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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 particle

and

قَٰتِلُ

Fi'l · Verb

And fight them

Rootقتلqtl

to kill, slay, fight

170× in the Quran · Common

LemmaقَٰتَلَVerb (form III) - to fight

و

Ism · Personal pronoun

you all/your

هُمْ

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/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 & Future
Verb 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