Holy Qor-aan 002:193
فَاِنِ انۡـتَهَوۡا فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ
Fa-e-nun-ta-how-fa-in-nul-laa-ha-gha-foo-roor-ra-heem
So if they stopped, then Allah is indeed Forgiving and Merciful.
- فَ — Fa — So (= Consequently; resultantly; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
- اِنِ — En…(in) — If (= If the situation arises; in case; under the circumstances)
- انۡـتَهَوۡ — Un-ta-how — Stopped (= v., past., pl., 3rd person. Abstained, avoided, ceased, desisted, ended, kept away, made amends, mended ways, terminated, refrained, restrained, restricted or stayed away from the prohibition)
- فَ — Fa — Then (= Consequently; as a result; so; thereafter; therefore; yet)
- اِنۡ — In-na…(ul) — Indeed (= Certainly; definitely; doubtlessly; positively; surely; verily)
- ٱللَّهَ — Laa-ha — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
- غَفُوۡرٌ — Gha-foo-roon — Most Forgiver (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most and highlights that none more than Him is The One Who excuses, overlooks and grants pardons. A/t/a Protector)
- رَّحِيۡمٌ — Ra-heem — Most Merciful (= superlative form indicates the greatest, the highest, the most. and highlights that none more than Him shows mercy again and again, continually, incessantly and indefinitely like the endlessly and perpetually incoming waves from the oceans; Merciful Forever)
* Note 002:193. War must end when hostilities end. See our Commentary Law of War.
Reproduced below is Note 002:174c.
Note 002:174c. The Holy Qor-aan has repeated this four-worded phrase several times including in the verses 002:174, 002:193, 002:200 and 073:021. It has also conveyed that concept in different words including in the verses 002:219 and 004:044.
