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Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 154

سورة البقرة، الآية ١٥٤

2:154 Juz 2 Hizb 3 Page 24 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 2:154

وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ ۝١٥٤

Transliteration

walā taqūlū liman yuq'talu fī sabīli l-lahi amwātun bal aḥyāon walākin lā tashʿurūna

Translation

And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.

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Verse 154 of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:154), a Medinan surah, is in juz 2, on page 24 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 69 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 154

Al-Mukhtasar

Do not say, O believers, about those who are killed whilst striving in Allah’s path that they are dead just as others are; rather, they are alive with their Lord, but you do not realise that they are living, because the way in which they are alive can only be understood through revelation from Allah.

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Other translations of verse 154

And do not say that those martyred in Allah’s way are dead. Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive it.

And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not.

And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.

And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.

And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead; nay, (they are) alive, but you do not perceive.

And do not say of whomever are killed in the way of Allah, " (They are) dead." No indeed, they are alive but you are not aware.

Verse 154 word by word

  1. وَلَا walā And (do) not
  2. تَقُولُوا۟ taqūlū say ق و ل
  3. لِمَن liman for (the ones) who
  4. يُقْتَلُ yuq'talu are slain ق ت ل
  5. فِى fī in
  6. سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way س ب ل
  7. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  8. أَمْوَٰتٌۢ amwātun (They are) dead م و ت
  9. بَلْ bal Nay
  10. أَحْيَآءٌ aḥyāon (they are) alive ح ي ي
  11. وَلَٰكِن walākin [and] but
  12. لَّا lā you (do) not
  13. تَشْعُرُونَ tashʿurūna perceive ش ع ر

Verses related to verse 154

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Baqarah 2:45

    وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ

    And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh]

  • Az-Zumar 39:10

    قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ وَأَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٌ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

    Say, "O My servants who have believed, fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world is good, and the earth of Allāh is spacious. Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account [i.e., limit]."

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