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Surah An-Nisa, Verse 74

سورة النساء، الآية ٧٤

4:74 Juz 5 Hizb 9 Page 89 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 4:74

فَلْيُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَن يُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ۝٧٤

Transliteration

falyuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi alladhīna yashrūna l-ḥayata l-dun'yā bil-ākhirati waman yuqātil fī sabīli l-lahi fayuq'tal aw yaghlib fasawfa nu'tīhi ajran ʿaẓīman

Translation

So let those fight in the cause of Allāh who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allāh and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.

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Verse 74 of Surah An-Nisa (4:74), a Medinan surah, is in juz 5, on page 89 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 74

Al-Mukhtasar

Let the true believers – who sell the life of this world in exchange for the Afterlife, desiring the Afterlife more than the goods of this world – fight in the path of Allah so that Allah’s Word is victorious. Anyone who fights in the path of Allah, so that His Word triumphs, and is killed as a martyr or defeats the enemy and is successful, Allah will give them a great reward: Paradise and the pleasure of Allah.

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Other translations of verse 74

Let those who sacrifice the life of this world for the Hereafter fight in the way of Allah; for whoever fights in the way of Allah, whether he is killed or attains victory, We will give him a great reward.

Let those (believers) who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter fight in the Cause of Allâh, and whoso fights in the Cause of Allâh, and is killed or gets victory, We shall bestow on him a great reward.

Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward.

Let those fight in the cause of Allah Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah,- whether he is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value).

Therefore let those fight in the way of Allah, who sell this world's life for the hereafter; and whoever fights in the way of Allah, then be he slain or be he victorious, We shall grant him a mighty reward.

So, let the ones fight in the way of Allah, (the ones) who barter the present life (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this world) (seeking) the Hereafter. And whoever fights in the way of Allah (and) is killed or overcomes, then We will eventually bring him a magnificent reward.

Verse 74 word by word

  1. فَلْيُقَٰتِلْ falyuqātil So let fight ق ت ل
  2. فِى fī in
  3. سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way س ب ل
  4. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  5. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  6. يَشْرُونَ yashrūna sell ش ر ي
  7. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ l-ḥayata the life ح ي ي
  8. ٱلدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world د ن و
  9. بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati for the Hereafter أ خ ر
  10. وَمَن waman And whoever
  11. يُقَٰتِلْ yuqātil fights ق ت ل
  12. فِى fī in
  13. سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way س ب ل
  14. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  15. فَيُقْتَلْ fayuq'tal then he is killed ق ت ل
  16. أَوْ aw or
  17. يَغْلِبْ yaghlib achieves victory غ ل ب
  18. فَسَوْفَ fasawfa then soon
  19. نُؤْتِيهِ nu'tīhi We will grant him أ ت ي
  20. أَجْرًا ajran a reward أ ج ر
  21. عَظِيمًا ʿaẓīman a great ع ظ م

Verses related to verse 74

Verses with similar wording

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  • Al-Baqarah 2:190

    وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ

    Fight in the way of Allāh those who fight against you but do not transgress. Indeed, Allāh does not like transgressors.

  • An-Nisa 4:114

    لَّا خَيْرَ فِى كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَىٰهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَٰحٍۭ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allāh - then We are going to give him a great reward.

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