Loan, Lend to Allah a goodly loan

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

مَّنذَاٱلَّذِييُقۡرِضُٱللَّهَقَرۡضًاحَسَنٗافَيُضَٰعِفَهُۥلَهُۥٓأَضۡعَافٗاكَثِيرَةٗۚوَٱللَّهُيَقۡبِضُوَيَبۡصُۜطُوَإِلَيۡهِتُرۡجَعُونَ٢٤٥
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Who is it that would loan Allāh a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allāh who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will be returned.

مَّنMan
ذَاtha
ٱلَّذِىallathee
يُقْرِضُyuqridu
ٱللَّهَAllaha
قَرْضًاqardan
حَسَنًۭاhasanan
فَيُضَـٰعِفَهُۥfayudaAAifahu
لَهُۥٓlahu
أَضْعَافًۭاadAAafan
كَثِيرَةًۭ ۚkatheeratan
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
يَقْبِضُyaqbidu
وَيَبْصُۜطُwayabsutu
وَإِلَيْهِwailayhi
تُرْجَعُونَturjaAAoona
۞ إِنَّرَبَّكَيَعۡلَمُأَنَّكَتَقُومُأَدۡنَىٰمِنثُلُثَيِٱلَّيۡلِوَنِصۡفَهُۥوَثُلُثَهُۥوَطَآئِفَةٞمِّنَٱلَّذِينَمَعَكَۚوَٱللَّهُيُقَدِّرُٱلَّيۡلَوَٱلنَّهَارَۚعَلِمَأَنلَّنتُحۡصُوهُفَتَابَعَلَيۡكُمۡۖفَٱقۡرَءُواْمَاتَيَسَّرَمِنَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚعَلِمَأَنسَيَكُونُمِنكُممَّرۡضَىٰوَءَاخَرُونَيَضۡرِبُونَفِيٱلۡأَرۡضِيَبۡتَغُونَمِنفَضۡلِٱللَّهِوَءَاخَرُونَيُقَٰتِلُونَفِيسَبِيلِٱللَّهِۖفَٱقۡرَءُواْمَاتَيَسَّرَمِنۡهُۚوَأَقِيمُواْٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَءَاتُواْٱلزَّكَوٰةَوَأَقۡرِضُواْٱللَّهَقَرۡضًاحَسَنٗاۚوَمَاتُقَدِّمُواْلِأَنفُسِكُممِّنۡخَيۡرٖتَجِدُوهُعِندَٱللَّهِهُوَخَيۡرٗاوَأَعۡظَمَأَجۡرٗاۚوَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْٱللَّهَۖإِنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٞرَّحِيمُۢ٢٠
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Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allāh determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it1 and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur’ān. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan.2 And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

۞ إِنَّInna
رَبَّكَrabbaka
يَعْلَمُyaAAlamu
أَنَّكَannaka
تَقُومُtaqoomu
أَدْنَىٰadna
مِنmin
ثُلُثَىِthuluthayi
ٱلَّيْلِallayli
وَنِصْفَهُۥwanisfahu
وَثُلُثَهُۥwathuluthahu
وَطَآئِفَةٌۭwataifatun
مِّنَmina
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
مَعَكَ ۚmaAAaka
وَٱللَّهُwaAllahu
يُقَدِّرُyuqaddiru
ٱلَّيْلَallayla
وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚwaalnnahara
عَلِمَAAalima
أَنan
لَّنlan
تُحْصُوهُtuhsoohu
فَتَابَfataba
عَلَيْكُمْ ۖAAalaykum
فَٱقْرَءُوا۟faiqraoo
مَاma
تَيَسَّرَtayassara
مِنَmina
ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚalqurani
عَلِمَAAalima
أَنan
سَيَكُونُsayakoonu
مِنكُمminkum
مَّرْضَىٰ ۙmarda
وَءَاخَرُونَwaakharoona
يَضْرِبُونَyadriboona
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghoona
مِنmin
فَضْلِfadli
ٱللَّهِ ۙAllahi
وَءَاخَرُونَwaakharoona
يُقَـٰتِلُونَyuqatiloona
فِىfee
سَبِيلِsabeeli
ٱللَّهِ ۖAllahi
فَٱقْرَءُوا۟faiqraoo
مَاma
تَيَسَّرَtayassara
مِنْهُ ۚminhu
وَأَقِيمُوا۟waaqeemoo
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَalssalata
وَءَاتُوا۟waatoo
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَalzzakata
وَأَقْرِضُوا۟waaqridoo
ٱللَّهَAllaha
قَرْضًاqardan
حَسَنًۭا ۚhasanan
وَمَاwama
تُقَدِّمُوا۟tuqaddimoo
لِأَنفُسِكُمlianfusikum
مِّنْmin
خَيْرٍۢkhayrin
تَجِدُوهُtajidoohu
عِندَAAinda
ٱللَّهِAllahi
هُوَhuwa
خَيْرًۭاkhayran
وَأَعْظَمَwaaAAthama
أَجْرًۭا ۚajran
وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟waistaghfiroo
ٱللَّهَ ۖAllaha
إِنَّinna
ٱللَّهَAllaha
غَفُورٌۭghafoorun
رَّحِيمٌۢraheemun