Rowwad Translation Center — 189

9:14 Fight them, Allah will punish them at your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them, and will soothe the hearts of people who believe,

9:15 and He will remove rage from their hearts. Allah turns in forgiveness to whom He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

9:16 Do you think that you will be left untested, when Allah has not yet proven who among you strove [in His cause] and did not take any trusted allies other than Allah, His Messenger and the believers? Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

9:17 It is not for the polytheists to maintain Allah’s mosques[1] while openly displaying their disbelief. Their deeds have become worthless, and they will abide in the Fire forever.

9:18 The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah[1] and the Last Day, establish prayer, give zakah and fear none but Allah. It is they who are expected to be rightly guided.

9:19 Do you consider giving water to the pilgrims and maintaining the Sacred Mosque as equal to believing in Allah and the Last Day and striving for Allah’s cause? They are not equal before Allah, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

9:20 Those who believed, emigrated, and strove in Allah’s cause with their wealth and their lives are of a higher rank before Allah; it is they who will triumph.