The Quran

سورة الرّعد

Surah Al-Ra‘d 13:21

The Thunder · Verse 21 of 43

وَالَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَنْ يُوصَلَ وَيَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَيَخَافُونَ سُوءَ الْحِسَابِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

These are the persons who keep the ties (of love and relationship) Allâh has commanded to be kept, who hold their Lord in awe and who dread the evil reckoning.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those who join together those things which Allah hath commanded to be joined, hold their Lord in awe, and fear the terrible reckoning;

Ahmed Ali

Who keep together what God has ordained held together, and fear their Lord and dread the hardship of the Reckoning,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And those who unite the bonds God has commanded to be joined (among kin as a requirement of blood relationship, and among people as required by human social interdependence), and stand in awe of their Lord, and fearful of (facing) the most evil reckoning;

Daryabadi

And those who enjoin that which Allah hath commanded to be enjoined, and fear their Lord, and dread the evil reckoning;

Faridul Haque

Those who unite what Allah has commanded to be united, and fear their Lord, and apprehend the evil of the account.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who join that which Allah has bidden to be joined and have awe of their Lord, and fear the evil reckoning.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those who join what ALLAH has commanded to be joined, and fear their Lord, and dread the evil reckoning;

Muhammad Asad

and who keep together what God has bidden to be joined, and stand in awe of their Sustainer and fear the most evil reckoning [which awaits such as do not respond to Him];

Muhammad Musin Khan

Those who join that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not sever the bond of kinship), fear their Lord, and dread the terrible reckoning (i.e. abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and perform all kinds of good deeds which Allah has ordained).

Muhammad Pickthall

Such as unite that which Allah hath commandeth should be joined, and fear their Lord, and dread a woeful reckoning;

Muhammad Sarwar

who maintain all the proper relations that God has commanded them to maintain, who have fear of their Lord and the hardships of the Day of Judgment,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And those who join that which Allah has bidden to be joined and have awe of their Lord and fear the evil reckoning.

Rashad Khalifa

They join what GOD has commanded to be joined, reverence their Lord, and fear the dreadful reckoning.

Shabbir Ahmed

Build bridges of goodwill between people, and strengthen ties of human relationships as God has commanded, and stand in awe of their Lord. (not relegating His commands to others’ utterances), and fear the eventuality of a tough accountability,

Commentary 13:21 “Who keep the ties” refers to all ties that form human relations such as those of love, the bonds of family, responsibilities for orphans and the needy,…

وَالَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَيَخَافُونَ سُوءَ الْحِسَابِ

13:21 “Who keep the ties” refers to all ties that form human relations such as those of love, the bonds of family, responsibilities for orphans and the needy, the mutual rights, duties towards neighbours, the spiritual and practical bonds of the brotherhood of Islam, and to treat all living beings with love, compassion and mercy (Râzî).