ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ

أَحۡبَارَهُمۡ

وَرُهۡبَٰنَهُمۡ

أَرۡبَابٗا

مِّن

دُونِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَٱلۡمَسِيحَ

ٱبۡنَ

مَرۡيَمَ

وَمَآ

أُمِرُوٓاْ

إِلَّا

لِيَعۡبُدُوٓاْ

إِلَٰهٗا

وَٰحِدٗاۖ

لَّآ

إِلَٰهَ

إِلَّا

هُوَۚ

سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ

عَمَّا

يُشۡرِكُونَ

٣١

They have taken their rabbis and monks as well as the Messiah, son of Mary, as lords besides Allah,¹ even though they were commanded to worship none but One God. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. Glorified is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺!

They wish to extinguish Allah’s light¹ with their mouths, but Allah will only allow His light to be perfected, even to the dismay of the disbelievers.

He is the One Who has sent His Messenger with ˹true˺ guidance and the religion of truth, making it prevail over all others, even to the dismay of the polytheists.

O believers! Indeed, many rabbis and monks consume people’s wealth wrongfully and hinder ˹others˺ from the Way of Allah. Give good news of a painful torment to those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in Allah’s cause.

The Day ˹will come˺ when their treasure will be heated up in the Fire of Hell, and their foreheads, sides, and backs branded with it. ˹It will be said to them,˺ “This is the treasure you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste what you hoarded!”

Indeed, the number of months ordained by Allah is twelve—in Allah’s Record¹ since the day He created the heavens and the earth—of which four are sacred. That is the Right Way. So do not wrong one another during these months. And fight the polytheists together as they fight together against you. And know that Allah is with those mindful ˹of Him˺.

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.

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.

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.

˹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.