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فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا ۖ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ Qur’an Al-Baqara (2:239)

Fain khiftum farijalan aw rukbanan faitha amintum faothkuroo Allaha kama AAallamakum ma lam takoonoo taAAlamoona

But if you are in danger, [pray] walking or riding;²²⁸ and when you are again secure, bear God in mind - since it is He who taught you what you did not previously know.

- Mohammad Asad

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding; and when you are safe, remember Allah in the manner that He has taught you which you did not know before.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding. But when you are safe, 'take time to' remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know.

- Mustafa Khattab

And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when ye are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you that which (heretofore) ye knew not.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

If ye fear (an enemy) pray on foot or riding (as may be most convenient) but when ye are in security celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you which ye knew not (before). ²⁷²

Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 239

But if you are in danger, [pray] walking or riding;²²⁸ and when you are again secure, bear God in mind - since it is He who taught you what you did not previously know.

- Mohammad Asad

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding; and when you are safe, remember Allah in the manner that He has taught you which you did not know before.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding. But when you are safe, 'take time to' remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know.

- Mustafa Khattab

And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when ye are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you that which (heretofore) ye knew not.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

If ye fear (an enemy) pray on foot or riding (as may be most convenient) but when ye are in security celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you which ye knew not (before). ²⁷²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 239

But if you are in danger, [pray] walking or riding;228 and when you are again secure, bear God in mind - since it is He who taught you what you did not previously know.

- Mohammad Asad

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding; and when you are safe, remember Allah in the manner that He has taught you which you did not know before.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding. But when you are safe, 'take time to' remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know.

- Mustafa Khattab

And if ye go in fear, then (pray) standing or on horseback. And when ye are again in safety, remember Allah, as He hath taught you that which (heretofore) ye knew not.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

If ye fear (an enemy) pray on foot or riding (as may be most convenient) but when ye are in security celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you which ye knew not (before). 272

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

But if you are in danger, [pray] walking or riding;²²⁸ and when you are again secure, bear God in mind - since it is He who taught you what you did not previously know.

If ye fear (an enemy) pray on foot or riding (as may be most convenient) but when ye are in security celebrate Allah's praises in the manner He has taught you which ye knew not (before). ²⁷²