Mustafa Khattab – Mistranslated Verses Of The Quran The Word Taqwa

Mustafa Khattab
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The speaker explains that the word taqwa in Arabic is used to mean to be in Emergency of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, which is a term used to be mindful of Allah. The speaker emphasizes that taqwa is a term that is specific to Islam and not just a fear based thing. The speaker warns that it may have consequences in the end and warns of the consequences of using it.
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The word the taqwa is always,

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mistranslated

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in the Quran, it's commonly mistranslated.

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The word taqwa in the Arabic language, the

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way we use it, it does not only

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mean

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to be afraid of Allah. Like when you

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see the word taqwa, half taqwa of Allah,

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ittaqala,

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most translators use fear Allah, fear Allah.

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In the sense that,

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like when a thief

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is afraid of the cops or the, police

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officers, this is not the way we understand

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the word Taqwa in the Quran. It means

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to be in awe of Allah Subhanahu Wa

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Ta'ala, to be mindful of Him, to keep

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Him in your mind.

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Whatever you do, whatever you say, you all

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are always thinking of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

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and this why you choose to do the

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right thing and to say the right thing

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because this will have some,

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consequences in the end. We will be held

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accountable

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in the end for what we say and

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what we do. And this is why the

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concept of taqwa is very important in Islam,

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and it doesn't only mean to be afraid

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of Allah,

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I prefer to use to be mindful of

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Allah, to be in awe of Allah

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Thank you.

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