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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 · Verb

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

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 & Future
Verb 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