Surah Ali 'Imran 3:102 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 102 / 200 · Page 63

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

Word by Word

يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
who
آمَنُوا
amanu
believe[d]!
اتَّقُوا
ittaqu
Fear
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
حَقَّ
haqqa
(as is His) right
تُقَاتِهِ
tuqatihi
(that) He (should) be feared
وَلَا
wala
and (do) not
تَمُوتُنَّ
tamutunna
die
إِلَّا
illa
except
وَأَنتُم
wa-antum
[while you]
مُّسْلِمُونَ
mus'limuna
(as) Muslims

Transliteration

Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanut taqul laaha haqqa tuqaatihee wa laa tamoontunna illaa wa antum muslimoon

Translation

O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O you who have faith in Allah and follow His Messenger, be mindful of Allah as you have been commanded, by following what He instructs you to do, and by staying away from what He prohibits you from doing; and be thankful for His favour, holding firmly to the religion He has given you, so that when you die, you die surrendering in devotion to Him.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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