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Surah Al-’Ankabut, Verse 6

سورة العنكبوت، الآية ٦

29:6 Juz 20 Hizb 40 Page 396 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 29:6

وَمَن جَٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٦

Transliteration

waman jāhada fa-innamā yujāhidu linafsihi inna l-laha laghaniyyun ʿani l-ʿālamīna

Translation

And whoever strives only strives for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allāh is Free from need of the worlds.

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Verse 6 of Surah Al-’Ankabut (29:6), a Meccan surah, is in juz 20, on page 396 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 6

Al-Mukhtasar

And whoever exerts himself by motivating it to guidance and staying far from disobedience, and whoever strives in the way of Allah, he is only doing so for his own benefit. Allah is Self-Sufficient and in no need of all the creation. Their obedience does not increase Him nor does their disobedience decrease Him.

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Other translations of verse 6

Whoever strives, he only strives for his own good. Indeed, Allah is in no need of the worlds.

And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself. Verily, Allâh stands not in need of any of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).

And whosoever striveth, striveth only for himself, for lo! Allah is altogether Independent of (His) creatures.

And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from all creation.

And whoever strives hard, he strives only for his own soul; most surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above (need of) the worlds.

And whoever strives, then surely he strives only for himself; surely Allah is indeed (so) Ever-Affluent (as to dispense) with the worlds.

Verse 6 word by word

  1. وَمَن waman And whoever
  2. جَٰهَدَ jāhada strives ج ه د
  3. فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only
  4. يُجَٰهِدُ yujāhidu he strives ج ه د
  5. لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ linafsihi for himself ن ف س
  6. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  7. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  8. لَغَنِىٌّ laghaniyyun (is) Free from need غ ن ي
  9. عَنِ ʿani of
  10. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna the worlds ع ل م

Verses related to verse 6

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Fussilat 41:46

    مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

    Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.

  • An-Nisa 4:40

    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَٰعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    Indeed, Allāh does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

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