Surah Al-Bayyinah 98:5
سُورَةُ البَيِّنَةِ · Medinan · Verse 5 of 8
وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ
Translation
though all they are ordered to do is worship God alone, sincerely devoting their religion to Him as people of true faith, keep up the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, for that is the true religion.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Bayyinah 98:5 is discussed in 24 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Sincerity (Ikhlas) (key verse)
- Excellence (Ihsan)
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah)
- Names of Allah (Asma Allah al-Husna)
- Divinity (Uluhiyyah)
- Command (Amr)
- Fairness (Insaf)
- Contentment (Rida)
- Ostentation (Riya)
- Righteousness (Birr)
- Encouragement (Targhib)
- Voluntary Acts (Tatawwu)
- Striving (Jihad)
- Hajj
- Preservation (Hifz)
- Supplication (Dua)
- Remembrance (Dhikr)
- Zakat
- Unity (Wahdah)
- Idolatry (Shirk)
- Truthfulness (Sidq)
- Food (Ta'am)
- Worship (Ibadah)
- Deeds (Amal)
Reflect on this verse
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