Surah 29. Al-Ankabut, Ayah 45
| اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ ۖ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ ۗ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | utlu maa oh.iya 'ilay -ka min al- kitaab wa- aqim as.- s.alaah 'inna as.- s.alaah tanhaa can al- fah.shaa' wa- al- munkar wa- la- dhikr 'allaah akbar wa- 'allaah yaclam maa tas.nacon |
| Pickthall | : | Recite that which hath been inspired in thee of the Scripture, and establish worship. Lo! worship preserveth from lewdness and iniquity, but verily remembrance of Allah is more important. And Allah knoweth what ye do. |
| Asad | : | CONVEY [unto others] whatever of this divine writ has been revealed unto thee,40 and be constant in prayer: for, behold, prayer restrains [man] from loathsome deeds and from all that runs counter to reason ;41 and remembrance of God is indeed the greatest [good]. And God knows all that you do. |
| Malik | : | Recite from this Book (Al-Qur'an) which has been revealed to you and establish Salah (Islamic prayers). Surely Salah keeps one away from shameful and evil deeds; and surely the remembrance of Allah (during your prayers and Allah's mention of your name in response to your prayers) is the greatest of all deeds, Allah knows what you do. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee and establish Regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. 3471 |
Note - 40If we assume that verses {45-46} are addressed not merely
to the Prophet but to believers in general (an assumption
which is strengthened by the plural form of address in
the last clause of verse {45} and throughout verse {46}),
the above phrase may be taken to mean "whatever of the
divine writ has revealed itself to thy understanding".
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Note - 41For an explanation of this rendering of the term and
concept of al-munkar, see surah {16}, note [109].
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Note - 3471The tilawat of the Qur-an implies: (1) rehearsing or
reciting it, and publishing it abroad to the world; (2)
reading it to ourselves; (3) studying it to understand it
as it should be studied and understood (ii. 121); (4)
meditating on it so as to accord our knowledge and life
and desires with it. When this is done, it merges into
real Prayer, and Prayer purges us of anything (act, plan,
thought, motive, words) of which we should be ashamed or
which would work injustice to others. Such Prayer passes
into our inmost life and being, for then we realize the
Presence of Allah, and that is true zikr (or
remembrance), for remembrance is the bringing to mind of
things as present to us which might otherwise be absent
to us. And that is the greatest thing in life. It is
subjective to us: it fills our consciousness with Allah.
For Allah is in any case always present and knows all.
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If we assume that verses {45-46} are addressed not merely to the Prophet but to believers in general (an assumption which is strengthened by the plural form of address in the last clause of verse {45} and throughout verse {46}), the above phrase may be taken to mean "whatever of the divine writ has revealed itself to thy understanding". |
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The tilawat of the Qur-an implies: (1) rehearsing or reciting it, and publishing it abroad to the world; (2) reading it to ourselves; (3) studying it to understand it as it should be studied and understood (ii. 121); (4) meditating on it so as to accord our knowledge and life and desires with it. When this is done, it merges into real Prayer, and Prayer purges us of anything (act, plan, thought, motive, words) of which we should be ashamed or which would work injustice to others. Such Prayer passes into our inmost life and being, for then we realize the Presence of Allah, and that is true zikr (or remembrance), for remembrance is the bringing to mind of things as present to us which might otherwise be absent to us. And that is the greatest thing in life. It is subjective to us: it fills our consciousness with Allah. For Allah is in any case always present and knows all. |
