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Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 21: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 21 of 286
  • Juz 1
  • Medinan
  • 2:21

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ۝٢١

O people, worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous;

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2:21

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21. O people, worship no one other than your Lord, because He created you and the people before you, so that you may save yourselves from suffering, by following His instructions and keeping away from what He has prohibited.

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