Surah Ali 'Imran 3:169 — translation and meaning
آل عمران · Verse 169 / 200 · Page 72
ۚ وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَحْسَبَنَّ
tahsabanna
think
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(of) those who
قُتِلُوا
qutilu
are killed
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
أَمْوَاتًا
amwatan
(as) dead
بَلْ
bal
Nay!
أَحْيَاءٌ
ahyaon
They are alive
عِندَ
inda
near
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
يُرْزَقُونَ
yur'zaquna
they are given provision
Transliteration
Wa laa tahsabannal lazeena qutiloo fee sabeelillaahi amwaata; bal ahyaaa'un 'inda Rabbihim yurzaqoon
Translation
And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Do not think, O Prophet, that those who have been killed struggling for the sake of Allah are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord in His generosity, provided with blessings that we do not know about.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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