2:152Before
فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ ﴿١٥٢﴾
Fazkurooneee azkurkum washkuroo lee wa laa takfuroon
So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.
Quran 2:153, seek help through patience and prayer
Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 153: "O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient." Read it in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with the ayah before and after it, and listen to it recited.
2:153This ayah
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٥٣﴾
Yaaa ayyuhal laazeena aamanus ta'eenoo bissabri was Salaah; innal laaha ma'as-saabireen
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
2:154After
وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌۭ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ ﴿١٥٤﴾
Wa laa taqooloo limai yuqtalu fee sabeelil laahi amwaat; bal ahyaaa'unw wa laakil laa tash'uroon
And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
Arabic: Tanzil, Uthmani script. English: Sahih International. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid; read from the Arabic when you can.
Meaning and lessons
What Quran 2:153 means, in brief
O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. Ibn Kathir explains that patience is of three kinds: in leaving what is forbidden, in doing acts of obedience, and in bearing calamities. He cites the hadith that when something troubled the Prophet ﷺ, he would pray (Sunan Abi Dawud, from Hudhayfah, graded hasan).
The ayat that follow speak of the martyrs, and of tests with fear, hunger and loss, and the good news for those who say "inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun" (2:155 to 157).
Summarised in our own words from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, on Quran 2:153. Translation of the ayah: Sahih International.
Lessons from this ayah
- When life is hard, turn to salah.
- Patience is active: in obeying, in avoiding sin and in bearing loss.
- Allah is with the patient.
Where Quran 2:153 is in the mushaf
Ayah 153 of Surah Al-Baqarah (البَقَرَةِ), "The Cow", surah 2 of the Quran, a Medinan surah of 286 ayat revealed in Madinah. It is in juz 2 (para 2), hizb 3, on page 23 of the standard Madinah mushaf. People search for it as 2/153, 2 153 or Quran 2 153.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Quran 2:153 say?
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. (Sahih International)
What is Quran 2:153 about?
O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. Ibn Kathir explains that patience is of three kinds: in leaving what is forbidden, in doing acts of obedience, and in bearing calamities. He cites the hadith that when something troubled the Prophet ﷺ, he would pray (Sunan Abi Dawud, from Hudhayfah, graded hasan).
Which surah and juz is 2:153 in?
It is in Surah Al-Baqarah, surah 2 of the Quran, in juz 2 (para 2), on page 23 of the Madinah mushaf.
What comes before and after 2:153?
The ayah before, 2:152, says: "So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me." The ayah after, 2:154, says: "And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not."