Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah 78 (22:78)

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وَجَٰهِدُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ هُوَ ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ …

Quran 22:78 is ayah 78 of Surah Al-Hajj (“The Pilgrimage”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 341 of the Madani Mushaf.

22:78
وَجَٰهِدُوا۟فِىٱللَّهِحَقَّجِهَادِهِۦ ۚهُوَٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْوَمَاجَعَلَعَلَيْكُمْفِىٱلدِّينِمِنْحَرَجٍ ۚمِّلَّةَأَبِيكُمْإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚهُوَسَمَّىٰكُمُٱلْمُسْلِمِينَمِنقَبْلُوَفِىهَٰذَالِيَكُونَٱلرَّسُولُشَهِيدًاعَلَيْكُمْوَتَكُونُوا۟شُهَدَآءَعَلَىٱلنَّاسِ ۚفَأَقِيمُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَءَاتُوا۟ٱلزَّكَوٰةَوَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟بِٱللَّهِهُوَمَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖفَنِعْمَٱلْمَوْلَىٰوَنِعْمَٱلنَّصِيرُ٧٨
wajāhidū fī l-lahi ḥaqqa jihādihi huwa ij'tabākum wamā jaʿala ʿalaykum fī l-dīni min ḥarajin millata abīkum ib'rāhīma huwa sammākumu l-mus'limīna min qablu wafī hādhā liyakūna l-rasūlu shahīdan ʿalaykum watakūnū shuhadāa ʿalā l-nāsi fa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata wa-iʿ'taṣimū bil-lahi huwa mawlākum faniʿ'ma l-mawlā waniʿ'ma l-naṣīru

And strive for Allāh with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. He [i.e., Allāh] named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakāh and hold fast to Allāh. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.(78)

Word by word

  1. وَجَٰهِدُوا۟wajāhidūAnd strive
  2. فِىfīfor
  3. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  4. حَقَّḥaqqa(with the) striving due (to) Him
  5. جِهَادِهِۦ ۚjihādihi(with the) striving due (to) Him
  6. هُوَhuwaHe
  7. ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْij'tabākum(has) chosen you
  8. وَمَاwamāand not
  9. جَعَلَjaʿalaplaced
  10. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  11. فِىfīin
  12. ٱلدِّينِl-dīnithe religion
  13. مِنْminany
  14. حَرَجٍ ۚḥarajindifficulty
  15. مِّلَّةَmillata(The) religion
  16. أَبِيكُمْabīkum(of) your father
  17. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۚib'rāhīmaIbrahim
  18. هُوَhuwaHe
  19. سَمَّىٰكُمُsammākumunamed you
  20. ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīnaMuslims
  21. مِنminbefore
  22. قَبْلُqablubefore
  23. وَفِىwafīand in
  24. هَٰذَاhādhāthis
  25. لِيَكُونَliyakūnathat may be
  26. ٱلرَّسُولُl-rasūluthe Messenger
  27. شَهِيدًاshahīdana witness
  28. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumover you
  29. وَتَكُونُوا۟watakūnūand you may be
  30. شُهَدَآءَshuhadāawitnesses
  31. عَلَىʿalāon
  32. ٱلنَّاسِ ۚl-nāsithe mankind
  33. فَأَقِيمُوا۟fa-aqīmūSo establish
  34. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
  35. وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
  36. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatazakah
  37. وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟wa-iʿ'taṣimūand hold fast
  38. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahito Allah
  39. هُوَhuwaHe
  40. مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۖmawlākum(is) your Protector
  41. فَنِعْمَfaniʿ'maso an Excellent
  42. ٱلْمَوْلَىٰl-mawlā[the] Protector
  43. وَنِعْمَwaniʿ'maand an Excellent
  44. ٱلنَّصِيرُl-naṣīru[the] Helper

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