Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:148 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 2.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:148?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:148?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 2:148 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Good Deeds, Day of Judgment, Divine Power, Taqwa.

Ayah 147

ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْم...

2:148Al-Baqara

Q: What does Quran 2:148 mean?

Quran 2:148 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 148) translates to: "For each [religious following] is a direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent."

Ayah 149

وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْ...

وَلِكُلٍّۢ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا ۖ فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ

Wa likullinw wijhatun huwa muwalleehaa fastabiqul khairaat; ayna maa takoonoo yaati bikumullaahu jamee'aa; innal laaha 'alaa kulli shai'in qadeer

For each [religious following] is a direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allah will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

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Day of Judgment

2:148Ayah 1286

15 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment2:123And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, and no compensation will be accepted from it, nor will any intercession benefit it,Next on Day of Judgment →2:166[And they should consider that] when those who have been followed disassociate themselves from those who followed [them], and they [all] see the punishment,

Tafsir

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Every person of every community has his direction wijha his qibla to which he turns muwallīhā ‘he turns to it’ is also read as muwallāhā ‘he is made to turn to it’ in his prayers so vie with one another in good works strive with acts of obedience and acceptance of these. Wherever you may be God will bring you all together gathering you on the Day of Resurrection and requiting you for your deeds; surely God has power over all things.

" So whether you turn thither is Allah's face" (ii. 115).

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1915It was narrated from Abu Hurairah, who attributed it to the Prophet:Sahih

"Hasten with the Janazah, for if it was righteous then your are taking it toward something good, and if it was otherwise, then it is an evil of which you are relieving yourselves."

Sahih al-Bukhari #4567Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Sahih

Qur'an 28.85'...will bring you home' means to Mecca.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2513Samurah narrated the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)said:Hasan

"Indeed there is a Hawd for every Prophet, and indeed they compete to see which of them has the most arriving at it. Indeed I hope that mine will be the one with the most arrival."

Sahih Muslim #2075Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying:Sahih

Hasten at a funeral, for if (the dead person) is good, you would (soon) bring him close to the good. And if it is otherwise, it is an evil of which you are ridding yourselves.