The Spoils of War
8. Al-Anfāl
الأنفال
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وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ
حَتَّى
لَا
تَكُونَ
فِتْنَةٌ
وَيَكُونَ
الدِّينُ
كُلُّهُ
لِلَّهِ
فَإِنِ
انتَهَوْا
فَإِنَّ
اللَّهَ
بِمَا
يَعْمَلُونَ
بَصِيرٌ
wa-qātilūhum ḥattā lā takūna fitnatun wa-yakūna d-dīnu kulluhū li-llāhi fa-ʾini ntahaw fa-ʾinna llāha bi-mā yaʿmalūna baṣīrun
And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Fight them until persecution is no more, and religion becomes exclusively for Allah. So if they desist, Allah indeed watches what they do.
