Surah 2. Al-Baqarah

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-39 [4], 40-46 [5], 47-59 [6], 60-61 [7], 62-71 [8], 72-82 [9], 83-86 [10], 87-96 [11], 97-103 [12], 104-112 [13], 113-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-163 [19], 164-167 [20], 168-176 [21], 177-182 [22], 183-188 [23], 189-196 [24], 197-210 [25], 211-216 [26], 217-221 [27], 222-228 [28], 229-231 [29], 232-235 [30], 236-242 [31], 243-248 [32], 249-253 [33], 254-257 [34], 258-260 [35], 261-266 [36], 267-273 [37], 274-281 [38], 282-283 [39], 284-286 [40]

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Quran Text of Verse 40-46یٰبَنِیْۤO Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ(of) Israel!اذْكُرُوْاRememberنِعْمَتِیَMy FavorالَّتِیْۤwhichاَنْعَمْتُI bestowedعَلَیْكُمْupon youوَ اَوْفُوْاand fulfillبِعَهْدِیْۤMy CovenantاُوْفِI will fulfillبِعَهْدِكُمْ ۚyour covenantوَ اِیَّایَand Me Aloneفَارْهَبُوْنِ fear [Me] وَ اٰمِنُوْاAnd believeبِمَاۤin whatاَنْزَلْتُI have sent downمُصَدِّقًاconfirmingلِّمَاthat whichمَعَكُمْ(is) with youوَ لَاand (do) notتَكُوْنُوْۤاbeاَوَّلَ(the) firstكَافِرٍۭdisbelieverبِهٖ ۪of itوَ لَاAnd (do) notتَشْتَرُوْاexchangeبِاٰیٰتِیْMy Signs (for)ثَمَنًاa priceقَلِیْلًا ؗsmallوَ اِیَّایَand Me Aloneفَاتَّقُوْنِ fear [Me] وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَلْبِسُواmixالْحَقَّthe Truthبِالْبَاطِلِwith [the] falsehoodوَ تَكْتُمُواand concealالْحَقَّthe Truthوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَعْلَمُوْنَ [you] know وَ اَقِیْمُواAnd establishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اٰتُواand giveالزَّكٰوةَzakahوَ ارْكَعُوْاand bow downمَعَwithالرّٰكِعِیْنَ those who bow down اَتَاْمُرُوْنَDo you orderالنَّاسَ[the] peopleبِالْبِرِّ[the] righteousnessوَ تَنْسَوْنَand you forgetاَنْفُسَكُمْyourselvesوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَتْلُوْنَ[you] reciteالْكِتٰبَ ؕthe BookاَفَلَاThen will notتَعْقِلُوْنَ you use reason وَ اسْتَعِیْنُوْاAnd seek helpبِالصَّبْرِthrough patienceوَ الصَّلٰوةِ ؕand the prayerوَ اِنَّهَاand indeed itلَكَبِیْرَةٌ(is) surely difficultاِلَّاexceptعَلَیonالْخٰشِعِیْنَ ۙthe humble ones الَّذِیْنَThose whoیَظُنُّوْنَbelieveاَنَّهُمْthat theyمُّلٰقُوْاwill meetرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordوَ اَنَّهُمْand that theyاِلَیْهِto Himرٰجِعُوْنَ ۠will return

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Translation of Verse 40-46

40. O children of Israel! ¹⁹ Remember My favours upon you. Fulfil your covenant and I will fulfil Mine, and stand in awe of Me ˹alone˺.

41. Believe in My revelations which confirm your Scriptures. ²⁰ Do not be the first to deny them or trade them for a fleeting gain. ²¹ And be mindful of Me.

42. Do not mix truth with falsehood or hide the truth knowingly.

43. Establish prayer, pay alms-tax, ²² and bow down with those who bow down.

44. Do you preach righteousness and fail to practice it yourselves, although you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?

45. And seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, it is a burden except for the humble-

46. those who are certain that they will meet their Lord and to Him they will return.

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Commentary

19. Israel is another name for Prophet Jacob.

20. This refers to the passages in the Torah and the Gospel that call for the worship of the One True God, doing what is good, and avoiding what is evil.

21. Trading Allah's revelations for a fleeting gain is a recurring theme in the first few sûrahs of the Quran. This refers to the practice of some Jewish authorities in Medina who contradicted certain rulings in the Torah by giving people lenient opinions only to please them in exchange for money.

22. The alms-tax ( zakâh ) is the payment of 2.5% of someone's savings only if the amount is equivalent to or greater than 85 g of gold, if that amount remains untouched for a whole Islamic year- around 355 days.