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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 218
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿218﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who have believed, and those who have emigrated (for Allâh’s Religion) and have striven hard in the Way of Allâh, all these hope for Allâh’s Mercy. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
هَاجَرُوا۟
hājarū
emigrated
وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟
wajāhadū
and strove
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
يَرْجُونَ
yarjūna
they hope
رَحْمَتَ
raḥmata
(for) Mercy
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah218) ➊ The meaning of {هَاجَرُوْا : } {’’هَجَرَ يَهْجُرُ(ن) ‘‘} is to separate from someone with the heart, tongue, or body, and {”هَاجَرُوْا“} is from this in the form of bab mufa‘alah, in which emphasis is intended, meaning "to cut off relations and become separate." The intended meaning is to leave the land of disbelief and come to the land of Islam. (Mufradat)
➋ The meaning of {جٰهَدُوْا :} {’’جَهَدَ يَجْهَدُ (ف)‘‘} is "to strive in some work." The meaning of {”جَاهَدَ مُجَاهَدَةً وَجِهَادًا“} is "to fight the enemy." (Al-Qamus) Due to the form of bab mufa‘alah from {’’جَهَدَ‘‘}, its meaning is to exert all one's effort. Therefore, the lexicographers have defined it as "to fight," because the utmost effort is this.
➌ {يَرْجُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ:} means that faith, migration, and striving are such deeds as result in hope for Allah's mercy arising in the heart. Those whose hands are empty of these, no matter how much they claim to hope for Allah's mercy, in reality, hope for mercy does not arise in their hearts:
Whenever I prostrated, a voice came from the earth:
Your heart is familiar with idols, what will you gain from prayer?
In this, there is glad tidings for those fighters whose mention came in the context of attacking during the sacred months.
➋ The meaning of {جٰهَدُوْا :} {’’جَهَدَ يَجْهَدُ (ف)‘‘} is "to strive in some work." The meaning of {”جَاهَدَ مُجَاهَدَةً وَجِهَادًا“} is "to fight the enemy." (Al-Qamus) Due to the form of bab mufa‘alah from {’’جَهَدَ‘‘}, its meaning is to exert all one's effort. Therefore, the lexicographers have defined it as "to fight," because the utmost effort is this.
➌ {يَرْجُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ:} means that faith, migration, and striving are such deeds as result in hope for Allah's mercy arising in the heart. Those whose hands are empty of these, no matter how much they claim to hope for Allah's mercy, in reality, hope for mercy does not arise in their hearts:
Whenever I prostrated, a voice came from the earth:
Your heart is familiar with idols, what will you gain from prayer?
In this, there is glad tidings for those fighters whose mention came in the context of attacking during the sacred months.
