Surat Al-Baqarah Verse No. 21: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 21 from Surah Al-Baqarah : Number of verses 286 - - page 4 - Part 1.
﴾يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ ﴿
[ البقرة: 21]
O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).
English - Sahih International
O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(2:21) O Mankind *21 , submit to your Lord Who created you and those who were before you; in this way only you may expect to save yourselves *22 .
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*21). Even though the message of the Qur'an is addressed to all, benefiting from it depends on ones willingness and on God's succour in relation to that willingness. This is why the Qur'an first explained which kind of people can and which kind of people cannot benefit from the Qur'an. As this has been explained in the foregoing verses, the quintessence of the message to which the Qur'an invites all mankind is now put forth.
*22). So that you are saved from false beliefs and unrighteous conduct in this life, and from the punishment of God in the Next.