Surah Al-Baqara 2:183 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 183 / 286 · Page 28
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
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Transliteration
Yaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanoo kutiba 'alaikumus Siyaamu kamaa kutiba 'alal lazeena min qablikum la'allakum tattaqoon
Translation
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous -
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Prophet, Allah has ordered you to fast, as He ordered those before you, so that you may become mindful of Allah, protecting yourself from His punishment by doing good actions – fasting being one of the best of these.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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