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Tafheem-ul-Quran - Abul Ala Maududi translation for Surah Al-'Ankabut — Ayah 16

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29:16
وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُۖ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ١٦
We sent Abraham1 and he said to his people: “Serve Allah and fear Him.2This is better for you if you only knew.
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  • [1] Qira’at: Nafieʻ read it as: “. . . realms. It is a commitment upon me to say nothing about Allah but the truth.”
  • [2] For comparison, see(Surah Al-Baqarah: Ayats 122-141,258-260); (Surah Aal-Imran: Ayats 64-71); (Surah Al-Anaam: Ayats 71-82); (Surah Hud: Ayats 69-83); (Surah Ibrahim: Ayats 35-41); (Surah Al-Hijr: Ayats 45-60); (Surah Maryam: Ayats 41-50); (Surah Al-Anbiyaa: Ayats 51-75); (Surah Ash- Shuaraa: Ayats 69-104); (Surah As-Safftat: Ayats 75-113); (Surah Az-Zukhruf: Ayats 26-35); (Surah Az-Zariyat: Ayats 24-46).
  • [3] That is, “Fear disobeying Him and associating others with Him.”
  • [4] Qira’at: Hamza, Al-Kesa’i and Khalaf read it as: “to bring you every knowledgeable, proficient sorcerer ”.