Surah Al-Baqara 2:278 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 278 / 286 · Page 47
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَذَرُوا مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبَا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Word by Word
يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe[d]!
اتَّقُوا
ittaqu
Fear
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَذَرُوا
wadharu
and give up
مَا
ma
what
بَقِيَ
baqiya
remained
مِنَ
mina
of
الرِّبَا
al-riba
[the] usury
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minina
believers
Transliteration
Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanut taqul laaha wa zaroo maa baqiya minar ribaaa in kuntum mu'mineen
Translation
O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Messenger, fear Allah by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions, and do not demand any usury owed to you that remains with people, if you truly have faith in Allah and in His prohibitions.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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