The Virtues of Consistent Worship in Mosques and the Promise of Divine Reward

An-Nur — Verses 36–38 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ٣٦

In houses (mosques), which Allah has ordered to be raised (to be cleaned, and to be honoured), in them His Name is glorified in the mornings and in the afternoons or the evenings,

فِي بُيُوتٍ
In houses (mosques),
أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ
which Allah has ordered to be raised (to be cleaned, and to be honoured),
وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ
in them His Name is glorified
يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا
in the mornings and in the afternoons or the evenings,

رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ ۙ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ ٣٧

Men whom neither trade nor sale diverts them from the Remembrance of Allah (with heart and tongue), nor from performing As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), nor from giving the Zakat. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned (from the horror of the torment of the Day of Resurrection).

رِجَالٌ
Men
لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ
whom neither trade nor sale diverts them
عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
from the Remembrance of Allah
وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ
nor from performing As-Salat
وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ ۙ
nor from giving the Zakat.
يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا
They fear a Day
تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ
when hearts and eyes will be overturned (from the horror of the torment of the Day of Resurrection).

لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ٣٨

That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His Grace. And Allah provides without measure to whom He wills.

لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ
That Allah may reward them
أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا
according to the best of their deeds
وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ ۗ
and add even more for them out of His Grace.
وَاللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ
And Allah provides to whom He wills
بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ
without measure.