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 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.
(Ayah 157) That is, if your dying or being killed is in the way of Allah, then this will certainly become a cause of forgiveness and mercy for you, and this forgiveness and mercy is better than the wealth and possessions for the accumulation of which these disbelievers and hypocrites are constantly Jihad; this is the second answer to their doubt. In { ”لَمَغْفِرَةٌ“ } and {”وَ رَحْمَةٌ“}, the tanween is for diminution, therefore the translation is "a little forgiveness and mercy."
