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Al-Anfal · 8:39
And fight against them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion [i.e., worship], all of it, is for Allāh. And if they cease - then indeed, Allāh is Seeing of what they do.
Sahih International
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وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ
waqātilūhum
And fight them
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Resumption particleand
قَٰتِلُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd fight them
Rootقتلqtl
to kill, slay, fight
170× in the Quran · Common
LemmaقَٰتَلَVerb (form III) - to fight
و
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
هُمْ
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Command verb
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (And fight them) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form III — mutual action
وَقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (And fight them) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV