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Quran 9:122

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 122 of 129 · Juz 11

وَمَا كَانَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنفِرُوا۟ كَآفَّةً ۚ فَلَوْلَا نَفَرَ مِن كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ طَآئِفَةٌ لِّيَتَفَقَّهُوا۟ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُوا۟ قَوْمَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ

Translations of Quran 9:122
EnglishTalal Itani

It is not advisable for the believers to march out all together. Of every division that marches out, let a group remain behind, to gain understanding of the religion, and to notify their people when they have returned to them, that they may beware.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And the believers should not all go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bununla beraber mü'minlerin kâffesi birden toplanıp seferber olacak değillerdir, fakat her fırkadan bir taife toplansa da dinde fıkıh tahsıl etseler, ve döndükleri zaman kavmlerini inzar eyleseler, gerek ki sakınırlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Il ne faut pas que tous les croyants marchent à la fois à la guerre. Il vaut mieux qu’un certain nombre seulement de chaque tribu parte, et qu’ils s’instruisent dans la religion et enseignent à leurs concitoyens à leur retour, afin que ceux-ci se tiennent sur leurs gardes.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De geloovigen zijn niet verplicht allen te gelijk ten strijde te trekken. Indien een deel van iederen stam niet vertrekt, geschiedt dit om zich met ijver in hunnen godsdienst te onderrichten, en om hun volk te vermanen, indien zij terugkeeren, opdat het volk op zijne goede zij.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non è necessario che tutti i credenti marcino alla guerra nell’istesso tempo. Val meglio che un cotal numero di ogni tribù resti, e s’istruisca nella religione; e che istruisca i suoi concittadini quando ritornano, affinchè si tengano sulla difensiva.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.