Surah Al-Baqara 2:156 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۭ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ

English: those who say, when afflicted with a calamity, ‘We belong to God and to Him we shall return.’

Bengali: যখন তারা বিপদে পতিত হয়, তখন বলে, নিশ্চয় আমরা সবাই আল্লাহর জন্য এবং আমরা সবাই তাঁরই সান্নিধ্যে ফিরে যাবো।

Reflect with the Five Lenses

Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:156:

• 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?