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About the words of Allah ‘Fight them until there is no more paganism’ (8:39)

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قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ قاتِلُوهُمْ‌ حَتَّى لا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَ يَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ‌[4] فَقَالَ لَمْ يَجِئْ تَأْوِيلُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ بَعْدُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص رَخَّصَ لَهُمْ‌[5] لِحَاجَتِهِ وَ حَاجَةِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَلَوْ قَدْ جَاءَ تَأْوِيلُهَا لَمْ يَقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ لَكِنَّهُمْ يُقْتَلُونَ حَتَّى يُوَحَّدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ شِرْكٌ.

I said to Abu Ja’far (asws), ‘The Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[8:39] And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah”, So he (asws) said: ‘The case to which this Verse applies has not come yet. The Rasool Allah (saww) allowed them (the non-Muslims) for hi