Surah Al-Baqara 2:281 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection
سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ · Medinan · Verse 281 of 286
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ
English: Beware of a Day when you will be returned to God: every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned, and no one will be wronged.
Bengali: ঐ দিনকে ভয় কর, যে দিন তোমরা আল্লাহর কাছে প্রত্যাবর্তিত হবে। অতঃপর প্রত্যেকেই তার কর্মের ফল পুরোপুরি পাবে এবং তাদের প্রতি কোন রূপ অবিচার করা হবে না।
Reflect with the Five Lenses
Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:281:
- Wording. Look closely at the specific words and structure. Which word stands out, and why might Allah have chosen it here?
- Quranic Worlds. Place the verse in its context — what is happening around it, and what world does it open up?
- Personal Experience. Ask not just what this means, but what it means TO me and FOR me, right now in my life.
- Connections. How does this verse connect to other verses, to the Sunnah, or to themes across the Quran?
- General Lessons. What timeless lesson or action point can I carry away and live by?