Surah At-Tawbah Verse 6 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection,…

At-Tawbah · 6/129

Translation Transliteration — At-Tawbah

وَإِنۡ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ٱسۡتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرۡهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسۡمَعَ كَلَٰمَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَبۡلِغۡهُ مَأۡمَنَهُۥۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمٌ لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٦

🔤 Transliteration

Wa in ahadum minal mushrikeenas tajaaraka fa ajirhu hattaa yasma`a Kalaamal laahi summa ablighhu maa manah; zaalika bi annahum qawmul laa ya`lamoon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah. Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.

🌐 Additional reference in Français

📜

Translation — Tafsir

Meanings of Key Words:

Istajāraka (استجارك): Asked for your protection and safety.
Fa ajirhu (فأجره): Grant him protection and safety.
Ma’manahu (مأمنه): A place where he feels secure, such as his home or his people’s territory.

Explanation of the Verse:

This noble verse reveals the profound mercy and justice of Islam, even in the context of conflict. If any polytheist—one of those whose lives and property were made permissible to take due to their hostility and breach of treaties—comes to you, O Messenger, seeking protection and safety, then you must grant him that protection without hesitation. The purpose is not to harm him or turn him away, but to give him the opportunity to hear the Words of Allah, the Qur’an, so that the truth may reach his heart and mind clearly. He is to be given a safe passage to listen to the recitation of the Qur’an and learn about the teachings of Islam, free from fear or pressure.

After he has heard the message, if he chooses not to embrace Islam, then you must escort him safely to a place where he feels secure—his homeland or the territory of his people—so that he may return unharmed. This is because these people are ignorant of the true nature of Islam; they have not been exposed to its light. Once they hear the Qur’an and understand its call to monotheism, justice, and mercy, there is a real hope that their ignorance will be lifted, and they may willingly embrace the truth.

This verse is a living example of the beauty of Islam: even in times of war, the door to guidance remains open, and the sanctity of human life is upheld. The ultimate goal is not conquest or revenge, but the salvation of souls and the establishment of peace based on knowledge and conviction. How magnificent is this religion that commands its followers to protect even their enemies so they may hear the Word of Allah! It is an invitation to reflect: if such is the treatment of those who oppose Islam, then what immense mercy and compassion does Islam offer to those who seek it sincerely? Let this verse inspire you to appreciate the universal message of the Qur’an—a message that calls all of humanity to light, knowledge, and eternal success.

🎧 Listen

📜 Verse 4-8 — At-Tawbah

4إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَنقُصُوكُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا وَلَمۡ يُظَٰهِرُواْ عَلَيۡكُمۡ أَحَدًا فَأَتِمُّوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِمۡ عَهۡدَهُمۡ إِلَىٰ مُدَّتِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

Excepted are those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists and then they have not been deficient toward you in anything or supported anyone against you; so complete for them their treaty until their term [has ended]. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous [who fear Him].

5فَإِذَا ٱنسَلَخَ ٱلۡأَشۡهُرُ ٱلۡحُرُمُ فَٱقۡتُلُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ حَيۡثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمۡ وَخُذُوهُمۡ وَٱحۡصُرُوهُمۡ وَٱقۡعُدُواْ لَهُمۡ كُلَّ مَرۡصَدٍۚ فَإِن تَابُواْ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُاْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَخَلُّواْ سَبِيلَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

6وَإِنۡ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ٱسۡتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرۡهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسۡمَعَ كَلَٰمَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَبۡلِغۡهُ مَأۡمَنَهُۥۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمٌ لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

7كَيۡفَ يَكُونُ لِلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ عَهۡدٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ رَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّمۡ عِندَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ فَمَا ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ لَكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَقِيمُواْ لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

How can there be for the polytheists a treaty in the sight of Allah and with His Messenger, except for those with whom you made a treaty at al-Masjid al-Haram? So as long as they are upright toward you, be upright toward them. Indeed, Allah loves the righteous [who fear Him].

8كَيۡفَ وَإِن يَظۡهَرُواْ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَا يَرۡقُبُواْ فِيكُمۡ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةًۚ يُرۡضُونَكُم بِأَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ وَتَأۡبَىٰ قُلُوبُهُمۡ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ فَٰسِقُونَ

How [can there be a treaty] while, if they gain dominance over you, they do not observe concerning you any pact of kinship or covenant of protection? They satisfy you with their mouths, but their hearts refuse [compliance], and most of them are defiantly disobedient.

← Verse 5 📖 At-Tawbah Verse 7 →

At-TawbahQuran Index

129Verse

MedinanRevelation

6Verse

Translation — At-Tawbah 6

Surah Verse 6/129 — At-Tawbah التوبة (Medinan). Read Listen Translation (English). Listen: At-Tawbah Listen, At-Tawbah Translation, At-Tawbah mp3, At-Tawbah pdf. Verse 4–8. English Meaning: Français.

📚 The Holy Quran 🎧 Listen mp3 ⬇ mp3