bˈæbɑːɹɾi sˈɛd: ɪf ðeɪ fˈaɪt juː ðˈɛn fˈaɪt ðˌɛm tˈuː:wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts ðæt juː mˈeɪ ˈoʊnli fˈaɪt ðə kˈʌfɑːɹ ɪf ðeɪ fˈaɪt juː, bˌʌt ɪt hˈæzbiːn ˈæbɹəɡˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ðɪ ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ɪz ðæt ˈæləz mˈɛsɪndʒɚ wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli kəmˈændᵻd tə fˈɔːɹbɛɹ ænd tˈɜːn ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə pˈɑːlɪθˌiːɪsts, wɪð hɪz sˈeɪɪŋ, “fˈɔːɹbɛɹ wɪð ɐ bjˈuːɾifəl fˈɔːɹbɛɹəns, ænd tˈɜːn ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə pˈɑːlɪθˌiːɪsts.”
Babarti said: ‘If they fight you then fight them’(2:191) indicates that you may only fight the kuffar if they fight you, but it has been abrogated and the explanation is that Allah’s Messenger was initially commanded to forbear and turn away from the polytheists, with His saying, “forbear with a beautiful forbearance, and turn away from the polytheists.”