Quran 2:183

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 183

Verse 183 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous -
TamilJan Trust Foundation
ஈமான் கொண்டோர்களே! உங்களுக்கு முன் இருந்தவர்கள் மீது நோன்பு விதிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது போல் உங்கள் மீதும்(அது) விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது (அதன் மூலம்) நீங்கள் தூய்மையுடையோர் ஆகலாம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අහෝ විශ්වාස කළවුනි! නුඹලා බැතිමත් විය හැකි වනු පිණිස නුඹලාට පෙර වූවන් කෙරෙහි නියම කරනු ලැබුවාක් මෙන් නුඹලා කෙරෙහි ද උපවාසය නියම කරනු ලැබී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اے ایمان والو! تم پر روزے رکھنا فرض کیا گیا جس طرح تم سے پہلے لوگوں پر فرض کئے گئے تھے، تاکہ تم تقویٰ اختیار کرو۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
信仰する者よ,あなたがた以前の者に定められたようにあなたがたに斎戒が定められた。恐らくあなたがたは主を畏れるであろう。
ChineseMa Jian
信道的人们啊!斋戒已成为你们的定制,犹如它曾为前人的定制一样,以便你们敬畏。

Tafsir of 2:183

The Order to Fast In an address to the believers of this Ummah, Allah ordered them to fast, that is, to abstain from food, drink and sexual activity with the intention of doing so sincerely for Allah the Exalted alone. This is because fasting purifies the souls and cleanses them from the evil that might mix with them and their ill behavior. Allah mentioned that He has ordained fasting for Muslims just as He ordained it for those before them, they being an example for them in that, so they should vigorously perform this obligation more obediently than the previous nations. Similarly, Allah said: لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَجاً وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَكُمْ أُمَّةً وَحِدَةً وَلَكِن لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَكُم فَاسْتَبِقُوا الخَيْرَاتِ (To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:183 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 183