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Surah At-Tawbah, Ayah 20 (9:20)

ٱلتَّوْبَة

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ …

Quran 9:20 is ayah 20 of Surah At-Tawbah (“The Repentance”), a Medinan surah of 129 ayahs. It is in Juz 10, on page 189 of the Madani Mushaf.

9:20
ٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَهَاجَرُوا۟وَجَٰهَدُوا۟فِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِبِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْوَأَنفُسِهِمْأَعْظَمُدَرَجَةًعِندَٱللَّهِ ۚوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَهُمُٱلْفَآئِزُونَ٢٠
alladhīna āmanū wahājarū wajāhadū fī sabīli l-lahi bi-amwālihim wa-anfusihim aʿẓamu darajatan ʿinda l-lahi wa-ulāika humu l-fāizūna

The ones who have believed, emigrated and striven in the cause of Allāh with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allāh. And it is those who are the attainers [of success].(20)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
  2. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieved
  3. وَهَاجَرُوا۟wahājarūand emigrated
  4. وَجَٰهَدُوا۟wajāhadūand strove
  5. فِىfīin
  6. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  8. بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْbi-amwālihimwith their wealth
  9. وَأَنفُسِهِمْwa-anfusihimand their lives
  10. أَعْظَمُaʿẓamu(are) greater
  11. دَرَجَةًdarajatan(in) rank
  12. عِندَʿindanear
  13. ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahiAllah
  14. وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَwa-ulāikaAnd those
  15. هُمُhumuthey
  16. ٱلْفَآئِزُونَl-fāizūna(are) the successful

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