Qur'an 4:74
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| Verse's Information | |
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| Sura | al-Nisa' (Qur'an 4) |
| Verse | 74 |
| Juz' | 5 |
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| Place of Revelation | Medina |
| Topic | Jihad in the way of Allah and the value of Martyrdom |
| Related Verses | 4:73 and 4:75 |
Qur'an 4:74 exhorts Muslims to engage in Jihad for the cause of Allah,[1] portraying the mujahideen as those who exchange worldly life for the Hereafter.[2] According to the commentary in Majma' al-bayan, the imperative phrase "let those fight in the way of Allah" (fal-yuqātil fī sabīl Allāh) signifies the mandatory nature of striving for God's religion.[3] Some jurists cite this verse as evidence for the obligation of Jihad,[4] while others rely on it to classify Jihad among the essentials of the faith (ḍarūriyyāt al-dīn).[5]
| “ | فَلْيُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَنْ يُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
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| “ | Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter; and whoever fights in the way of Allah, and then is slain or conquers, soon We shall give him a great reward.
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| — Qur'an 4:74 | ||
Exegetes interpret Qur'an 4:74 as a continuation of Qur'an 4:73, which addresses the refusal of the hypocrites to participate in Jihad.[6] 'Allama Tabataba'i notes that the preceding verses urge Muslims to Jihad while rebuking those who hesitate or delay joining the battlefield.[7]
'Allama Tabataba'i posits that God mentions martyrdom prior to victory because the reward for being killed in the way of God is superior and more enduring.[8] Conversely, Muhsin Qara'ati, in his commentary, argues that the rewards for both the martyr and the victorious fighter are equivalent.[9]
The verse concludes with God's promise that mujahideen—whether victorious or attaining martyrdom—will receive a magnificent reward.[10]
Notes
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1352 Sh, vol. 4, p. 418.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1408 AH, vol. 3, p. 115.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1408 AH, vol. 3, p. 115.
- ↑ Fāḍil al-Miqdād, Kanz al-ʿirfān, vol. 1, p. 346.
- ↑ Najafī Jawāhirī, Jawāhir al-kalām, 1362 Sh, vol. 21, p. 8; Kāshif al-Ghiṭāʾ, Kashf al-ghiṭāʾ, vol. 4, p. 294.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 Sh, vol. 4, p. 7.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1352 Sh, vol. 4, p. 418.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1352 Sh, vol. 4, p. 419.
- ↑ Qarāʾatī, Tafsīr-i nūr, 1388 Sh, vol. 2, p. 106.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, 1412 AH, vol. 1, p. 270.
References
- Fāḍil al-Miqdād, Abū ʿAbd Allāh. Kanz al-ʿirfān fī fiqh al-Qurʾān. Najaf: al-Maktabat al-Ḥaydariyya, n.d.
- Kāshif al-Ghiṭāʾ, Jaʿfar. Kashf al-ghiṭāʾ ʿan mubhamāt al-sharīʿat al-gharrāʾ. Tehran: Maktab al-Iʿlām al-Islāmī, n.d.
- Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir. Tafsīr-i nimūna. Tehran: Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, 1374 Sh.
- Najafī, Muḥammad Ḥasan. Jawāhir al-kalām fī sharḥ sharāʾiʿ al-Islām. Edited by Abbas Quchani and Ali Akhundi. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1362 Sh.
- Qarāʾatī, Muḥsin. Tafsīr-i nūr. Tehran: Markaz-i Farhangī-yi Dars-hā-yī az Qurʾān, 1388 Sh.
- Sepah Pasdaran. Representative of Wali Faqih. Islamic Research Center & Taquizadeh Akbari, Ali. Jihad dar ayine-yi Quran. Qom: Zamzam-i Hidayat, 1386 Sh.
- Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn. al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān. Beirut: Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī li-l-Maṭbūʿāt, 1352 Sh.
- Ṭabrisī, Faḍl b. al-Ḥasan. al-Jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ. Qom: Hawza Ilmiyya Qom, 1412 AH.
- Ṭabrisī, Faḍl b. al-Ḥasan. Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān. Beirut: Dār al-Maʿrifa, 1408 AH.