Phrase Wut-ta-qool-laa-ha … meaning Love Allah by fearing to anger Him
وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ
Wut-ta-qool-laa-ha
And you love Allah
The Holy Qor-aan has used the phrase وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ frequently. Many meanings of the key word اتَّقُوا used in the phrase are listed in our Commentary titled as The Righteou. The meanings of the whole phrase by different authors differ greatly. Although some works translated it as Do duty to God and Take Allah as the Shield, a great majority narrowed it down to And fear Allah.
But this site has translated the phrase as And you Love Allah and avoid angering Him. The solid reason is that a person who loves intensely also fears angering, annoying or hurting his Beloved to the least extent by any act, gesture or word whatsoever. LOVE is the real reason. FEAR is just a result.
The result fear can’t minimize the cause which is love. Some may disagree with us but we have translated the phrase as And you Love Allah that includes the meanings of And you fear Allah.
The Holy Qor-aan has used the Phrase Wut-ta-qool-laa-ha … in many contexts
- وَ — Wa … (ut) — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ above)
- اتَّقُوا — Ta-qoo … (la) — You love (= v., pres., pl., 2nd person. Act piously and avoid angering Allah by being deeply in love with Him; be afraid, pious or righteous. See our Commentary titled as The Righteous. Also, fear Allah much; take as the shield)
- ٱللَّهَ — Laa-ha — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
And you should Love Allah
002:197 ” Sacrifice after Hujj (Haj) and Oom-rah (Umrah) or fast for ten days if no …. 002:224 “ And know that your are going to meet him. 002:232 ” Remember the blessings of Allah and know that He is the All-Knowing. 003:201 ” Believers! Be persistent, preach persistence, be ready always. 004:002 ” Love your God Who created many members of opposite sex and respect them 005:003 ” Honor Sanctities. Grudge must not lead to hurt others. Help the good, not sin. 005:005 ” Remember Allah’s name on the hunts caught alive. Allah is swift at reckoning. 005:009 ” Testify judicially. Grudge must not lead you to do injustice. Do justice. 005:012 ” Remember blessing of Allah who cuffed hands of those who tried to hurt you. 005:036 ” And find the way to reach Him and strive in His Cause so that you prosper. 005:089 “ Eat lawfully and cleanly what Allah has provided you. 005:097 “ During Aihraam allowed is the hunt of sea but prohibited is the hunt of land. 005:101 ” The bad and the good are not equal even if the abundance of bad pleased you. 005:109 “ And listen. Allah does not guide the miscreants to the right road. 005:113 “ Rather than asking if Allah has ability to send blessings from the Heavens. 064:017 “ What you are able and hear and obey and invest the best you have for yourself.
