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At-Tawbah · Ayah 14

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Translation

Fight them -

Word Breakdown

قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ

Fight them -

Word Breakdown

قتلُFi'l · Verb

2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((III))

Rootقتل

★★★★Very common

to kill, slay, fight

Lemmaقَٰتَلَ

Verb (form III) - to fight

L1 Arabic Word TypesL10 Commands & FutureL12 Verb Families II–IV

وIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

L3 Pronouns & Pointing

هُمْIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

L3 Pronouns & Pointing

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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]!"

L10 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.

L12 Verb Families II–IV

Sahih International

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

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