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At-Tawbah 9:3

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وَأَذَٰنٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَجِّ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۙ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ فَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

And [it is] an announcement from Allāh and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allāh is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. So if you repent, that is best for you; but if you turn away - then know that you will not cause failure to Allāh. And give tidings to those who disbelieve of a painful punishment.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وإعلام من الله ورسوله وإنذار إلى الناس يوم النحر أنَّ الله بريء من المشركين، ورسوله بريء منهم كذلك. فإن رجعتم -أيها المشركون- إلى الحق وتركتم شرككم فهو خير لكم، وإن أعرضتم عن قَبول الحق وأبيتم الدخول في دين الله فاعلموا أنكم لن تُفْلِتوا من عذاب الله. وأنذر -أيها الرسول- هؤلاء المعرضين عن الإسلام عذاب الله الموجع.

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