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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 244of 286

وَقَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ﴿٢٤٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And fight in the cause of Allah and know that Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟waqātilūAnd fight
فِىin
سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟wa-iʿ'lamūand know
أَنَّannathat
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knowing

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of the Dead PeopleIbn Abu Hatim related that Ibn `Abbas said that these people mentioned herein, were the residents of a village called Dawardan. `Ali bin `Asim said that they were from Dawardan, a village several miles away from Wasit (in Iraq).

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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