يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِۦ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanut taqul laaha haqqa tuqaatihee wa laa tamoontunna illaa wa antum muslimoon
O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].
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God-consciousness
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19 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about God-consciousness. This is one of them.
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O you who believe fear God as He should be feared so that He is obeyed and not disobeyed thanked and not shown ingratitude remembered and not forgotten. They said ‘Who O Messenger of God is strong enough for this task?’ But it was then abrogated by His statement So fear God as much as you can Q. 6416; and do not die except as Muslims professing the Oneness of God.
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“O you who believe! Have fear of Allah as is His due, and die
not
except as Muslims. (Then he said): ‘If a drop of Zaqqum
were to be dropped on the earth, it would ruin the livelihood of the
people of this world, so how about those who have no food other than
it (i.e. Zaqqum)?’”
Have the Taqwa of Allah as His due, and do not die except as Muslims. And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "If only a drop of Az-Zaqqum were to drip into the abode of the world, it would spoil the peoples' livelihood, so how about the person for whom it is his food?"
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught us the address in case of some need:
Praise be to Allah from Whom we ask help and pardon, and in Whom we take refuge from the evils within ourselves. He whom Allah guides has no one who can lead him astray, and he whom He leads astray has no one to guide him. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Apostle.
"You who believe,...fear Allah by Whom you ask your mutual rights, and reverence the wombs. Allah has been watching you." ..."you who believe, fear Allah as He should be feared, and die only as Muslims" ...."you who believe, fear Allah as He should be feared, and die only as Muslims"....."you who believe, fear Allah and say what is true. He will make your deeds sound, and forgive your sins. He who obeys Allah and His Apostle has achieved a mighty success."
The narrator, Muhammad ibn Sulayman, did mention the word "inna" (verily).
Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.
Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.
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