فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ 110
Translations
So fear Allāh and obey me."
Transliteration
Fattaqullaha wa atee'oon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah, spoken by Prophet Nuh (Noah) to his people, is a call to fear Allah and obey the messenger. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this dual command represents the foundation of faith: consciousness of Allah's power and majesty combined with submission to divine guidance through the prophet. The phrase encapsulates the essential relationship between taqwa (God-consciousness) and obedience to Allah's representatives on earth.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears within Surah Ash-Shu'ara, which recounts the stories of various prophets and their calls to their peoples. Verse 110 specifically occurs during Prophet Nuh's address to his people after preaching to them for 950 years. The broader Meccan context emphasizes the consistency of the divine message across prophets and the universal requirement of tawhid (monotheism) and obedience to Allah's messengers.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever obeys me obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me disobeys Allah' (Sahih Bukhari 7137). Additionally, the hadith 'The closest of you to me on the Day of Judgment will be the best of you in character' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1162) relates to the importance of obedience and righteousness.
Themes
Key Lesson
For contemporary Muslims, this ayah reminds us that true faith requires both sincere consciousness of Allah's presence in our lives and active obedience to His commands through His guidance. It underscores that following the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad and adhering to divine principles are inseparable from claiming belief in Allah.