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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 208of 286

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِى ٱلسِّلْمِ كَآفَّةًۭ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿٢٠٨

Translation (Sahih International)

O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
ٱدْخُلُوا۟ud'khulūEnter
فِىin
ٱلسِّلْمِl-sil'miIslam
كَآفَّةًۭkāffatancompletely
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا۟tattabiʿūfollow
خُطُوَٰتِkhuṭuwātifootsteps
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚl-shayṭāni(of) the Shaitaan
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
لَكُمْlakum(is) for you
عَدُوٌّۭʿaduwwunan enemy
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunopen

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Entering Islam in its Entirety is obligatedAllah commands His servants who believe in Him and have faith in His Messenger to implement all of Islam's legislation and law, to adhere to all of its commandments, as much as they can, and to refrain from all of its prohibitions. `Al-`Awfi said that Ibn `Abbas said, and also Mujahid, Tawus, Ad-Dahhak, `Ikrimah, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd said that Allah's statement: ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ(Enter Silm) means Islam. Allah's statement: كَآفَّةً(...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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