The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Baqarah 2:197.
Taqwa in Islam
The Quran says: “Take provisions; and the best provision is piety” (2:197), and speaks of “the garment of piety” (7:26). The word occurs seventeen times. The Prophet ﷺ said, pointing to his chest three times: “Piety is here” (Muslim 2564).
Meaning of the name Taqwa
Taqwa comes from the root w-q-y of protection (wiqaya): it means shielding oneself from Allah’s displeasure by doing what He commands and avoiding what He forbids. More than fear, it is a vigilance of the heart. The name, given to girls, is common in the Middle East, the Maghreb and South Asia.
Ḥajj is [during] well-known months, so whoever has made ḥajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of iḥrām], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during ḥajj. And whatever good you do - Allāh knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allāh. And fear Me, O you of understanding.
O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allāh that perhaps they will remember.
Indeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allāh - they are the ones whose hearts Allāh has tested for righteousness. For them is forgiveness and great reward.
And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego the right or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it. And to forego it is nearer to righteousness. And do not forget graciousness between you. Indeed Allāh, of whatever you do, is Seeing.
"Do not envy one another, do not raise prices by overbidding against one another, do not hate one another, do not turn your backs on one another, and do not undercut one another in trade; and be, O slaves of Allah, our brothers. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim; he does not wrong him, he does…
