Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 244 (2:244)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Quran 2:244 is ayah 244 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 2, on page 39 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:244
وَقَٰتِلُوا۟فِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِوَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّٱللَّهَسَمِيعٌعَلِيمٌ٢٤٤
waqātilū fī sabīli l-lahi wa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha samīʿun ʿalīmun

And fight in the cause of Allāh and know that Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.(244)

Word by word

  1. وَقَٰتِلُوا۟waqātilūAnd fight
  2. فِىfīin
  3. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  5. وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūand know
  6. أَنَّannathat
  7. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  8. سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearing
  9. عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knowing

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