Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 21 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 21

Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 21 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 21 Translation

Surah Al-Baqarah

Verse 21

2:21Al-Baqarah

‎ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ 

O humankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous (Al-Baqarah 2:21)

Surah Baqarah Verse 21

☘️In this āyah is a command and burden, and it is an address to all humankind – the believers amongst them and the disbelievers amongst them. When Allāh commanded worship, He mentioned the (attribute) of creation. Allāh created us and created those who came before us; and in this is an evidence against them, because they are associated with being created. 

☘️Worship: Meaning obey with īmān and compliance to commands and prohibitions, while extremely loving Allāh and exalting Him. Worship is having supreme humility towards the One who has supreme perfection. This means singling out your Lord in worship to Him, and do not associate anything with him. By doing this, you will attain righteousness, which will be the cause for your happiness, and you will be saved from shirk, which is the cause for misery, eternal damnation, and deprivation. Allāh commanded worship, which is exalting Allāh and showing submission to Him.

☘️When Allāh commanded them with worship, He called them with Lordship. For the Lord is the Creator, the Possessor, the Designer. A Lord is one who governs those he raises and manages their affairs, so He is the One deserving of worship.

☘️Who created you: Creating is bringing (something) about, inventing, and innovating. He mentioned the blessing of creation because all other blessings stem from it, and it is a blessing that none denies – not even the disbelievers.

☘️Allāh is the One who blessed His servants by bringing them into existence from nothingness, and then bestowed upon them (further blessings) none can count except Him. So (again), He is the One deserving of worship.

☘️Taqwā (righteousness) is the highest-level (to be reached) by those on the path to Allāh. 

☘️So that you may become righteous: So that you may take protection that will save you from the punishment of Allāh. This is achieved with īmān and righteous deeds after abandoning shirk and acts of disobedience.

🔮Indeed Allah SWT is my lord and is your lord, so worship him. That is the straight path. 

💎I ask Allah SWT to accept our prayers, Aameen.

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