Surah Al-Baqara 2:153 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

English: You who believe, seek help through steadfastness and prayer, for God is with the steadfast.

Bengali: হে মুমিন গন! তোমরা ধৈর্য্য ও নামাযের মাধ্যমে সাহায্য প্রার্থনা কর। নিশ্চিতই আল্লাহ ধৈর্য্যশীলদের সাথে রয়েছেন।

Reflect with the Five Lenses

Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:153:

• Wording. Look closely at the specific words and structure. Which word stands out, and why might Allah have chosen it here?
• Quranic Worlds. Place the verse in its context — what is happening around it, and what world does it open up?
• Personal Experience. Ask not just what this means, but what it means TO me and FOR me, right now in my life.
• Connections. How does this verse connect to other verses, to the Sunnah, or to themes across the Quran?
• General Lessons. What timeless lesson or action point can I carry away and live by?