And strive for Allāh with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. He [i.e., Allāh] named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakāh and hold fast to Allāh. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.
Sahih International
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟
wajāhidū
And strive
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
جهدُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd strive
to strive, struggle
41× in the Quran · Occasional
وا
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ (And strive) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ (And strive) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVوَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ (And strive) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles