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Al-Baqarah 43

Ayah 43 of 286 · Medinan

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرۡكَعُواْ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ ٤٣

And establish prayer and give zakāh1 and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 An annual expenditure for the benefit of the Islāmic community (see 9:60) required of those Muslims who have excess wealth. Prayer and zakāh are among the pillars of Islām.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَقِيمُواْAnd establishwa-aqīmū
  2. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayerl-ṣalata
  3. وَءَاتُواْand givewaātū
  4. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَzakahl-zakata
  5. وَٱرۡكَعُواْand bow downwa-ir'kaʿū
  6. مَعَwithmaʿa
  7. ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَthose who bow downl-rākiʿīna

Tafsir

Establish the prayers properly with its obligatory and recommended parts; give Zakat from your wealth, which Allah has put in your hands; and be humble to Allah with those who are humble of Muhammad’s nation (peace be upon him).

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran