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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Furqan 25:52

Word by word

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ وَجَـٰهِدْهُم بِهِۦ جِهَادًا كَبِيرًا

So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with it [i.e., the Qur’ān] a great striving.

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Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

Jihad with Qur'an (its propagation) is great Jihadوَجَاهِدْهُم بِهِ جِهَادًا كَبِيرً‌ا (And strive against them with it (the Qur'an) a great striving - 25:52). This is a Makkan verse when the injunction for Jihad, in the sense of fighting the infidels, had not been revealed. What is ordained in this verse is that you spread the message of Qur'an among the people at large. Propagation of Qur'anic message among people and to make them understand it is great Jihad whether it is by mouth, pen or any other means,

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