42. Right Religion - Surah Bayyinah (98): Verse 5

وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ {5}

“And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, upright, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and that is the right religion.”

In a narration from Imam Baqir (a.s.), he explains the above verse as follows; sincerity here refers to belief in Allah, His Messenger (s.a.w.a.) and the Holy Imams (a.s.). Prayer in this verse refers to Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and right religion refers to Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.). ¹

Footnotes

1. Al-Burhan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an, Vol. 5, Page 718 ↩