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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 72of 165

وَأَنْ أَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ﴿٧٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And to establish prayer and fear Him." And it is He to whom you will be gathered.

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَنْwa-anAnd to
أَقِيمُوا۟aqīmūestablish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
وَٱتَّقُوهُ ۚwa-ittaqūhuand fear Him
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī(is) the One
إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
تُحْشَرُونَtuḥ'sharūnayou will be gathered

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Parable of Those Who Revert to Disbelief After Faith and Good DeedsAs-Suddi said, "Some idolators said to some Muslims, `Follow us and abandon the religion of Muhammad ﷺ.' Allah sent down the revelation,قُلْ أَنَدْعُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لاَ يَنفَعُنَا وَلاَ يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَى أَعْقَـبِنَا(Say: "Shall we invoke others besides Allah, that can do us neither good nor harm, and shall we turn on our heels...") by reverting to disbelief,بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ("...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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