ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ 63
Translations
Those who believed and were fearing Allāh.
Transliteration
Al-ladhina amanu wa kanu yattaqun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes those who believe in Allah and practice taqwa (God-consciousness and piety). According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, these are the servants of Allah who combine true faith with righteous action and constant awareness of Allah's presence. Al-Qurtubi emphasizes that iman (belief) without taqwa is incomplete, and taqwa without iman is impossible, thus these two qualities are inseparable marks of the truly faithful.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Yunus, which discusses the characteristics of believers and the consequences of faith versus disbelief. The verse comes after discussions of Allah's signs and serves to identify the qualities of those who truly benefit from divine guidance and will receive Allah's mercy and protection.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Taqwa is here,' pointing to his chest three times (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2409). Also, 'The best of you are those who believe and have the best character' (Sunan Ibn Majah 4143), emphasizing the connection between faith and righteous conduct.
Themes
Key Lesson
True faith must be accompanied by conscious awareness of Allah and consistent righteous action; believers should strive to unite sincere belief with pious conduct in all aspects of life, as these qualities protect the soul and draw one closer to Allah's mercy and guidance.
Related Ayahs
وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُوا۟ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَا يَعْزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرَ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ
And, [O Muḥammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter and do not recite any of the Qur’ān and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register.
فَذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ إِلَّا ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ
For that is Allāh, your Lord, the Truth. And what can be beyond truth except error? So how are you averted?
أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۗ قَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ مُّبِينٌ
Have the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm] precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."
هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned.