelieveThey make it lawfulone yearand make it unlawful(another) yearto adjustthe numberwhichAllah has made unlawfulAllah has made unlawfuland making lawfulwhatAllah has made unlawfulﱗﱘAllah has made unlawfulIs made fair-seemingto them(the) evilﱜﱝ(of) their deedsAnd Allah(does) notguidethe people the disbelievers(37)

Reallocating the sanctity of ˹these˺ months1 is an increase in disbelief, by which the disbelievers are led ˹far˺ astray. They adjust the sanctity one year and uphold it in another, only to maintain the number of months sanctified by Allah, violating the very months Allah has made sacred. Their evil deeds have been made appealing to them. And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.

9:38

O you who believeO you who believeO you who believeWhat(is the matter) with youwhenit is saidto yougo forthin(the) way(of) Allahyou cling heavilytoﱲﱳthe earthAre you pleasedwith the life(of) the world(rather) thanﱸﱹthe HereafterBut what(is the) enjoyment(of) the life(of) the worldin (comparison to)ﱿthe hereafterexcepta little(38)

O believers! What is the matter with you that when you are asked to march forth in the cause of Allah, you cling firmly to ˹your˺ land?1 Do you prefer the life of this world over the Hereafter? The enjoyment of this worldly life is insignificant compared to that of the Hereafter.

9:39

If notyou go forthHe will punish you(with) a painful punishment(with) a painful punishmentand will replace you(with) a peopleother than youand notyou can harm Himﲍﲎ(in) anythingAnd Allah(is) oneverythingAll-Powerful(39)

If you do not march forth, He will afflict you with a painful torment and replace you with other people. You are not harming Him in the least. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.

9:40

If notyou help himcertainlyAllah helped himAllah helped himwhendrove him outthose whodisbelievedthe second(of) the twowhenthey both(were) inthe cavewhenhe saidto his companion(Do) notgrieveindeedAllahﲫﲬ(is) with usThen Allah sent downThen Allah sent downHis tranquilityupon himand supported himwith forceswhich you did not seewhich you did not seeand made(the) word(of) those whodisbelievedﲹﲺthe lowestwhile (the) Word(of) Allahit (is)ﲾﲿthe highestAnd Allah(is) All-MightyAll-Wise(40)

˹It does not matter˺ if you ˹believers˺ do not support him, for Allah did in fact support him when the disbelievers drove him out ˹of Mecca˺ and he was only one of two. While they both were in the cave, he reassured his companion,1 “Do not worry; Allah is certainly with us.” So Allah sent down His serenity upon the Prophet, supported him with forces you ˹believers˺ did not see, and made the word of the disbelievers lowest, while the Word of Allah is supreme. And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.