Al-Qur'an Surah Ar-Rum Verse 31

Mufti Taqi Usmani

(Set your face to the Faith) turning totally towards Him, and fear Him, and establish Salāh, and do not be among those who associate partners with Allah

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

˹O believers!˺ Always turn to Him ˹in repentance˺, be mindful of Him, and establish prayers. And do not be polytheists—

Ruwwad Translation Center

Turn to Him [in repentance] and fear Him, and establish prayer, and do not be among those who associate partners with Allah,

A. J. Arberry

turning to Him. And fear you Him, and perform the prayer, and be not of the idolaters,

Abdul Haleem

Turn to Him alone, all of you. Be mindful of Him; keep up the prayer; do not join those who ascribe partners to God,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And remain turning penitently unto Him, and fear Him, and establish prayer, and be not of the associaters:

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Turn ye back in repentance to Him, and fear Him; establish regular prayers, and be not ye among those who join gods with Allah,-

Abul Ala Maududi

(Adhere to the True Faith and) turn to Him, and hold Him in awe, and establish Prayer, and do not be of those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity,

Ahmed Ali

Turn towards Him and be dutiful to Him; be firm in devotion, and do not become an idolater,

Ahmed Raza Khan

Inclining towards Him – and fear Him, and keep the prayer established, and never be of the polytheists.

Ali Quli Qarai

—turning to Him in penitence, and be wary of Him, and maintain the prayer, and do not be one of the polytheists

Ali Ünal

(Set your whole being, you and the believers in your company, on the upright, ever-true Religion) turning in devotion to Him alone, and keep from disobedience to Him in reverence for Him and piety, and establish the Prayer in conformity with its conditions; and do not be of those who associate partners (with Him),

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Believers! you should all be attentive to Him) turning to Him (in repentance), and take Him as (your) shield (for protection) and observe Prayer and be not of those who associate partners (with Him) -

English Literal

Returning to God/repenting/obeying to Him, and fear and obey Him, and keep up/start the prayers, and do not be from the sharers/takers of partners (with God).

Faridul Haque

Inclining towards Him - and fear Him, and keep the prayer established, and never be of the polytheists.

Hamid S. Aziz

Then set your purpose for religion as a man upright by nature - the nature made by Allah in which He has made men; there is no altering (the laws of) Allah´s creation; that is the right religion, but most people do not know -

Hilali & Khan

(Always) Turning in repentance to Him (only), and be afraid and dutiful to Him; and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and be not of Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, idolaters, etc.).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Nay, those who are unjust follow their low desires without any knowledge; so who can guide him whom Allah leaves in error? And they shall have no helpers.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Turning to Him, and be careful of (your duty to) Him and keep up prayer and be not of the polytheists

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Turning unto Him (only); and be careful of your duty unto Him and establish worship, and be not of those who ascribe partners (unto Him);

Muhammad Sarwar

Turn in repentance to Him. Have fear of Him. Be steadfast in your prayer. Do not be like the pagans

Qaribullah & Darwish

turning to Him. And fear Him, establish the prayer and do not be of the idolaters,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

(And remain always) turning in repentance to Him and have Taqwa of Him; and perform the Salah and be not of idolators.

Wahiduddin Khan

Turn to Him and fear Him, and be steadfast in prayer, and do not be one of those who associate partners with God,

Talal Itani

Turning towards Him—and be conscious of Him, and perform the prayer, and do not be of the idolaters.

Tafsir jalalayn

turning, referring, to Him, exalted be He, concerning what He has commanded and what He has forbidden (munbna, `turning' is a circumstantial qualifier referring to the subject [of the verb] aqim, `set up', in other words [addressing the third plural person] aqm, `set up') and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be among the idolaters,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ

turning in repentance to Him,

Ibn Zayd and Ibn Jurayj said,

"This means, returning to Him."

وَاتَّقُوهُ

and have Taqwa of Him;

means, fear Him and remember that He is always watching.

وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَأةَ

and perform the Salah,

which is the greatest act of worship.

وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ



and be not of the idolators.

Be of those who single out Allah, devoting their worship sincerely for Him alone, not anyone or anything other than Him.

Ibn Jarir recorded that Yazid bin Abi Maryam said;

"Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by Mu`adh bin Jabal and asked, `What is the foundation of this Ummah?'

Mu`adh said, `Three things, and they are the things that will bring salvation;
Al-Ikhlas (doing a deed for Allah alone), which is the Fitrah with which Allah created mankind;
Salah, which is the thing that tells a believer apart from a disbeliever;

and obedience, which is protection.'

Umar said;`You have spoken the truth.
Splitting into Sects and the Saved Sect

His saying;

مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ