سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 157
وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ﴿157﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you are killed or die in the Way of Allâh, forgiveness and mercy from Allâh are far better than all that they amass (of worldly wealths).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
قُتِلْتُمْ
qutil'tum
you are killed
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَوْ
aw
or
مُتُّمْ
muttum
die[d]
لَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ
lamaghfiratun
certainly forgiveness
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَرَحْمَةٌ
waraḥmatun
and Mercy
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(are) better
مِّمَّا
mimmā
than what
يَجْمَعُونَ
yajmaʿūna
they accumulate
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
157. 1. Death is inevitable in every case, but if death comes in such a way that after it a person becomes deserving of Allah's forgiveness and mercy, then this is far better than the worldly wealth and possessions for which a person spends his life accumulating. Therefore, one should not avoid Jihad in the way of Allah; rather, there should be eagerness and desire for it, as in this way Allah's mercy and forgiveness become certain, provided it is done with sincerity.
