002:278

Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                                    002:278

اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَوُا الزَّكٰوةَ لَهُمۡ اَجۡرُهُمۡ عِنۡدَ رَبِّهِمۡ‌ۚ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُوۡنَ‏

In-nul-la-zeena-aa-ma-noo-wa-aa-may-loos-suaa-lay-haa-tay                                            Wa-aqaa-moos-sa-laa-ta-wa-aa-tooz-za-ka-ta                                                                          La-hoom-uj-ro-hoom-in-da-rub-bay-him                                                                                  Wa-laa-khao-foon-alai-him-wa-laa-hoom-yah-za-noon

Surely those who believed and practiced proper pursuits                                         And observed prayers and brought about the purification of earnings                   For them is their reward with their God, the Provident.                                             No fear on them. And they won’t grieve.

• إِنَّ — In-na…(ul) — Surely     *       (= Absolutely; certainly; definitely; indeed; positively; truly; verily) *

Holy Qor-aan has used often the “Phrase Aa-ma-noo …” in next five (5) words

• الَّذِيۡن – La-zee-na — Those (= pl., m, 3^rd person. Refers to the Believers)
• اٰمَنُوۡا — Aa-ma-noo — They Believed  (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Believed in the Holy Qor-aan; became Moslems; entered in Islam. See Note 002:026c and our Commentaries Islam – 101 and BELIEVE and DISBELIEVE)   
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• عَمِلُوا — Aa-may-loo(s) — Practiced (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Acted; carried out; did; kept up; followed; led; lived out; performed; practiced; pursued; persisted in; strived. The Holy Qor-aan has used both verbs  اٰمَنُوۡا  and  عَمِلُوا  in the past tense but many authors inaccurately translated them in the present tense or as noun [O ye who believe; one author as ‘Believers’] as shown in Note 002:026c  )
• الصّٰلِحٰتِ — Sua-lay-haa-tay — Proper acts (= n., pl., Appropriate, befitting, correct, decent, fit, good, holy, honorable, moral, pious, proper, respectable, right righteous, upright, virtuous or worthy acts, activities, deeds, manners, operations, practices, performances, pursuits or righteousness or works. Righteous actions which are appropriate in manner, time and place — not the likes of a soldier who stands up for a prayer during a sword-fighting battle for life and death)

{Following 6 words state the mandate that is stated in many verses like 002:044 etc}

• وَ  — Wa  — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses., additionally. See وَ  above )
• اَقَامُوا — Aa-qaa-moos — Established (= Attended to; be steadfast; complied fully with all  dictates of all prayers; organized; observed properly; performed with regularity; practiced)
• الصَّلٰوةَ — Sua-laa-ta — The prayer (= 1. Praying night and day, all the time, in everything done, with full attention and focused mind; see 003:192.  2. Abjectly requesting; beseeching; supplication; worshiping. 3. The Commandment to pray — initially mandated for the Israelites [002:044, 002:084] and later for the Moslems in the form of Five Daily prayers)
• وَ  — Wa  — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses., additionally. See وَ  above )
• اٰتُوا — Aa-to…(z) — Bring about (= Contribute; distribute; donate; give; pay; practice)
• الزَّكٰوةَ — Za-kaa-ta — Purification (= Alms, alms-tax or purifying alms; charity; donation; portion of income paid as alms or tithes to purify one’s earnings and soul; poor due; poor-rate; regular charity; spend this way and make earnings grow; invest in causes of Allah – a little now to reap higher harvest of tremendous rewards in the future and Hereafter)

{Following 17 words state the reward that is stated in many verses like 002:063 etc}

• لَ — La — For   ***    (= For the benefit or purpose of; because, due to or for the reason of; on account of; so that; with the attention, intent or object directed towards)
• هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Refers to all aforesaid believers)
• اَجۡرُ — Uj-ro — Reward (= Award; good result; prize; recognition; trophy)
• هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Refers to all aforesaid believers)
• عِنۡدَ — Inda — From (= From; in the eyes of; in the counting by)
• رَبِّ — Rub-bay — God (= The Almighty Allah who fills needs of all creatures; Cherisher; Creator; Guardian; Master; Lord Provident. The Only One Who provides all that sustains life. The Ultimate Provider of air, water, food and whatever we and all other creatures need to live and subsist)
• هِمۡ — Him — Their (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Refers to all aforesaid believers)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
• لَا — Laa — No (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
• خَوۡفٌ — Khao-foon — Fear (= The state of being afraid, frightened or scared with or without any reason, perils or perilous condition)
• عَلَيۡ — Alai — On (= Above; against; for; on top of; over; to; upon)
• هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Refers to all aforesaid believers)
• وَ  — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• لَا — Laa — No, not (= Absolute denial; never; not at all; total negation)
• ھُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Refers to all aforesaid people)
• يَحۡزَنُوۡنَ — Yah-za-noo-n — Grieve (= Experience or put to grief or regret. Feel sorrow, worry  or what evokes regret, remorse or remorseful situation)

(*) The Addressees.

The addressees in this verse are the recipients of other directions which are similarly laid down in verses like 002:026,  002:083,  002:278,  085:012,  095:007, 098:008, etc.

(**) The Mandate.

Reproduced is Note 002:044.  The Holy Qor-aan has repeated this particular direction to the mankind very frequently.  It is stated in the 2^nd person format that ‘you’ اَقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ and in the 3^rd person that ‘they’  اَقَامَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَى الزَّکٰوةَ.  It means to Establish and observe regularly the Prayers and pay / bring about the Purification, Zakaat.  It is stated among others in the verses 002:044, 002:084, 002:111, 002:178, 002:278, 022:079, 073:021.  It is reiterated in essence among others in the verses 005:056, 009:011, 009:071, 019:056, 098:006.  Its significance is that man must express his love for God and fellow beings by these physical actions.  The direction underscores why the Arabic word for man is  اِنۡسَا ن  (In-saan) meaning one with two loves.

(***) The Reward.

            Reproduced is Note 002:039c. The Almighty Allah has stated one of His Rules of Universal Application in the words لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُوۡن (They shall have no fear and will not grieve).  Anyone can label it as an assurance, consolation, guaranty, promise, reward or whatever name one chooses.  But in nutshell He has established His rule that He rewards the good deeds and has repeated it for several groups of people including the following.

• Who get guidance from Allah and then follow it – 002:039
• Who believe in Allah, Day of Judgment and do good deeds – 002:063, 005:070
• Who focus all their attention to Allah and focus on doing the good deeds – 002:113
• Who spend their wealth for Allah and do not follow it with taunting or injury – 002:263
• Who spend their wealth night and day, secretly as well as openly – 002:275
• Who believe, do good deeds, establish prayer and pay the purification – 002:278

See the significance of such repetitions in our Commentary Repetitions in the Holy Qor-aan have benefits.