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سورة البَقَرَة

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:154

The Cow · Verse 154 of 286

وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And do not count as dead those who are killed in the cause of Allâh. Rather (they are) living, only you perceive not (their life).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.

Ali Unal

And say not of those who are killed in God’s cause: "They are dead." Rather they are alive, but you are not aware.

11 more translations

Daryabadi

And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: dead. Nay, they are living, but ye perceive not.

Faridul Haque

And do not utter regarding those who are slain in Allah´s cause as "dead"; in fact they are alive, but it is you who are unaware.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And speak not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, (they are) alive, but you perceive not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And say not of those who are slain in the way of ALLAH that they are dead; nay they are living, only you perceive not.

Muhammad Asad

And say not of those who are slain in God's cause, "They are dead": nay, they are alive, but you perceive it not.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not.

Muhammad Pickthall

And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead.

Muhammad Sarwar

Do not consider those who are slain for the cause of God to be dead. They are alive but you are unaware of them.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead; nay, (they are) alive, but you do not perceive.

Rashad Khalifa

Do not say of those who are killed in the cause of GOD, "They are dead." They are alive at their Lord, but you do not perceive.

Shabbir Ahmed

(True believers are steadfast in self-defense. 2:190.) Do not say of those who are slain in God’s cause, “They are dead!” Nay, they are living, but you do not perceive.