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At-Tawbah 20

Ayah 20 of 129 · Medinan

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَهَاجَرُواْ وَجَٰهَدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ وَأَنفُسِهِمۡ أَعۡظَمُ دَرَجَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِۚ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ ٢٠

The ones who have believed, emigrated and striven in the cause of Allāh with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allāh. And it is those who are the attainers [of success].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whoalladhīna
  2. ءَامَنُواْbelievedāmanū
  3. وَهَاجَرُواْand emigratedwahājarū
  4. وَجَٰهَدُواْand strovewajāhadū
  5. فِيinfī
  6. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  7. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  8. بِأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡwith their wealthbi-amwālihim
  9. وَأَنفُسِهِمۡand their liveswa-anfusihim
  10. أَعۡظَمُ(are) greateraʿẓamu
  11. دَرَجَةً(in) rankdarajatan
  12. عِندَnearʿinda
  13. ٱللَّهِۚAllahl-lahi
  14. وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَAnd those wa-ulāika
  15. هُمُtheyhumu
  16. ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ(are) the successfull-fāizūna

Tafsir

Those who have faith in Allah and emigrate from the lands of disbelief to the lands of Islam, striving for Allah’s sake with their wealth and their selves, have the greatest rank with Allah. Such people will succeed in achieving what they desire, and avoiding what they fear.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran