Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 177 Translation (2:177) and Analysis

Mathematical

According to the Hafs Mushaf order, this verse is verse 184 from the beginning and verse 6053 from the end; it is in surah 2 and is verse 177 of Surah Al-Baqarah. The word count of verse 177 of Surah Al-Baqarah is 51, its letter count is 264, and its total Abjad value has been calculated as 14009. The total Abjad value of Surah Al-Baqarah has been calculated as 1820072. Abjad counts include the letter ء (Hamza) where present. This surah begins with the muqatta'at letters الم. This verse contains ا (51) ل (39) م (15) occurrences.

Arabic Text

ليس البر ان تولوا وجوهكم قبل المشرق والمغرب ولكن البر من امن بالله واليوم الاخر والملئكة والكتاب والنبين واتى المال على حبه ذوي القربى واليتامى والمساكين وابن السبيل والسائلين وفي الرقاب واقام الصلوة واتى الزكوة والموفون بعهدهم اذا عاهدوا والصابرين في البأساء والضراء وحين البأس اولئك الذين صدقوا واولئك هم المتقون

Letter Count

SHF

ليسالبرانتولواوجوهكمقبلالمشرقوالمغربولكنالبرمنامنباللهواليومالاخروالملئكةوالكتابوالنبينواتىالمالعلىحبهذويالقربىواليتامىوالمساكينوابنالسبيلوالسائلينوفيالرقابواقامالصلوةواتىالزكوةوالموفونبعهدهماذاعاهدواوالصابرينفيالبأساءوالضراءوحينالبأساولئكالذينصدقواواولئكهمالمتقون

Transliteration in Latin Letters

Leyse-lbirra en tuvellû vucûhekum kibele-lmeşriki velmaġribi velâkinne-lbirra men âmene bi(A)llâhi velyevmi-l-âḣiri velmelâ-iketi velkitâbi ve-nnebiyyîne veâte-lmâle ‘alâ hubbihi żevi-lkurbâ velyetâmâ velmesâkîne vebne-ssebîli ve-ssâ-ilîne vefî-rrikâbi veekâme-ssalâte veâtâ ezzekâte velmûfûne bi’ahdihim iżâ ‘âhedû(s) ve-ssâbirîne fi-lbe/sâ-i ve-ddarrâ-i vehîne-lbe/s(i)(k) ulâ-ike-lleżîne sadekû(i)(s) veulâ-ike humu-lmuttekûn(e)

M. Pickthall (English)

It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the Prophets; and giveth his wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the God fearing.

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Yusuf Ali (English)

It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness(177)- to believe in Allah(178) and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance(179), out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer(180), and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient(181), in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah.fearing.*

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Explanation

177 As if to emphasise again a warning against deadening formalism, we are given a beautiful description of the righteous and God-fearing man. He should obey salutary regulations, but he should fix his gaze on the love of Allah and the love of his fellow-men. We are given four heads: (1) our faith should be true and sincere; (2) we must be prepared to show it in deeds of charity to our fellow-men; (3) we must be good citizens, supporting social organisation; and (4) our own individual soul must be firm and unshaken in all circumstances. They are interconnected, and yet can be viewed separately. 178 Faith is not merely a matter of words. We must realise the presence and goodness of Allah. When we do so, the scales fall from our eyes: all the falsities and fleeting nature of the Present cease to enslave us, for we see the Last Day as if it were today. We also see Allah's working in His world and in us: His Angels. His Messengers and His Message are no longer remote from us, but come within our experience. (R). 179 Practical deeds of charity are of value when they proceed from love and from no other motive. In this respect, also, our duties take various forms, which are shown in reasonable gradation: our kith and kin: orphans (including any persons who are without support or help); people who are in real need but who never ask {it is our duty to find them out, and they come before those who ask); the stranger, who is entitled to laws of hospitality; the people who ask and are entitled to ask, i.e., not merely lazy beggars, but those who seek our assistance in some form or another (it is our duty to respond to them); and the slaves (we must do all we can to give or buy their freedom). Slavery has many insidious forms, and all are included. 180 Charity and piety in individual cases do not complete our duties. In prayer and charity we must also look to our organised effort. Where there is a Muslim State , these are made through the State in facilities for public prayer, and public assistance, and for the maintenance of contracts and fair dealing in all matters. 181 Then come the Muslim virtues of firmness and patience. They are to "preserve the dignity of man, with soul erect" (Burns). Three sets of circumstances are specially mentioned for the exercise of this virtue: (1) bodily pain or suffering, (2) adversities or injuries of all kinds, deserved and undeserved, and (3) periods of public panic, such as war, violence, pestilence, etc.