And strive for Allāh with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. He [i.e., Allāh] named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakāh and hold fast to Allāh. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.(78)
Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah 78 (22:78)
ٱلْحَجّ
وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ هُوَ ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ …
Quran 22:78 is ayah 78 of Surah Al-Hajj (“The Pilgrimage”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 341 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 17
- Hizb 34
- Page 341
- Ruku 10
- Revealed Medina
22:78
وَجَٰهِدُوا۟فِىٱللَّهِحَقَّجِهَادِهِۦ ۚهُوَٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْوَمَاجَعَلَعَلَيْكُمْفِىٱلدِّينِمِنْحَرَجٍ ۚمِّلَّةَأَبِيكُمْإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚهُوَسَمَّىٰكُمُٱلْمُسْلِمِينَمِنقَبْلُوَفِىهَٰذَالِيَكُونَٱلرَّسُولُشَهِيدًاعَلَيْكُمْوَتَكُونُوا۟شُهَدَآءَعَلَىٱلنَّاسِ ۚفَأَقِيمُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَءَاتُوا۟ٱلزَّكَوٰةَوَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟بِٱللَّهِهُوَمَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖفَنِعْمَٱلْمَوْلَىٰوَنِعْمَٱلنَّصِيرُ٧٨
wajāhidū fī l-lahi ḥaqqa jihādihi huwa ij'tabākum wamā jaʿala ʿalaykum fī l-dīni min ḥarajin millata abīkum ib'rāhīma huwa sammākumu l-mus'limīna min qablu wafī hādhā liyakūna l-rasūlu shahīdan ʿalaykum watakūnū shuhadāa ʿalā l-nāsi fa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata wa-iʿ'taṣimū bil-lahi huwa mawlākum faniʿ'ma l-mawlā waniʿ'ma l-naṣīru
Word by word
- وَجَٰهِدُوا۟wajāhidūAnd strive
- فِىfīfor
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- حَقَّḥaqqa(with the) striving due (to) Him
- جِهَادِهِۦ ۚjihādihi(with the) striving due (to) Him
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْij'tabākum(has) chosen you
- وَمَاwamāand not
- جَعَلَjaʿalaplaced
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion
- مِنْminany
- حَرَجٍ ۚḥarajindifficulty
- مِّلَّةَmillata(The) religion
- أَبِيكُمْabīkum(of) your father
- إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚib'rāhīmaIbrahim
- هُوَhuwaHe
- سَمَّىٰكُمُsammākumunamed you
- ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnaMuslims
- مِنminbefore
- قَبْلُqablubefore
- وَفِىwafīand in
- هَٰذَاhādhāthis
- لِيَكُونَliyakūnathat may be
- ٱلرَّسُولُl-rasūluthe Messenger
- شَهِيدًاshahīdana witness
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
- وَتَكُونُوا۟watakūnūand you may be
- شُهَدَآءَshuhadāawitnesses
- عَلَىʿalāon
- ٱلنَّاسِ ۚl-nāsithe mankind
- فَأَقِيمُوا۟fa-aqīmūSo establish
- ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
- وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
- ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatazakah
- وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟wa-iʿ'taṣimūand hold fast
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahito Allah
- هُوَhuwaHe
- مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖmawlākum(is) your Protector
- فَنِعْمَfaniʿ'maso an Excellent
- ٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlā[the] Protector
- وَنِعْمَwaniʿ'maand an Excellent
- ٱلنَّصِيرُl-naṣīru[the] Helper
Tafsir (commentary) of 22:78
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