Surah As-Saff 61:11 — translation and meaning

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ۚ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Word by Word

ۚ
تُؤْمِنُونَ
tu'minuna
Believe
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِ
warasulihi
and His Messenger
وَتُجَاهِدُونَ
watujahiduna
and strive
فِي
fi
in
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ
bi-amwalikum
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمْ
wa-anfusikum
and your lives
ذَلِكُمْ
dhalikum
That
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكُمْ
lakum
for you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
ta'lamuna
know

Transliteration

Tu'minoona billaahi wa Rasoolihee wa tujaahidoona fee sabeelil laahi bi amwaalikum wa anfusikum; zaalikum khairul lakum in kuntum ta'lamoon

Translation

[It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

This profitable trade is that you have faith in Allah and His messenger, and you strive in His path (may He be glorified) by spending your wealth and giving your lives to seek His pleasure. That action is better for you if you know, so rush towards it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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