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Reflections on Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 40
يا بني اسراييل اذكروا نعمتي التي انعمت عليكم واوفوا بعهدي اوف بعهدكم واياي فارهبون ٤٠
يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ ٤٠
يَٰبَنِيٓﱠ
إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَﱡ
ٱذۡكُرُواْﱢ
نِعۡمَتِيَﱣ
ٱلَّتِيٓﱤ
أَنۡعَمۡتُﱥ
عَلَيۡكُمۡﱦ
وَأَوۡفُواْﱧ
بِعَهۡدِيٓﱨ
أُوفِﱩ
بِعَهۡدِكُمۡﱪ
وَإِيَّٰيَﱫ
فَٱرۡهَبُونِﱬ
٤٠ﱭ
O children of Israel!1 Remember My favours upon you. Fulfil your covenant and I will fulfil Mine, and stand in awe of Me ˹alone˺.
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Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:152, 2:40, 4:19
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Kind,
Safeguard Allah’s commands and He will safeguard you.
I remember when I was a teenager and I read the penguin translation of the Qur’an in English this ayah made me pause and reflect. I took the words quite literally and I understood that I don’t quite understand this ayah then. Today, I felt I understood this ayah differently.
I have just finished reading ‘The Legacy of the Prophet’ by...
Safeguard Allah’s commands and He will safeguard you.
I remember when I was a teenager and I read the penguin translation of the Qur’an in English this ayah made me pause and reflect. I took the words quite literally and I understood that I don’t quite understand this ayah then. Today, I felt I understood this ayah differently.
I have just finished reading ‘The Legacy of the Prophet’ by...
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:40, 5:12
Some say the covenant mentioned in surah Baqarah to bani israel is the one mentioned in Surah Maeda. This is an example of explaining the quran through the quran.
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 19:28, 2:40
Calling then by the name of their father Jacob AKA Israel PBUH is a way to remind them of the righteousness of their forefather in order to encourage them to obey His command the way you say to someone 'oh son of generous parents, give in charity '. The same approach was used to remind Maryam AS of her families righteousness when she was wrongfully accused.