The Holy Quran 4:74 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

۞ فَلْيُقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَن يُقَـٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

Translation

So those who sell the life of this world in exchange for the Aakhirah, should fight in Allaah's way. Whoever fights in Allaah's way and is killed (martyred) or attains victory (over the Kuffaar), soon We shall grant him a magnificent reward.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The virtues of those who strive in the path of Allah: that is, if the hypocrites hold back from jihad (striving in the path of Allah), let them hold back, and if they keep watching their worldly ups and downs, let them keep watching.

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