Surah At-Tawba 9:10 — translation and meaning
التوبة · Verse 10 / 129 · Page 188
ۚ لَا يَرْقُبُونَ فِي مُؤْمِنٍ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةً وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُعْتَدُونَ
Word by Word
ۚ
لَا
la
Not
يَرْقُبُونَ
yarqubuna
they respect (the ties)
فِي
fi
towards
مُؤْمِنٍ
mu'minin
a believer
إِلًّا
illan
(of) kinship
وَلَا
wala
and not
ذِمَّةً
dhimmatan
covenant of protection
وَأُولَئِكَ
wa-ulaika
And those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
الْمُعْتَدُونَ
al-mu'taduna
(are) the transgressors
Transliteration
Laa yarquboona fee mu'minin illanw wa laa zimmah wa ulaaa 'ika humulmu 'tadoon
Translation
They do not observe toward a believer any pact of kinship or covenant of protection. And it is they who are the transgressors.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Due to their hatred, they do not have any consideration for Allah in how they deal with the believers, nor do they respect any relationship or treaty. They overstep Allah’s limits because they are oppressive and hostile.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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