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Ali 'Imran 169

Ayah 169 of 200 · Medinan

وَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمۡوَٰتَۢاۚ بَلۡ أَحۡيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ يُرۡزَقُونَ ١٦٩

And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allāh as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَحۡسَبَنَّthinktaḥsabanna
  3. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  4. قُتِلُواْare killedqutilū
  5. فِيinfī
  6. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. أَمۡوَٰتَۢاۚ(as) deadamwātan
  9. بَلۡNaybal
  10. أَحۡيَآءٌThey are aliveaḥyāon
  11. عِندَnearʿinda
  12. رَبِّهِمۡtheir Lordrabbihim
  13. يُرۡزَقُونَthey are given provisionyur'zaqūna

Tafsir

Do not think, O Prophet, that those who have been killed struggling for the sake of Allah are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord in His generosity, provided with blessings that we do not know about.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran