Surah Al-Baqara 2:238 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 238 / 286 · Page 39
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ
Word by Word
حَافِظُوا
hafizu
Guard strictly
عَلَى
ala
[on]
الصَّلَوَاتِ
al-salawati
the prayers
وَالصَّلَاةِ
wal-salati
and the prayer
الْوُسْطَى
al-wus'ta
[the] middle
وَقُومُوا
waqumu
and stand up
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
قَانِتِينَ
qanitina
devoutly obedient
Transliteration
Haafizoo 'alas salawaati was Salaatil Wustaa wa qoomoo lillaahi qaaniteen
Translation
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Guard your prayers by fulfilling them completely as Allah has instructed. In particular, guard the middle prayer, which is the ‘aṣr (afternoon) prayer; and stand before Allah in submission and devotion.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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