And recall that We appointed for Moses forty nights. Then you took to worshiping the calf after him, and you turned wicked.
Does the Qur'an set a number of days to go out (3 days, 40 days, 4 months)?
In short
- The verses usually cited are 2:51, where forty nights are appointed for Moses and the people take to worshipping the calf after him; and 9:2, where four months to travel the land are given to those named at 9:1, the polytheists with whom a treaty was made (the idolaters in Pickthall, Palmer and Sale), with the warning that God cannot be escaped.
- The text does not say: a number of days to go out to preach. The Qur'an sets none of the numbers the question names, and no other, for going out to preach.
- The rest comes from: outside the Qur'an. The practice readers ask about, known by the names Tablighi Jamaat, tabligh, going out, chilla and gasht, or a preaching trip, is named here and not described or judged.
Where the renderings split
9:2, Itani: "So travel the land for four months"
9:2, Pickthall: "Travel freely in the land four months"
9:2, Palmer: "Roam ye at large in the land for four months"
9:2, Rodwell: "Go ye, therefore, at large in the land four months"
9:2, Sale: "Go to and fro in the earth securely four months"
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 2:51 Forty nights appointed for Moses, and the calf taken in his absence
- 02 9:1 A declaration of immunity to the polytheists with whom a treaty was made; Pickthall, Palmer and Sale have idolaters, and Rodwell the Polytheist Arabs
- 03 9:2 Travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
The Qur'an does not set a number of days for going out to preach. The numbers the question names occur in the text, each about something else.
Forty is the time appointed for Moses: at 2:51 Pickthall has "when We did appoint for Moses forty nights (of solitude)", and Sale has "And when we treated with Moses forty nights". Pickthall's bracket is his own.
Four months are given at 9:2 to travel the land, to those named at 9:1: Itani has "the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty" and Pickthall "those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty". The same verse gives a warning: Pickthall has "Travel freely in the land four months, and know that ye cannot escape Allah".
Three days occur in the text as a fast and as a sign, not as a time to go out. No verse ties any of these numbers to preaching.
Scope of this study
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What this rests on
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2:51
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَإِذْ وَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh waa'adnaa moosaa arba'eena laylatan thumma takhadhtumu l-'ijla min ba'dihi wa'antum zaalimoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏ wāʿadnā mūsā ʾarbaʿīna laylatan ṯumma taḫaḏtumu l-ʿiǧla min baʿdihi waʾantum ẓālimūna
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And when We did appoint for Moses forty nights (of solitude), and then ye chose the calf, when he had gone from you, and were wrong-doers
When we treated with Moses forty nights, then ye took the calf after he had gone and ye did wrong
And when we were in treaty with Moses forty nights: then during his absence took ye the calf and acted wickedly
And when we treated with Moses forty nights; then ye took the calf for your God, and did evil
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Kujtoni kur Ne i caktuam Musait dyzet net (për takimin me të), ndërkohë ju e adhuruat viçin në mungesë të tij e u bëtë të padrejtë.
(আর স্মরণ করো) যখন আমি মূসার সাথে চল্লিশ রাতের অঙ্গীকার করেছিলাম। এরপর তোমরা গরুর বাছুরকে গ্রহণ করেছিলে; আর তোমরা তো যালিম।
I kada s Musaom, četrdeset noći, susret odredismo, vi ste, nakon što on ode, nepravdu čineći, tele za obožavanje prihvatili.
I kada s Mojsijom, četrdeset noći, susret odredismo, vi ste, nakon što on ode, nepravdu čineći, tele za obožavanje prihvatili.
Nde min podani Muusaa jammaaji capanɗe nayi fawii heen ndew-ɗon gool oo caggal makko, onon ko on tooñooɓe.
და როდესაც ჩვენ (წინასწარმეტყველ) მუსას დავუდეთ აღთქმა ორმოცი ღამის განმავლობაში [რათა თქვენთვის ხელმძღვანელობად ჩამოგვევლინა თორა], და შემდეგ თქვენ მის შემდეგ [რაც მუსა წავიდა], აიყვანეთ თქვენთვის (ღმერთად) (ოქროს) ხბო[1], და თქვენ იყავით უსამართლონი.
Und (gedenkt,) als Wir Uns mit Musa auf vierzig Nächte verabredeten, ihr (aber) dann das Kalb nach ihm annahmt, womit ihr Ungerechte wart.
Και (θυμηθείτε) όταν ορίσαμε για τον Μωυσή σαράντα νύχτες (για να Μας επικαλεστεί με αφοσίωση πάνω στο όρος, και στο τέλος τους να του μιλήσουμε και να του αποκαλύψουμε την Τορά ως καθοδήγηση και φως), αλλά κατά την απουσία του πήρατε το μοσχάρι (για λατρεία), και ήσασταν άδικοι.
तथा (याद करो) जब हमने मूसा को (तौरात प्रदान करने के लिए) चालीस रातों का वादा किया, फिर उसके बाद तुमने बछड़े को (पूज्य) बना लिया और तुम अत्याचारी थे।
E quando abbiamo fissato con Mūsā مُوسَى quaranta notti; poi avete preso il vitello in sua assenza, e siete stati ingiusti.
51. Ir (atminkite), kai Mes paskyrėme Mūsai (Mozei) keturiasdešimt naktų ir (jam išėjus) jūs pasirinkote veršiuką (garbinimui), ir būdami Zalimūn (daugiadieviais ir nusidėjėliais).
Yeroo Muusaaf halkan afurtama beellamne (yaadadhaa). Ergasii isin isa boodaa jibicha (gabbaramaa) taasifattanii warra of miidhe taatan. [23]
И вот Мы назначили Мусе сорок ночей, а затем вы избрали себе тельца [божеством] после него, поступив несправедливо.
И када смо са Мојсијем, четрдесет ноћи, сусрет одредили, ви сте, након што вас је напустио, неправду чинећи, теле почели да обожавате.
Na tulipomuahidi Musa usiku arubaini, kisha mkamchukua ndama (mkamuabudu) baada yake, na mkawa wenye kudhulumu.
Och kom ihåg när vi arrangerade ett möte med Mose, som varade i fyrtio nätter, och hur ni, i hans frånvaro, tog kalven [till en avgud] – orättfärdiga som ni var.
Hani, biz Mûsâ ile kırk gece için sözleşmiştik. Ama siz zalimlik ederek onun ardından buzağıya tapınmıştınız.
اور ہم نے (حضرت) موسیٰ ﴿علیہ السلام﴾ سے چالیس راتوں کا وعده کیا، پھر تم نے اس کے بعد بچھڑا پوجنا شروع کردیا اور ﻇالم بن گئے۔[1]
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وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh najjaynaakum min aali fir'awna yasoomoonakum soo'a l-'adhaabi yudhabbihoona abnaa'akum wayastahyoona nisaa'akum wafee dhaalikum balaa'un min rabbikum 'azeem
DIN 31635waʾiḏ naǧǧaynākum min ʾāli firʿawna yasūmūnakum sūʾa l-ʿaḏābi yuḏabbiḥūna ʾabnāʾakum wayastaḥyūna nisāʾakum wafī ḏālikum balāʾun min rabbikum ʿaẓīmun
And recall that We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh. They inflicted on you terrible persecution, killing your sons and sparing your women. Therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord.
And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk, who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaying your sons and sparing your women: that was a tremendous trial from your Lord
When we saved you from Pharaohs people who sought to wreak you evil and woe, slaughtering your sons and letting your women live; in that was a great trial for you from your Lord
And remember when we rescued you from the people of Pharaoh, who had laid on you a cruel chastisement. They slew your male children, and let only your females live: and in this was a great trial from your Lord
Remember when we delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who grievously oppressed you, they slew your male children, and let your females live: Therein was a great trial from your Lord
وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh faraqnaa bikumu l-bahra fa'anjaynaakum wa'aghraqnaa aala fir'awna wa'antum tanzuroon
DIN 31635waʾiḏ faraqnā bikumu l-baḥra faʾanǧaynākum waʾaġraqnā ʾāla firʿawna waʾantum tanẓurūna
And recall that We parted the sea for you, so We saved you, and We drowned the people of Pharaoh as you looked on.
And when We brought you through the sea and rescued you, and drowned the folk of Pharaoh in your sight
When we divided for you the sea and saved you and drowned Pharaohs people while ye looked on
And when we parted the sea for you, and saved you, and drowned the people of Pharaoh, while ye were looking on
And when we divided the sea for you and delivered you, and drowned Pharaoh's people while ye looked on
2:51 — the verse above
ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma 'afawnaa 'ankum min ba'di dhaalika la'allakum tashkuroon
DIN 31635ṯumma ʿafawnā ʿankum min baʿdi ḏālika laʿallakum taškurūna
Then We pardoned you after that, so that you might be grateful.
Then, even after that, We pardoned you in order that ye might give thanks
Yet then we forgave you after that; perhaps ye may be grateful
Yet after this we forgave you, that ye might be grateful
yet afterwards we forgave you, that preadventure ye might give thanks
وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh aataynaa moosaa l-kitaaba wal-furqaana la'allakum tahtadoon
DIN 31635waʾiḏ ʾātaynā mūsā l-kitāba wal-furqāna laʿallakum tahtadūna
The translators word this verse differently
And recall that We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion, so that you may be guided.
And when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the criterion (of right and wrong), that ye might be led aright
And when we gave Moses the Scriptures and the Discrimination; perhaps ye will be guided
And when we gave Moses the Book and the Illumination in order to your guidance
And when we gave Moses the book of the law, and the distinction between good and evil, that peradventure ye might be directed
9:1
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
بَرَآءَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)baraa'atun mina llaahi warasoolihi ilaa lladheena 'aahadttum mina l-mushrikeen
DIN 31635barāʾatun mina llāhi warasūlihi ʾilā llaḏīna ʿāhadttum mina l-mušrikīna
A declaration of immunity from God and His Messenger to the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty.
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Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty
AN immunity from God and His Apostle to those idolaters with whom ye have made a league
An IMMUNITY from God and His Apostle to those with whom ye are in league, among the Polytheist Arabs! (those who join gods with God)
A declaration of immunity from God and his apostle, unto the idolaters with whom ye have entered into league
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Lirim i shpallur nga Allahu dhe i Dërguari i Tij prej çdolloj detyrimi ndaj idhujtarëve me të cilët kishit lidhur marrëveshje.
এটি আল্লাহ ও তাঁর রাসূলের পক্ষ থেকে সে সব মুশরিকদের প্রতি সম্পর্কচ্ছেদের ঘোষণা, যাদের সাথে তোমরা পারস্পারিক চুক্তিতে আবদ্ধ হয়েছিলে।
Obznana od Allaha i Njegova Poslanika onim višebošcima s kojima ste zaključili ugovore.
Obznana od Allaha i Njegova Poslanika onim mnogobošcima s kojima ste zaključili ugovore.
Alla e Nulaaɗo Makko on kisii e ɓeen sirkooɓe ɓe ahoduɗon(:ngaadondirɗon)
უარყოფა[1] ცხადდება ალლაჰისა და მისი მოციქულის მხრიდან იმ მრავალღმერთიანთა მიმართ, რომლებთანაც თქვენ (ო, მორწმუნენო) შეთანხმებები დადეთ, და მათ თვითონვე დაარღვიეს ისინი.
(Das ist) eine Lossagung vonseiten Allahs und Seines Gesandten an diejenigen unter den Götzendienern, mit denen ihr einen Vertrag abgeschlossen habt.
Αυτή είναι μια δήλωση από τον Αλλάχ και τον Αγγελιαφόρο Του, για την κατάργηση των συνθηκών προς εκείνους τους ειδωλολάτρες (στην Αραβική Χερσόνησο) με τους οποίους είχατε συνάψει (ω, Μουσουλμάνοι) συνθήκες (αλλά εκείνοι τις αθέτησαν ή υποστήριξαν άλλους εναντίον σας).
अल्लाह तथा उसके रसूल की ओर से, उन बहुदेववादियों से ज़िम्मेदारी से बरी होने की घोषणा है, जिनसे तुमने संधि की थी।[1]
Ripudio da parte di Allāh e del Suo Messaggero verso quelli con cui avete stipulato un patto, tra gli idolatri.
1. Tai yra atsiskyrimo nuo Allaho ir Jo Pasiuntinio ( ﷺ) pareiškimas tiems iš Mušrikūn (daugiadieviams, pagonims, stabmeldžiams, netikintiesiems Allaho Vienumu), su kuriais jūs sudarėte sutartį.
(Isheen tun) Qulqullina Rabbiifi ergmaa Isaa irraa taate kan gara warra mushrikoota irraa (lola dhiisuuf) waadaa walii galtaniitti (dhaqqabduudha). [1]
[Это] отречение Аллаха и Его Посланника от тех из придающих Ему сотоварищей, с кем вы заключили договор.
Ово је обзнана о престанку заштите, од Аллаха и Његовог Посланика, оним незнанобошцима са којима сте закључили уговоре.
[Huku ni] kujiweka mbali kutokako kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na Mtume wake kuwaendea wale mlioagana nao miongoni mwa washirikina.
Gud och hans sändebud säger upp avtalen ni slutit med avgudadyrkarna.
Allah ve Rasûlünden, kendileriyle anlaşma yapmış olduğunuz müşriklere kesin bir uyarı!
اللہ اوراس کے رسول کی جانب سے بیزاری کا اعلان ہے[1] ۔ ان مشرکوں کے بارے میں جن سے تم نے عہد وپیمان کیا تھا۔
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9:1 — the verse above
فَسِيحُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْزِى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)faseehoo fee l-'ardi arba'ata ashhurin wa'lamoo annakum ghayru mu'jizee llaahi wa'anna llaaha mukhzee l-kaafireen
DIN 31635fasīḥū fī l-ʾarḍi ʾarbaʿata ʾašhurin waʿlamū ʾannakum ġayru muʿǧizī llāhi waʾanna llāha muḫzī l-kāfirīna
So travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God, and that God will disgrace the disbelievers.
Travel freely in the land four months, and know that ye cannot escape Allah and that Allah will confound the disbelievers (in His Guidance)
Roam ye at large in the land for four months, but know that ye cannot make God helpless, and that God disgraces the misbelievers
Go ye, therefore, at large in the land four months: but know that God ye shall not weaken; and that those who believe not, God will put to shame
Go to and fro in the earth securely four months; and know that ye shall not weaken God, and that God will disgrace the unbelievers
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
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'adhaanun mina llaahi warasoolihi ilaa n-naasi yawma l-hajji l-'akbari anna llaaha baree'un mina l-mushrikeena warasooluhu fa'in tubtum fahuwa khayrun lakum wa'in tawallaytum fa'lamoo annakum ghayru mu'jizee llaahi wabashshiri lladheena kafaroo bi'adhaabin aleem
DIN 31635waʾaḏānun mina llāhi warasūlihi ʾilā n-nāsi yawma l-ḥaǧǧi l-ʾakbari ʾanna llāha barīʾun mina l-mušrikīna warasūluhu faʾin tubtum fahuwa ḫayrun lakum waʾin tawallaytum faʿlamū ʾannakum ġayru muʿǧizī llāhi wabašširi llaḏīna kafarū biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
And a proclamation from God and His Messenger to the people on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, that God has disowned the polytheists, and so did His Messenger. If you repent, it will be better for you. But if you turn away, know that you cannot escape God. And announce to those who disbelieve a painful punishment.
And a proclamation from Allah and His messenger to all men on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from obligation to the idolaters, and (so is) His messenger. So, if ye repent, it will be better for you; but if ye are averse, then know that ye cannot escape Allah. Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve
A proclamation from God and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is clear of the idolaters as is His Apostle! If then ye repent it is better for you; but if ye turn your backs, then know that ye cannot make God helpless. Give to those who misbelieve glad tidings of grievous woe
And a proclamation on the part of God and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is free from any engagement with the votaries of other gods with God as is His Apostle! If, therefore, ye turn to God it will be better for you; but if ye turn back, then know that ye shall not weaken God: and to those who believe not, announce thou a grievous punishment
And a declaration from God and his apostle unto the people, on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is clear of the idolaters, and his apostle also. Wherefore if ye repent, this will be better for you; but if ye turn back, know that ye shall not weaken God: And denounce unto those who believe not, a painful punishment
9:2
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فَسِيحُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْزِى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)faseehoo fee l-'ardi arba'ata ashhurin wa'lamoo annakum ghayru mu'jizee llaahi wa'anna llaaha mukhzee l-kaafireen
DIN 31635fasīḥū fī l-ʾarḍi ʾarbaʿata ʾašhurin waʿlamū ʾannakum ġayru muʿǧizī llāhi waʾanna llāha muḫzī l-kāfirīna
So travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God, and that God will disgrace the disbelievers.
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Travel freely in the land four months, and know that ye cannot escape Allah and that Allah will confound the disbelievers (in His Guidance)
Roam ye at large in the land for four months, but know that ye cannot make God helpless, and that God disgraces the misbelievers
Go ye, therefore, at large in the land four months: but know that God ye shall not weaken; and that those who believe not, God will put to shame
Go to and fro in the earth securely four months; and know that ye shall not weaken God, and that God will disgrace the unbelievers
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"Prandaj, lëvizni lirisht në tokë për katër muaj, por dijeni se nuk mund t'i shpëtoni Allahut dhe se Allahu do t'i poshtërojë jobesimtarët."
Putujte po svijetu još četiri mjeseca, ali znajte da Allahu nećete umaći i da će Allah nevjernike osramotiti.
Putujte po svijetu još četiri mjeseca, ali znajte da Allahu nećete umaći i da će Allah nevjernike osramotiti.
Njahee ka leydi lebbi nayi; nganndon pellet, onon o ngonaa ronkinooɓe Alla e won de pellet, Alla ko koynoowo heeferɓe ɓeen.
იმოგზაურეთ (ო, მრავალღმერთიანნო) მიწაზე ოთხი თვის განმავლობაში (როდესაც უსაფრთხოდ იქნებით მორწმუნეთაგან) და იცოდეთ, რომ თქვენ ვერ დაასუსტებთ ალლაჰს (ვერ გადაურჩებით მის სასჯელს) და აგრეთვე იცოდეთ, რომ ალლაჰი შეარცხვენს ურწმუნოებს[1].
So zieht nun im Land vier Monate umher und wisst, dass ihr euch Allah nicht entziehen könnt, und dass Allah die Ungläubigen in Schande stürzt!
Mετακινηθείτε ελεύθερα λοιπόν στη γη (ω, ειδωλολάτρες της Αραβικής Χερσονήσου, που αθετήσατε τις συνθήκες σας με τους Μουσουλμάνους) για τέσσερις μήνες, αλλά να ξέρετε ότι δεν μπορείτε να ξεφύγετε από τον Αλλάχ και ότι ο Αλλάχ θα ταπεινώσει τους άπιστους.
तो (ऐ बहुदेववादियो!) ! तुम धरती में चार महीने चलो-फिरो, तथा जान लो कि निःसंदेह तुम अल्लाह को विवश करने वाले नहीं, और यह कि निश्चय अल्लाह काफ़िरों को अपमानित करने वाला है।
Potrete muovervi liberamente sulla terra per Quattro mesi, e sappiate che non potete sfuggire dalla punizione di Allāh, e in verità Allāh umilierà i miscredenti.
2. Taigi, keliaukite laisvai (Mušrikūn – žr. ają 2:105) keturis mėnesius (kaip jūs panorėsite) per žemę, tačiau žinokite, kad jūs negalite išvengti Allaho (bausmės). Ir Allahas užtrauks gėdą netikintiesiems.
Ji’oota afuriif dachii keessa deemaa, Isin Rabbiin dadhabsiisoo akka hin ta’in beekaa. Rabbiin salphisaa kaafirootaati. [2]
Так странствуйте же по земле четыре месяца и знайте, что вам не избежать [наказания] Аллаха и что Аллах непременно унизит отвергших веру.
“Путујте по свету још четири месеца, али знајте да Аллаху нећете умаћи и да ће Аллах невернике осрамотити."
Basi tembeeni katika ardhi miezi minne, na jueni kwamba nyinyi hamwezi kumshinda Mwenyezi Mungu, na kwamba hakika Mwenyezi Mungu atawahizi makafiri.
Rör er fritt på jorden i fyra månader, men vet att ni inte kan undfly Gud, och att Gud förödmjukar de otrogna.
Yeryüzünde dört ay daha dolaşın. Şunu bilin ki, siz Allah’ı aciz bırakacak değilsiniz. Allah ise, kâfirleri perişan edecektir.
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بَرَآءَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)baraa'atun mina llaahi warasoolihi ilaa lladheena 'aahadttum mina l-mushrikeen
DIN 31635barāʾatun mina llāhi warasūlihi ʾilā llaḏīna ʿāhadttum mina l-mušrikīna
A declaration of immunity from God and His Messenger to the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty.
Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty
AN immunity from God and His Apostle to those idolaters with whom ye have made a league
An IMMUNITY from God and His Apostle to those with whom ye are in league, among the Polytheist Arabs! (those who join gods with God)
A declaration of immunity from God and his apostle, unto the idolaters with whom ye have entered into league
9:2 — the verse above
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
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'adhaanun mina llaahi warasoolihi ilaa n-naasi yawma l-hajji l-'akbari anna llaaha baree'un mina l-mushrikeena warasooluhu fa'in tubtum fahuwa khayrun lakum wa'in tawallaytum fa'lamoo annakum ghayru mu'jizee llaahi wabashshiri lladheena kafaroo bi'adhaabin aleem
DIN 31635waʾaḏānun mina llāhi warasūlihi ʾilā n-nāsi yawma l-ḥaǧǧi l-ʾakbari ʾanna llāha barīʾun mina l-mušrikīna warasūluhu faʾin tubtum fahuwa ḫayrun lakum waʾin tawallaytum faʿlamū ʾannakum ġayru muʿǧizī llāhi wabašširi llaḏīna kafarū biʿaḏābin ʾalīmin
And a proclamation from God and His Messenger to the people on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, that God has disowned the polytheists, and so did His Messenger. If you repent, it will be better for you. But if you turn away, know that you cannot escape God. And announce to those who disbelieve a painful punishment.
And a proclamation from Allah and His messenger to all men on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage that Allah is free from obligation to the idolaters, and (so is) His messenger. So, if ye repent, it will be better for you; but if ye are averse, then know that ye cannot escape Allah. Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve
A proclamation from God and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is clear of the idolaters as is His Apostle! If then ye repent it is better for you; but if ye turn your backs, then know that ye cannot make God helpless. Give to those who misbelieve glad tidings of grievous woe
And a proclamation on the part of God and His Apostle to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is free from any engagement with the votaries of other gods with God as is His Apostle! If, therefore, ye turn to God it will be better for you; but if ye turn back, then know that ye shall not weaken God: and to those who believe not, announce thou a grievous punishment
And a declaration from God and his apostle unto the people, on the day of the greater pilgrimage, that God is clear of the idolaters, and his apostle also. Wherefore if ye repent, this will be better for you; but if ye turn back, know that ye shall not weaken God: And denounce unto those who believe not, a painful punishment
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنقُصُوكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَمْ يُظَٰهِرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدًا فَأَتِمُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ عَهْدَهُمْ إِلَىٰ مُدَّتِهِمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)illaa lladheena 'aahadttum mina l-mushrikeena thumma lam yanqusookum shay'an walam yuzaahiroo 'alaykum ahadan fa'atimmoo ilayhim 'ahdahum ilaa muddatihim inna llaaha yuhibbu l-muttaqeen
DIN 31635ʾillā llaḏīna ʿāhadttum mina l-mušrikīna ṯumma lam yanquṣūkum šayʾan walam yuẓāhirū ʿalaykum ʾaḥadan faʾatimmū ʾilayhim ʿahdahum ʾilā muddatihim ʾinna llāha yuḥibbu l-muttaqīna
The translators word this verse differently
Except for those among the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty, and did not violate any of its terms, nor aided anyone against you. So fulfill the treaty with them to the end of its term. God loves the righteous.
Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye (Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against you. (As for these), fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty (unto Him)
Except to those of the idolaters with whom ye have made a league, and who then have not failed you at all, and have not backed up any one against you. Fulfill for them then your covenant until the time agreed upon with them; verily, God loves those who fear
But this concerneth not those Polytheists with whom ye are in league, and who shall have afterwards in no way failed you, nor aided anyone against you. Observe, therefore, engagement with them through the whole time of their treaty: for God loveth those who fear Him
Except such of the idolaters with whom ye shall have entered into a league, and who afterwards shall not fail you in any instance, nor assist any other against you. Wherefore perform the covenant which ye shall have made with them, until their time shall be elapsed; for God loveth those who fear him
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The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
The question asks whether the Qur'an sets a number of days to go out. The probe 'three days' returns 20 rows at four verses (2:196, 3:41, 5:89, 11:65): a fast in the pilgrimage, Zechariah's sign, a fast of expiation, and the respite given to Thamud; none speaks of going out, and they are recorded as not carried. The probe for forty days or nights returns 2:51, carried here, and 7:142, where the forty nights are told as thirty completed with ten; 7:142 is recorded as not carried, because the text stored under Sale's name there is not Sale's own, so the verse is left out. 9:1 is carried beside 9:2 because it names those the four months are given to. The probe 'four months' returns 2:226, 2:234, 2:235 and 9:2; the first three are waiting periods in marriage and are recorded as not carried.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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