Al-Baqarah - 3 Reflections

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2:3

الذين يومنون بالغيب ويقيمون الصلاة ومما رزقناهم ينفقون ٣

ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٣

ٱلَّذِينَ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ

وَيُقِيمُونَ

ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ

وَمِمَّا

رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ

يُنفِقُونَ

who believe in the unseen,¹ establish prayer, and donate from what We have provided for them,

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دكتورة حليمة

5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:3, 59:9

One of the best deeds that we should be in a habit of doing is - 'giving'. Giving with no expectation from other expect a reward from your master.
In Surah baqarah He says, 'and donate from what We have provided for them.'-
'وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ'
A few things to note in this ayah are:
1. They spend from 'whatever' is given to them. Implying that what you can give is so diverse, it's not limited to material thing. It can be giving y...See more

A Siddiqui

6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:3

I recently listened to an interesting conversation on a podcast. It was about the unseen world with regards to productivity and barakah (blessings). Sometimes we think that if we read Quran for an hour, that we will lose that time and one hour will be wiped off of our day. But the speaker reminded the audience that when it comes to matters of time, we should keep the unseen world in mind. And to remember that God is Al Qaabid (The Constrictor) an...See more

haiqa bhutta

48 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 1:6, 2:5, 2:3

what a beautiful connection between two surahs —at the end of Surah Al-Fatiha, we ask Allah for guidance: 'Guide us to the straight path…' And then, at the very beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah answers that prayer by saying: 'This is the Book in which there is no doubt—a guidance for those who are mindful of Allah.' SubhanAllah! He is showing us clearly that the people who are truly guided are those who have the qualities of the righteous (th...See more

Maryam Nazar

4 years ago · Referencing Surah 2 and Ayah 2:274, 63:9-10, 47:35, 2:270, 2:3, 2:254, 19:76, 2:265, 64:16, 2:261-262

The fruit that a plant bears depends on the seed that we sow.When allah provides us with seeds,we have to nurture and water it in a good fertile soil so that it produces lot and lot of fruits,flowers and seeds.

Throughout our lives Allah is constantly planting seeds of faith in our life and calling us to also plant seeds of faith in the lives of others, on an ongoing basis.

Remember —a farmer who plants good quality seeds,in a highly fertile so...See more

Rabi'a Brown

last year · Referencing Ayah 2:3

#Provision #Rizq #Waste #Money #Food #Time #Al-Baqara3

Overindulging just a little bit with food isn't a sin. Is it?

Well, when I eat more than my daily caloric requirements are, indulge in foods that aren't necessary for my body to function properly (or that cause it harm, like sugar), am I using what Allah SWT has alloted to me in terms of money, time, and food in the way He has directed me to do?

I am human and I often fall short of the ma...See more

Tulayhah Tafsir Translations

2 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:3

In part of his tafsir of surah al-Baqarah, Ibn al-Jawzi mentioned the following report:

[ قال عمرو بن مرَّة: قال أصحاب عبد الله له: طوبى لك، جاهدت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وجالسته. فقال: إن شأن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان مبيِّنا لمن رآه، ولكن أعجب من ذلك: قوم يجدون كتاباً مكتوباً يؤمنون به ولم يروه، ثم قرأ: { الذين يؤمنون بالغيب }]

'Amr ibn Murrah said:

Ibn Mas'ood's students once told him, "You are so blessed, you fought alongsi...See more

Maryam M

2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 18:28, 18:46, 2:3

Bismillahi Ar Rahman Ar Raheem

This week I felt reminded of the last part of this ayaat 2:3 of Baqarah 'and they spend out of whatever we have given them' in the Palestenian cause for liberation. There was a gentleman who quit working for the state department in US and instead invested his time, experience and education into creating a report to submit the government to prove the weapons are being used for genocide. There were lawyers who offer...See more

Jasser Auda

27 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:3

Here begins a threefold division of people according to their attitudes towards 'that Book': the believers, the disbelievers, and the hypocrites. This division parallels the threefold classification at the end of Surah Al-Fatiha, but with further clarification here. We mentioned there that those whom Allah has favored are the people of faith and the followers of the leaders of guidance. The ones who have incurred Allah's wrath are those who disbe...See more

Amina Bilal

last year · Referencing Ayah 2:3

Muttaqi? Meaning pious people, those who protect themselves from sins and have Allah's fear.

And in the next verse, Allah describes the qualities of the muttaqin:

Surat No. 2: Surah Al-Baqarah - Ayat No. 3

'Those who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend from what We have provided for them.'

As I was reading these verses, I was reflecting on why Allah mentioned belief in the unseen before the actions, like prayer. Why is belief i...See more

Jasmina Ahmed

yesterday · Referencing Ayah 2:3

When I first read this verse “those who believe in the unseen, establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them”, it felt almost obvious. Of course people of faith would believe in the unseen and establish their prayers. That part made immediate sense. But the more I sat with the verse, the more a question began to form in my mind: why charity?

Out of all the good deeds that could have followed belief and prayer, why does the Qur’an sp...See more