Qur'an Verse of the Day
Friday 17th April 2026 Today
Chapter 22, Verse 79
وَجَاہِدُوۡا فِی اللّٰہِ حَقَّ جِہَادِہٖ ؕ ہُوَ اجۡتَبٰٮکُمۡ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَیۡکُمۡ فِی الدِّیۡنِ مِنۡ حَرَجٍ ؕ مِلَّۃَ اَبِیۡکُمۡ اِبۡرٰہِیۡمَ ؕ ہُوَ سَمّٰٮکُمُ الۡمُسۡلِمِیۡنَ ۬ۙ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَفِیۡ ہٰذَا لِیَکُوۡنَ الرَّسُوۡلُ شَہِیۡدًا عَلَیۡکُمۡ وَتَکُوۡنُوۡا شُہَدَآءَ عَلَی النَّاسِ ۚۖ فَاَقِیۡمُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّکٰوۃَ وَاعۡتَصِمُوۡا بِاللّٰہِ ؕ ہُوَ مَوۡلٰٮکُمۡ ۚ فَنِعۡمَ الۡمَوۡلٰی وَنِعۡمَ النَّصِیۡرُ ﴿٪۷۹﴾
English Translation
And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you, and has laid no hardship upon you in religion; so follow the faith of your father Abraham; He named you Muslims both before and in this Book, so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over mankind. Therefore observe Prayer and pay the Zakat, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Master. An excellent Master and an excellent Helper!
[c]And strive in the cause of Allah[1976] as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you and has laid no hardship upon you in the matter of religion; [d]so follow the faith of your father Abraham; He has named you Muslims[1977] both before and in this Book,[1977A] [e]so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and you may be witnesses over mankind. Therefore, observe Prayer and pay the Zakat, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector. An Excellent Protector and an Excellent Helper!
9:41.
Jihad is of two kinds: (a) Jihad against one’s evil desires and propensities; and (b) Jihad against the enemies of truth which includes fighting in self-defence. The first kind of Jihad may be termed ‘Jihad in Allah’ and the latter kind of Jihad, ‘Jihad in the way of Allah.’ The Holy Prophet has termed the first kind of Jihad as the greater Jihad and the latter kind of Jihad as the smaller Jihad.
2:136; 16:124.
The words, ‘He has named you Muslims both before, and in this Book,’ refer to Isaiah’s prophecy: ‘And thou shalt be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord shall name… (Isa. 62:2 & 65:15).
The allusion in the words ‘and in this Book’ is to Abraham’s prayer quoted in the Qur’an, viz. ‘Our Lord make us “Muslims” to Thee and make our offspring a people submissive to Thee’ (2:129).
2:144; 16:90.