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At-Tawbah · 9:29

Fight against those who do not believe in Allāh or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allāh and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth [i.e., Islām] from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 29

قَـٰتِلُوا۟

qātilū

Fight

Word breakdown

قتلُ

Fi'l · Verb

Fight

Rootقتلqtl

to kill, slay, fight

170× in the Quran · Common

LemmaقَٰتَلَVerb (form III) - to fight

وا

Ism · Personal pronoun

you all/your

Grammar rules

Command verb

قَـٰتِلُوا۟ (Fight) 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

قَـٰتِلُوا۟ (Fight) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.

The action involves two parties.

Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV