سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:62
The Cow · Verse 62 of 286
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Surely, those who (profess to) believe (in Islam), and those who follow the Jewish faith, the Christians and the Sabians, whosoever (of these truly) believes in Allâh and the Last Day and acts righteously shall have their reward with their Lord, and shall have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
Ahmed Ali
Surely the believers and the Jews, Nazareans and the Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day, and whosoever does right, shall have his reward with his Lord and will neither have fear nor regret.
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Ali Unal
(The truth is not as they – the Jews – claim, but this:) Those who believe (i.e. professing to be Muslims), or those who declare Judaism, or the Christians or the Sabaeans (or those of some other faith) – whoever truly believes in God and the Last Day and does good, righteous deeds, surely their reward is with their Lord, and they will have no fear, nor will they grieve.
Daryabadi
Verily those who believe, and those who are Judaised, and the Nazarenes, and the Sabians, - whosoever, believeth in Allah and the Last Day and worketh righteously, these! unto them shall be their hire with their Lord, no feal shall come on them nor shall they grieve.
Faridul Haque
Indeed the believers (the Muslims) and those among the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabeans who sincerely accept faith in Allah and the Last Day * and do good deeds - their reward is with their Lord; and there shall be no fear upon them nor shall they grieve. (* i.e. convert to Islam)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, they have their reward with their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Surely, those who believe and the Jews and the Christians and the Sabians - whichever party from among these truly believes in ALLAH and the Last Day and does good deeds, shall have their reward with their Lord, and no fear shall come upon then nor shall they grieve.
Muhammad Asad
VERILY, those who have attained to faith [in this divine writ], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians, and the Sabians - all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds - shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
Muhammad Pickthall
Lo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
Muhammad Sarwar
However, those who have become believers (the Muslims), and the Jews, the Christians and the Sabaeans who believe in God and the Day of Judgment and strive righteously will receive their reward from the Lord and will have nothing to fear nor will they be grieved.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the for Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve.
Rashad Khalifa
Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
Shabbir Ahmed
(That was a glimpse of the past.) Those who believe (in the Qur’an and call themselves Muslims), and those who are Jews, and Christians and the Sabians; whoever truly believes in God and the Last Day and does works that benefit humanity, their reward is with their Lord. For them shall be no fear from without, nor shall grief touch them from within.
Commentary 2:62 The Arabic word for a Jew is yahûdîيهودي. It is derived from hadaهدئ literally meaning one turned towards the Truth or towards God with repentance (Lisân;…
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
2:62 The Arabic word for a Jew is yahûdîيهودي. It is derived from hadaهدئ literally meaning one turned towards the Truth or towards God with repentance (Lisân; Tâj). A distinction should be made between yahûd and al-Yahûd. Yahûd are the Jews in a general sense (3:67), whereas al-Yahûd is refers to a particular category of Jews (2:120). Both these words are used in the Holy Qur’ân and have different significance.
The Arabic word for the Christians is Nasârâنَّصَارَىٰ. It is derived from nasara نصَرَ- to help. Nasârâ were the disciples of Jesus who sided with him as his and Allâh’s helpers (3:52), they came to be known as nasârâ. Sâbîصابي is one who forsakes his old religion and adopts a new one, an apostate. In practice, the name was applied to star worshippers living in Mesopotamia (Mas‘ûdî). Sâbî is the name of that faith, which is a patchwork of Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism (Ibn Kathîr). The term Sâbî is also applied to a proto-Christian sect in Babylonia whose beliefs closely resembled those of St. John the Baptist and his followers, known as al-Mughtasilah. People who lived near Mosul in Iraq who believed in one God, claiming to follow the religion of Noah were also called Sâbî (Ibn Jarîr; Ibn Kathîr). None of the above-mentioned peoples should be confused with the Sabean of Harran mentioned by some commentators as people inhabiting ancient Yemen at the time of Queen Sâbâ (Sheba).
The verse strikes at the Jewish belief in their being the chosen people, and at the Christians belief in atonement and salvation being exclusively reserved for members of their religion. Similarly, the verse does not say that belief in Allâh and in the Hereafter is alone sufficient for salvation, but puts another condition: that of good deeds وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا. Allâh will reward only deeds of righteousness and piety.