The Holy Quran 3:195 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

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

Translation

Their Rabb responds to them (accepts their prayer saying), "Surely I shall not put to waste the action of any person (who acts) from you, (whether the person is) male or female. You (males and females) are from each other (and deserve equal rewards). For those who migrate (leaving behind their homes, families and wealth), who are driven out of their homes (by oppression), who suffer pain in My cause (for My Deen), who fight (in Jihaad) and are killed, I shall most certainly remove from them (forgive) their evil actions and I will certainly enter them into Jannaat beneath which rivers flow." (All of this is) A reward from Allaah. With Allaah are the best (worthy and deserving) rewards.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

No one's deed is lost: that is, whether man or woman, with Us no one's labour goes to waste. Whoever works will receive its fruit. Here the condition is deeds. By doing righteous deeds, a woman too, in accordance with her capacity, can attain the ranks in the Hereafter that men can attain.

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