The Holy Quran 22:78 — Surah Al-Hajj

Arabic text

وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ هُوَ ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ ۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمَّىٰكُمُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِى هَـٰذَا لِيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖ فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ

Translation

Strive for (the Deen of) Allaah as you ought to strive for Him (as is required of you, with total devotion, perfection and without any ulterior motives). He has chosen you (to be Muslims in the Ummah of the best Nabi ﷺ) and has not placed any hardship (difficulty) upon you in Deen. Follow the religion of your father Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام. It was He (Allaah) who named you Muslims from before (in the previous scriptures) and in this Qur'aan, so that (on the Day of Qiyaamah) the Rasool may be a witness over you (attesting to your truthfulness when you declare that the Ambiyaa passed on Allaah's complete message to their communities), and so that you may be witnesses against mankind (against the Kuffaar of the previous communities who will claim that their Ambiyaa did not pass Allaah's message on to them). So (to live up to this high status you should) establish salaah, pay zakaah and hold fast to Allaah (rely only on Him and ask only Him for assistance). He is your Protecting Friend. (He is) The Best Protecting Friend and the Best Helper. (With Allaah as your Protecting Friend and Helper, you need no one else.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

يا أيها الذين آمنوا بالله ورسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم اركعوا واسجدوا في صلاتكم، واعبدوا ربكم وحده لا شريك له، وافعلوا الخير؛ لتفلحوا، وجاهدوا أنفسكم، وقوموا قيامًا تامًّا بأمر الله، وادعوا الخلق إلى سبيله، وجاهدوا بأموالكم وألسنتكم وأنفسكم، مخلصين فيه النية لله عز وجل، مسلمين له قلوبكم وجوارحكم، هو اصطفاكم لحمل هذا الدين، وقد منَّ عليكم بأن جعل شريعتكم…

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