Surah 33:70

Surah 33

"You who believe! Guard (yourselves) against God, and speak a direct word."

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The Command to the Believers to have Taqwa and speak the Truth Verses 33:70-71

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Verse 70

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُواْ قَوۡلٗا سَدِيدٗا

You who believe! Guard (yourselves) against God, and speak a direct word.

Verse 71

يُصۡلِحۡ لَكُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلَكُمۡ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡۗ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَقَدۡ فَازَ فَوۡزًا عَظِيمًا

He will set right your deeds for you, and forgive you your sins. Whoever obeys God and His messenger has attained a great triumph.

Here Allah commands His servants to have Taqwa of Him, worshipping Him as if they can see Him, and to
{speak (always) the truth.} meaning, to speak in a straightforward manner, with no crookedness or distortion. He promises them that if they do that, He will reward them by making their deeds righteous, i.e., enabling them to do right- eous deeds, and He will forgive them their past sins. With regard to whatever sins they may commit in the future. He will inspire them to repent from them. Then He says:

Quoted Scripture

"And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed achieved a great victory."

meaning, he will be saved from the fire of Hell and will enjoy everlasting delights (in Paradise).

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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