حُنَفَآءَ

لِلَّهِ

غَيۡرَ

مُشۡرِكِينَ

بِهِۦۚ

وَمَن

يُشۡرِكۡ

بِٱللَّهِ

فَكَأَنَّمَا

خَرَّ

مِنَ

ٱلسَّمَآءِ

فَتَخۡطَفُهُ

ٱلطَّيۡرُ

أَوۡ

تَهۡوِي

بِهِ

ٱلرِّيحُ

فِي

مَكَانٖ

سَحِيقٖ

٣١

Be upright ˹in devotion˺ to Allah, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺. For whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah is like someone who has fallen from the sky and is either snatched away by birds or swept by the wind to a remote place.

That is so. And whoever honours the symbols of Allah, it is certainly out of the piety of the heart.

You may benefit from sacrificial animals for an appointed term,¹ then their place of sacrifice is at the Ancient House.

For every community We appointed a rite of sacrifice so that they may pronounce the Name of Allah over the sacrificial animals He has provided for them. For your God is only One God, so submit yourselves to Him ˹alone˺. And give good news ˹O Prophet˺ to the humble:

those whose hearts tremble at the remembrance of Allah, who patiently endure whatever may befall them, and who establish prayer and donate from what We have provided for them.

We have made sacrificial camels ˹and cattle˺ among the symbols of Allah, in which there is ˹much˺ good for you. So pronounce the Name of Allah over them when they are lined up ˹for sacrifice˺. Once they have fallen ˹lifeless˺ on their sides, you may eat from their meat, and feed the needy—those who do not beg, and those who do. In this way We have subjected these ˹animals˺ to you so that you may be grateful.

Neither their meat nor blood reaches Allah. Rather, it is your piety that reaches Him. This is how He has subjected them to you so that you may proclaim the greatness of Allah for what He has guided you to, and give good news to the good-doers.

Indeed, Allah defends those who believe. Surely Allah does not like whoever is deceitful, ungrateful.

Permission ˹to fight back˺ is ˹hereby˺ granted to those being fought, for they have been wronged.¹ And Allah is truly Most Capable of helping them ˹prevail˺.

˹They are˺ those who have been expelled from their homes for no reason other than proclaiming: “Our Lord is Allah.” Had Allah not repelled ˹the aggression of˺ some people by means of others, destruction would have surely claimed monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which Allah’s Name is often mentioned. Allah will certainly help those who stand up for Him. Allah is truly All-Powerful, Almighty.