أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَٰتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ 157
Translations
Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.
Transliteration
Ulā'ika 'alayhim salawātun min rabbihim wa rahmatun wa ulā'ika humu al-muhtadūn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to those who believe in the unseen and establish prayer, indicating that upon them descend blessings (salawāt) and mercy from their Lord, and they are the truly guided ones. Classical scholars like Al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir explain that 'salawāt' here means Allah's praise, honor, and blessings upon the believers, while 'rahma' (mercy) represents His compassion and forgiveness. This ayah concludes the description of the muttaqin (the God-fearing) begun in verses 2:2-5, affirming that true guidance and divine favor belong exclusively to those who possess complete faith and righteous action.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of the opening section of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:1-5) which describes the characteristics of the believers who will succeed. The surah was revealed in Medina after the Hijrah, and this particular passage establishes the spiritual foundation for the Muslim community, contrasting the guided believers with those who reject faith and those who are hypocrites (munāfiqūn), described in subsequent verses.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027). Also relevant is the hadith: 'Whoever guides to good is like one who does it' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2674), connecting guidance with divine reward and mercy.
Themes
Key Lesson
Believers who maintain sincere faith and righteous deeds receive continuous blessings and mercy from Allah, and this divine favor is the ultimate measure of success. In our modern context, this encourages us to seek authentic guidance through Qur'anic knowledge and righteous action, knowing that true prosperity lies not in worldly gains but in being among those whom Allah has guided and blessed.
Related Ayahs
فَمَنْ خَافَ مِن مُّوصٍ جَنَفًا أَوْ إِثْمًا فَأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
But if one fears from the bequeather [some] error or sin and corrects that which is between them [i.e., the concerned parties], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allāh and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allāh, and indeed to Him we will return."
وَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ ۚ وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلِ ۚ وَلَا تُقَـٰتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ حَتَّىٰ يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ ۖ فَإِن قَـٰتَلُوكُمْ فَٱقْتُلُوهُمْ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
And kill them [in battle] wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al-Ḥarām until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.