Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 189
۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖ قُلْ هِىَ مَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلْحَجِّ ۗ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ وَأْتُوا۟ ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبِهَا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the crescent moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for ḥajj [pilgrimage]." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allāh. And enter houses from their doors. And fear Allāh that you may succeed.
Al-Baqarah · 2:189
Word by word
- ۞ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَyasalūnakaThey ask you
- عَنِʿaniabout
- ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖl-ahilatithe new moons
- قُلْqulSay
- هِىَhiyaThey
- مَوَٰقِيتُmawāqītu(are) indicators of periods
- لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the people
- وَٱلْحَجِّ ۗwal-ḥajiand (for) the Hajj
- وَلَيْسَwalaysaAnd it is not
- ٱلْبِرُّl-biru[the] righteousness
- بِأَنbi-anthat
- تَأْتُوا۟tatūyou come
- ٱلْبُيُوتَl-buyūta(to) the houses
- مِنminfrom
- ظُهُورِهَاẓuhūrihātheir backs
- وَلَـٰكِنَّwalākinna[and] but
- ٱلْبِرَّl-bira[the] righteous
- مَنِmani(is one) who
- ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗittaqāfears (Allah)
- وَأْتُوا۟watūAnd come
- ٱلْبُيُوتَl-buyūta(to) the houses
- مِنْminfrom
- أَبْوَٰبِهَا ۚabwābihātheir doors
- وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
- تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna(be) successful
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