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The second characteristic of Muttaqeen (people who fear Allah) that has been described in this verse (translation in previous post) is that they establish Salah (Namaz). The verb employed by the Holy Quran here is Yuqimuna (generally rendered in English translations as "they establish", which comes from the word Iqamah meaning "to straighten out"). So the verb implies not merely saying one's prayers, but performing the prayers correctly in all possible ways and observing all the prescribed conditions, whether obligatory (Fard), necessary (Wajib), or commendable (Mustahabb). The concept includes regularity and perpetuity in the performance of Salah as also an inward concentration, humility and awe. It may be noted that that the term does not mean a particular Salah, instead, it includes all Fard, Wajib and Nafl prayers.
Abstract from Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Al-Baqarah, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
The second characteristic of Muttaqeen (people who fear Allah) that has been described in this verse (translation in previous post) is that they establish Salah (Namaz). The verb employed by the Holy Quran here is Yuqimuna (generally rendered in English translations as "they establish", which comes from the word Iqamah meaning "to straighten out"). So the verb implies not merely saying one's prayers, but performing the prayers correctly in all possible ways and observing all the prescribed conditions, whether obligatory (Fard), necessary (Wajib), or commendable (Mustahabb). The concept includes regularity and perpetuity in the performance of Salah as also an inward concentration, humility and awe. It may be noted that that the term does not mean a particular Salah, instead, it includes all Fard, Wajib and Nafl prayers.
Abstract from Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Al-Baqarah, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
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