Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 43

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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ

Waaqeemoo assalata waatooazzakata warkaAAoo maAAa arrakiAAeen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

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

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Keep up the prayer, pay the prescribed alms, and bow your heads [in worship] with those who bow theirs.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who bow (in worship).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship).

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And be steadfast in Salāh (prayer), and pay Zakāh, and bow down with those who bow down.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât and bow down (or submit yourselves with obedience to Allâh) along with Ar-Raki‘ûn.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Establish Prayer and dispense Zakah (the Purifying Alms) and bow in worship with those who bow.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and be constant in prayer, and spend in charity, and bow down in prayer with all who thus bow down.

Rowwad · source edition

And establish prayer, give zakah, and bow [to Allah] with those who bow[27].

Notes

[27] This command is to the Children of Israel to bow down in obedience to Allah with Muhammad, as the Muslims do, i.e., embrace Islam.

Noor International · source edition

(43) And establish prayer and give zakāh[24] and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].

Notes

[24]- 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.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

43. And perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât and bow down (or submit yourselves with obedience to Allâh) along with Ar-Raki‘ûn[11].

Notes

[11] (V.2:43) Ar-Râki‘ûn: Those who bow down or submit themselves with obedience to Allâh with Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم as the Muslims have done, i.e., embrace Islâm (worshipping none but Allâh Alone and doing good with the only intention of seeking Allâh’s Pleasure).