Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah: and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah . But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression: except against the oppressors:.
Meaning:-
Fitnah:: Fitnah comes from an Arabic word which means: . Fitnah is the spread of Falsehood that cause a rift between Muslims or Spreading
Aggression:: hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
Oppress:: to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; to lie heavily upon
Simplified Breakdown:- instructs Muslims to fight against persecution, not people, until oppression ceases and religious freedom is established. It mandates fighting only in self-defense and immediate cessation of hostilities if the enemy stops aggression. The core focus is ending injustice, with war authorized only against aggressors.
Meaning:- persecution: the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group