Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 239 (2:239)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا ۖ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم …

Quran 2:239 is ayah 239 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 2, on page 39 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:239
فَإِنْخِفْتُمْفَرِجَالًاأَوْرُكْبَانًا ۖفَإِذَآأَمِنتُمْفَٱذْكُرُوا۟ٱللَّهَكَمَاعَلَّمَكُممَّالَمْتَكُونُوا۟تَعْلَمُونَ٢٣٩
fa-in khif'tum farijālan aw ruk'bānan fa-idhā amintum fa-udh'kurū l-laha kamā ʿallamakum mā lam takūnū taʿlamūna

And if you fear [an enemy, then pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember Allāh [in prayer], as He has taught you that which you did not [previously] know.(239)

Word by word

  1. فَإِنْfa-inAnd if
  2. خِفْتُمْkhif'tumyou fear
  3. فَرِجَالًاfarijālanthen (pray) on foot
  4. أَوْawor
  5. رُكْبَانًا ۖruk'bānanriding
  6. فَإِذَآfa-idhāThen when
  7. أَمِنتُمْamintumyou are secure
  8. فَٱذْكُرُوا۟fa-udh'kurūthen remember
  9. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  10. كَمَاkamāas
  11. عَلَّمَكُمʿallamakumHe (has) taught you
  12. مَّاmāwhat
  13. لَمْlamnot
  14. تَكُونُوا۟takūnūyou were
  15. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknowing

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