وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ
بِحَبۡلِ
ٱللَّهِ
جَمِيعٗا
وَلَا
تَفَرَّقُواْۚ
وَٱذۡكُرُواْ
نِعۡمَتَ
ٱللَّهِ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
إِذۡ
كُنتُمۡ
أَعۡدَآءٗ
فَأَلَّفَ
بَيۡنَ
قُلُوبِكُمۡ
فَأَصۡبَحۡتُم
بِنِعۡمَتِهِۦٓ
إِخۡوَٰنٗا
وَكُنتُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
شَفَا
حُفۡرَةٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلنَّارِ
فَأَنقَذَكُم
مِّنۡهَاۗ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُبَيِّنُ
ٱللَّهُ
لَكُمۡ
ءَايَٰتِهِۦ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَهۡتَدُونَ
١٠٣
And hold firmly to the rope1 of Allāh all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allāh upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.
— Saheeh International
And hold firmly together to the rope of Allah1 and do not be divided. Remember Allah’s favour upon you when you were enemies, then He united your hearts, so you—by His grace—became brothers. And you were at the brink of a fiery pit and He saved you from it. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so that you may be ˹rightly˺ guided.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Meaning of `Taqwa of Allah
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud commented on the Ayah,
اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ
(Have Taqwa of Allah as is His due,)
"That He is obeyed and not defied, remembered and not forgotten and appreciated and not unappreciated." This has an authentic chain of
…Meaning of `Taqwa of Allah
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud commented on the Ayah,
اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ
(Have Taqwa of Allah
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