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At-Tawbah · 9:14
Fight them; Allāh will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts [i.e., desires] of a believing people
Sahih International
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قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ
qātilūhum
Fight them -
Word breakdown
قتلُ
Fi'l · VerbFight 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
قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (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
قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ (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