سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 244
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿244﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And fight in the Way of Allâh and know that Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟
waqātilū
And fight
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟
wa-iʿ'lamū
and know
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَمِيعٌ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
244. And fight in the way of Allah [341] (that is, do not fear death), and know that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[341]
Not Even Thinking of Jihad is a Sign of Hypocrisy:
In this verse, encouragement is being given not to fear death and to strive in the path of Allah. The meaning of the previous verse was that life and death are solely in the hands of Allah; if He wills, He can save the one who goes out for jihad from the jaws of death, and if He wills, He can cause someone to die while sitting at home, or He can make the one who flees from death die on the way, and if He wills, He can bring the dead back to life anew. Life and death are only in His control. Therefore, you should perform jihad while trusting in Allah. Thus, Hazrat Abu Hurairah says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever has never performed jihad in his lifetime, nor has the thought of performing jihad ever occurred in his heart, dies the death of a hypocrite. [مسلم، كتاب الجهاد والسير، باب ذم من مات ولم يغز ولم يحدث نفسه بالغزو]
[341]
Not Even Thinking of Jihad is a Sign of Hypocrisy:
In this verse, encouragement is being given not to fear death and to strive in the path of Allah. The meaning of the previous verse was that life and death are solely in the hands of Allah; if He wills, He can save the one who goes out for jihad from the jaws of death, and if He wills, He can cause someone to die while sitting at home, or He can make the one who flees from death die on the way, and if He wills, He can bring the dead back to life anew. Life and death are only in His control. Therefore, you should perform jihad while trusting in Allah. Thus, Hazrat Abu Hurairah says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever has never performed jihad in his lifetime, nor has the thought of performing jihad ever occurred in his heart, dies the death of a hypocrite. [مسلم، كتاب الجهاد والسير، باب ذم من مات ولم يغز ولم يحدث نفسه بالغزو]
