*THE LAST 2 AYAAT OF SURAH BAQARAH*
*2.285*
*اٰمَنَ الرَّسُوۡلُ بِمَاۤ اُنۡزِلَ اِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ رَّبِّهٖ وَ الۡمُؤۡمِنُوۡنَؕ كُلٌّ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَلٰٓـئِكَتِهٖ وَكُتُبِهٖ وَرُسُلِهٖ*
*لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيۡنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنۡ رُّسُلِهٖ*
*وَقَالُوۡا سَمِعۡنَا وَاَطَعۡنَا غُفۡرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَاِلَيۡكَ الۡمَصِيۡرُ*
*(2:285) The Messenger believes, and so do the believers, in the guidance sent down upon him from his Lord: each of them believes in Allah, and in His angels, and in His Books, and in His Messengers*
*They say: “We make no distinction between any of His Messengers*
*We hear and obey. Our Lord! Grant us Your forgiveness; to You we are destined to return.”*
★ _This verse outlines what one is required to believe in and what should be the distinguishing characteristics of one's conduct_
★ _Surah Al-Baqarah ends with the similar words that were stated in the beginning of this Surah._
📍 _*In the start of the Surah, we learned that "only" those who are the "Muttaqeen" [pious] will receive "guidance" from this Book" (the Qur’an).........The ayaat that followed described the "profile of the pious"*_
~ they are those who belief in the Unseen
~ in Allah ﷻ, in His Angels, in His Messengers, in the Day of Judgment and in His Books.
~ They establish prayers (i.e. not only offer prayers themselves at their appointed times but also encourage their fellow Muslims to offer them)
~ and share the provision that Allah ﷻ has provided them with.
~ They believe in the Book revealed to Muhammad ﷺ (i.e. the Qur’an) and in the previous Scriptures as they were revealed to their messengers (i.e. the Torah and Gospel).
📍 *In these ayaat, there is a reinforcement of the same belief.*
Unlike the previous nations who refused to obey their prophets, the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when they hear a command from Allah ﷻ say,
*“We hear and we obey.”*
▪︎ It means that we have heard the statement of Allah ﷻ our Lord, and comprehended and implemented it, and adhered to its implications.
▪︎ Their obedience to their Lord "does not make them haughty" but they seek forgiveness for whatever shortcomings they may have.
*Such is the profile of a believer.*
📍 _He believes in the Unseen and all that Allah ﷻ has commanded him to believe in; yet he does not consider his deeds sufficient......Therefore, he seeks forgiveness._
★ The phrase, *“(We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord,”* contains a plea and supplication for Allah’s forgiveness, mercy and kindness.
★ The word *gufranaka [غُفْرَانَكَ]* means “to protect, cover or hide.”
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