Short note on The word 'ujoor'.

Short note on The word 'ujoor'.

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=wala-ajru=وَلَأَجْرُ=ا ج ر]

Dictionary Meaning:

The word 'ujoor' when looked up in an Arabic dictionary gives the meaning of wage and also reward. It is thus necessary to consult the best dictionary, the Quran, to determine how this word is used in the Quran.

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And certainly, the 'ajr' (reward) of the Hereafter is better for those who believed and were reverent. 12:57

Not so! He who submits his face to God, and is a good-doer, will have 'ajrahu' (his reward) with his Lord. No fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. 2:112

So let those who trade the worldly life for the Hereafter fight in the cause of God. Whoever fights in the cause of God, then gets killed or attains victory, We shall grant him a great 'ajr' (reward). 4:74

This Quran guides to what is most upright and gives news to the believers who do good deeds that they shall have a great 'ajr' (reward). 17:9 (also 33:31, 48:10, 16:97, 39:35 and 57:19).

All the above verses speak of the reward in Heaven, which is an on-going reward, yet the singular word 'ajr' is used. This indicates that the use of the singular or the plural does not bear any implication on the issue of whether the reward is a one off or an on-going one.

The word 'ajr' is also used in the Quran to denote a reward in this life:

The magicians came to Pharaoh and said, "Will there be an 'ajr' (reward) for us if we are the victors?" 7:113

In total, the words 'ajr' and 'ujoor' have been used in the Quran a total of 105 times. Six of these are related to marriage. The other 99 verses use these two words to mean 'reward' in various forms. These words are used, for the most part, to denote the reward which is received by the believers in the Hereafter.

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