سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ

Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 110

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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴿110﴾
And perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât and whatever of good (deeds that Allâh loves) you send forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allâh. Certainly, Allâh is All-Seer of what you do.
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ wa-aqīmū And establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ l-ṣalata the prayer
وَءَاتُوا۟ waātū and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ l-zakata [the] zakah
وَمَا wamā And whatever
تُقَدِّمُوا۟ tuqaddimū you send forth
لِأَنفُسِكُم li-anfusikum for yourselves
مِّنْ min of
خَيْرٍۢ khayrin good (deeds)
تَجِدُوهُ tajidūhu you will find it
عِندَ ʿinda with
ٱللَّهِ ۗ l-lahi Allah
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
بِمَا bimā of what
تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do
بَصِيرٌۭ baṣīrun (is) All-Seer

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The Jews, due to the envy and hostility they had towards Islam and the Prophet ﷺ, kept making reprehensible efforts to turn the Muslims away from the religion of Islam. The Muslims are being told that they should continue to act upon those commands and obligations of Islam that you have been ordered, with patience and forgiveness.

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And establish prayer and give zakat [129], and whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of all that you do.

[129] From «فَاعْفُوْا» onwards, the address is continuously to the Muslims. That is, instead of paying attention to the mischief of the Jews, remain engaged in the worship of Allah and pay zakat; you will certainly be rewarded for all such deeds in the Hereafter.