سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 183
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ﴿183﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2: 2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
كُتِبَ
kutiba
Is prescribed
عَلَيْكُمُ
ʿalaykumu
for you
ٱلصِّيَامُ
l-ṣiyāmu
[the] fasting
كَمَا
kamā
as
كُتِبَ
kutiba
was prescribed
عَلَى
ʿalā
to
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَتَّقُونَ
tattaqūna
(become) righteous
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
183. 1. Ṣiyām, ṣawm (fasting) is a verbal noun whose Shar‘i meaning is to abstain from eating, drinking, and intercourse with one's wife from true dawn until sunset for the sake of Allah’s pleasure. Since this act of worship is very important for the purification and cleansing of the soul, it was also made obligatory upon the nations before you. Its greatest objective is the attainment of taqwā. And taqwā plays a fundamental role in refining a person’s morals and character.
