216. Jihad"! (holy fighting in Allah’s cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though lyou dislike it, and it may be that you dislike fa thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know. 217. They ask you concerning fighting in ithe Sacred Months (i.e. Ist, 7th, 11th and 12th months of the Islamic calendar). Say, “Fighting therein is a great (transgression)"” lbut a greater (transgression) with Allah is to prevent mankind from following the Way of Allah, to disbelieve in Him, to prevent laccess to Al-Masjid-Al-Hardm (at Makkah), and te drive out its inhabitants, and A/- Fitnah*" is worse than killing. And they will 53 never cease fighting you until they turn you re 4 beck from. your’ religion (Islamic | 2”! LAIST TUG Monotheism) if they can. And whosoever of Oo tGah lyou turns back from his religion and dies as. ja disbeliever, then his deeds will be lost in this life and in the Hereafter, and they will be the dwellers of the Fire. They will abide |therein forever.” 218. Verily, those who have believed, jand those who have emigrated (for Allah’s Wiges wows igor clt6y Religion) and have striven hard in the Way 4 SASS aT cs lof Allah, all these hope for Allah’s Mercy. i [And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful. Or seu5 219. They ask you (O Muhammad ye oN FBS ju» <#2 4) concerning alcoholic drink and | _ 4. 7 2, gambling", Say: “In them is a great sin, and | Ce=\s20¥gs55 5 205g a 3 (V- 2:216) See the footnote of (V.2:190) Dy. 2: 2i7)\ the) preva of this Verse has been abrogated by Verse 9:36. Jihéd ya: Ay pe polytheism and to disbelieve after one has believed in Allah, or la trial or a calamity or an affliction or to set up rivals in worship with Allah, etc. (V. 2:219): a) Narrated Abu Hurairah ws 1 Allah's Messenger si.) cue «i! 1» said, “Whoever takes an_oath in which Ke {forgetfully), mentions Caf'and ‘Ured (ie, two