2:244

Salaam all,

This is 2:244
وَقَاتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Waqatiloo fee sabeeli Allahi waiAAlamoo anna Allaha sameeAAun AAaleemun

The Aya says:
And fight in the path of Allah, and know that Allah is all listening, all knowing.

My personal note:
Sabeel that is translated as path, also has the meaning of flow of water. The similarities between path and flow of water are that of smoothness of the flow, but also the unstoppability of the water. So, as if the Aya is saying that the flow of the path of Allah, cannot be stopped.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Waqatiloo: and fight
Note: WA means and. QATILOO is derived from the root Qaf-T-L and it means killing. QATILOO is the an order form of a verb that is derived from the root and that is addressing a group of people. This form of the verb is interactive and has the meaning of kill opposite the ones killing you. This, in turn means fight.
Fee: in
Sabeeli: way of/path of/flow of
Note: the root is S-B-L and it means flowing water from the falling rain from the sky to the flowing water in the river and so forth. This is the concrete and the other uses are related as in path, which allows the flow, to soft flowing hair and so forth. SABEEL is the flowing water or the path. The path has some of the property of the flowing water, as in smoothly going, but also that nearly nothing can stand in it’s way, as nothing stands in the way of the water.
Allahi: Allah/God
waiAAlamoo: and know
Note: WA means and. IAAaLAMOO is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowledge. IAALAMOO is an order to a group of people that means: know.
Anna: that
Allaha: Allah/GOD
sameeAAun: all listening
Note: the root is S-M-Ain and it means hearing or listening. This word can also be used for knowing since listening and hearing are tools of knowledge. SAMEEAAuN is the one that listens very well.
AAaleemun: All knowing
Note: the root is Ain-L-M and it means knowing or knowledge. AAaLEEMUN is the one that knows a lot, the all knowing.

Salaam all and have a great day


Hussein