removing rage from their hearts. And Allah pardons whoever He wills. For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you ˹believers˺ think that you will be left without Allah proving who among you ˹truly˺ struggles ˹in His cause˺ and never takes trusted allies other than Allah, His Messenger, or the believers? And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah while they openly profess disbelief. Their deeds are void, and they will be in the Fire forever.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The mosques of Allah should only be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and fear none but Allah. It is right to hope that they will be among the ˹truly˺ guided.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you ˹pagans˺ consider providing the pilgrims with water and maintaining the Sacred Mosque as equal to believing in Allah and the Last Day and struggling in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in Allah’s sight. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those who have believed, emigrated, and strived in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allah. It is they who will triumph.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Their Lord gives them good news of His mercy, pleasure, and Gardens with everlasting bliss,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
to stay there for ever and ever. Surely with Allah is a great reward.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! Do not take your parents and siblings as trusted allies if they choose disbelief over belief. And whoever of you does so, they are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If your parents and children and siblings and spouses and extended family and the wealth you have acquired and the trade you fear will decline and the homes you cherish—˹if all these˺ are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and struggling in His Way, then wait until Allah brings about His Will. Allah does not guide the rebellious people.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed Allah has given you ˹believers˺ victory on many battlefields, even at the Battle of Ḥunain1 when you took pride in your great numbers, but they proved of no advantage to you. The earth, despite its vastness, seemed to close in on you, then you turned back in retreat.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran