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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 195
فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّى لَآ أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَـٰمِلٍ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ ۖ بَعْضُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْضٍ ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ وَأُخْرِجُوا۟ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِمْ وَأُوذُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِى وَقَـٰتَلُوا۟ وَقُتِلُوا۟ لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ثَوَابًا مِّنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عِندَهُۥ حُسْنُ ٱلثَّوَابِ ﴿195﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes, and suffered harm in My Cause, and who fought, and were killed (in My Cause), verily, I will expiate from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allâh, and with Allâh is the best of rewards."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱسْتَجَابَ
fa-is'tajāba
Then responded
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
رَبُّهُمْ
rabbuhum
their Lord
أَنِّى
annī
Indeed, I
لَآ
lā
(will) not
أُضِيعُ
uḍīʿu
(let go) waste
عَمَلَ
ʿamala
deeds
عَـٰمِلٍۢ
ʿāmilin
(of the) doer
مِّنكُم
minkum
among you
مِّن
min
[from]
ذَكَرٍ
dhakarin
(whether) male
أَوْ
aw
or
أُنثَىٰ ۖ
unthā
female
بَعْضُكُم
baʿḍukum
each of you
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَعْضٍۢ ۖ
baʿḍin
(the) other
فَٱلَّذِينَ
fa-alladhīna
So those who
هَاجَرُوا۟
hājarū
emigrated
وَأُخْرِجُوا۟
wa-ukh'rijū
and were driven out
مِن
min
from
دِيَـٰرِهِمْ
diyārihim
their homes
وَأُوذُوا۟
waūdhū
and were harmed
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِى
sabīlī
My way
وَقَـٰتَلُوا۟
waqātalū
and fought
وَقُتِلُوا۟
waqutilū
and were killed
لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ
la-ukaffiranna
surely I (will) remove
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
from them
سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ
sayyiātihim
their evil deeds
وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ
wala-ud'khilannahum
and surely I will admit them
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
(to) Gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flowing
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath them
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
ثَوَابًۭا
thawāban
a reward
مِّنْ
min
from
عِندِ
ʿindi
[near]
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عِندَهُۥ
ʿindahu
with Him
حُسْنُ
ḥus'nu
(is the) best
ٱلثَّوَابِ
l-thawābi
reward
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 195) ➊ {فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ …:} That is, when they prayed in this manner, Allah Almighty accepted their prayer. Then He also mentioned the form and manner of the acceptance of their prayer, that the Lord does not waste the deed of any doer. In this, there is no difference between man and woman, because they are from one another; they are not separate creations. In attaining salvation in the Hereafter and ranks with Allah, both men and women are equal. However, due to their distinct responsibilities, there is naturally a difference in their abilities. See Surah An-Nisa (32, 34).
➋ {فَالَّذِيْنَ هَاجَرُوْا … :} That is, those who, for the sake of religion, willingly migrated, bidding farewell to their homeland and wealth, and reached the Islamic center; and those upon whom the disbelievers inflicted oppression and cruelty, forcing them to leave their homes through severe torment, not letting them live in peace in any way, and subjected them to hardships merely because they chose the path of Islam, as mentioned elsewhere: «يُخْرِجُوْنَ الرَّسُوْلَ وَ اِيَّاكُمْ اَنْ تُؤْمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ رَبِّكُمْ» [ الممتحنۃ : ۱ ] "These disbelievers expel the Messenger (peace be upon him) and you from your homes for no other crime than that you believe in your Lord." And also: «وَ مَا نَقَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ يُّؤْمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَزِيْزِ الْحَمِيْدِ» [ البروج : ۸ ] "And they took revenge on them for nothing except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, the Praiseworthy."
➋ {فَالَّذِيْنَ هَاجَرُوْا … :} That is, those who, for the sake of religion, willingly migrated, bidding farewell to their homeland and wealth, and reached the Islamic center; and those upon whom the disbelievers inflicted oppression and cruelty, forcing them to leave their homes through severe torment, not letting them live in peace in any way, and subjected them to hardships merely because they chose the path of Islam, as mentioned elsewhere: «يُخْرِجُوْنَ الرَّسُوْلَ وَ اِيَّاكُمْ اَنْ تُؤْمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ رَبِّكُمْ» [ الممتحنۃ : ۱ ] "These disbelievers expel the Messenger (peace be upon him) and you from your homes for no other crime than that you believe in your Lord." And also: «وَ مَا نَقَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ يُّؤْمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَزِيْزِ الْحَمِيْدِ» [ البروج : ۸ ] "And they took revenge on them for nothing except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, the Praiseworthy."
