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An-Nisa 84

Ayah 84 of 176 · Medinan

فَقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفۡسَكَۚ وَحَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَكُفَّ بَأۡسَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأۡسٗا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِيلٗا ٨٤

So fight, [O Muḥammad], in the cause of Allāh; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allāh will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allāh is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Allāh is able to defeat them in such a way as to deter others from attempting anything similar.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَقَٰتِلۡSo fightfaqātil
  2. فِيinfī
  3. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  4. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  5. لَاnotlā
  6. تُكَلَّفُare you responsibletukallafu
  7. إِلَّاexceptillā
  8. نَفۡسَكَۚ(for) yourselfnafsaka
  9. وَحَرِّضِAnd encouragewaḥarriḍi
  10. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖthe believersl-mu'minīna
  11. عَسَىperhapsʿasā
  12. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  13. أَنwillan
  14. يَكُفَّrestrainyakuffa
  15. بَأۡسَ(the) mightbasa
  16. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  17. كَفَرُواْۚdisbelievedkafarū
  18. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  19. أَشَدُّ(is) Strongerashaddu
  20. بَأۡسٗا(in) Mightbasan
  21. وَأَشَدُّand Strongerwa-ashaddu
  22. تَنكِيلٗا(in) punishmenttankīlan

Tafsir

Fight, O Prophet, in Allah’s path to raise His Word. You will not be questioned about or held accountable for others. You are only responsible to fight yourself and to urge the believers to do so. Perhaps Allah will push back the force of the disbelievers by your fighting. Allah is stronger in force and more severe in punishment.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran