سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
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
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So their Lord responded to them: "I will not let the work of any worker among you go to waste, whether male or female, for you are of one another [195]. So those who emigrated, were driven out of their homes, suffered harm in My cause, fought, and were killed—I will surely remove their misdeeds from them [196] and will surely admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. And with Allah is the best reward."
[195] That is, since both man and woman are of the same species, therefore, the reward for good deeds that men receive, women will receive the same. There is no difference between the two in terms of the recompense for deeds. As for the superiority that a man has over his wife in this world, there are two reasons for it. One is the stability of the family system, which can only be maintained in the form of a single head, and since man is stronger than woman in terms of faculties, therefore, he should be the head of the household. The second is that man is responsible for the maintenance of his wife, the upbringing of the children, and all expenses. Therefore, rationally as well, the opinion of the one who bears the expenses should be given preference, and this matter is limited only to the domestic system. As for the recompense of deeds, it does not depend on the species, but rather on the intention of each doer. The purer the intention, the better the reward will be.
[196] That is, those people who, in My path and for the sake of elevating and upholding Islam, have sacrificed their lives, wealth, and homeland, and have endured various hardships, whether they are men or women, Allah will treat all of them equally, forgive their slips, and, granting the best reward for their sacrifices, will admit them into gardens in full bloom. It is mentioned in the narrations that once Hazrat Umm Salamah ؓ submitted to the Prophet ﷺ: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Wherever migration or good deeds are mentioned in the Quran, only men are mentioned; why are women not mentioned? The answer to this was given in this verse.
[195] That is, since both man and woman are of the same species, therefore, the reward for good deeds that men receive, women will receive the same. There is no difference between the two in terms of the recompense for deeds. As for the superiority that a man has over his wife in this world, there are two reasons for it. One is the stability of the family system, which can only be maintained in the form of a single head, and since man is stronger than woman in terms of faculties, therefore, he should be the head of the household. The second is that man is responsible for the maintenance of his wife, the upbringing of the children, and all expenses. Therefore, rationally as well, the opinion of the one who bears the expenses should be given preference, and this matter is limited only to the domestic system. As for the recompense of deeds, it does not depend on the species, but rather on the intention of each doer. The purer the intention, the better the reward will be.
[196] That is, those people who, in My path and for the sake of elevating and upholding Islam, have sacrificed their lives, wealth, and homeland, and have endured various hardships, whether they are men or women, Allah will treat all of them equally, forgive their slips, and, granting the best reward for their sacrifices, will admit them into gardens in full bloom. It is mentioned in the narrations that once Hazrat Umm Salamah ؓ submitted to the Prophet ﷺ: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Wherever migration or good deeds are mentioned in the Quran, only men are mentioned; why are women not mentioned? The answer to this was given in this verse.
