Ittaqullah Explained

Ittaqullah (Arabic: اتقوا الله) is an Arabic word or word-phrase composed of the words "Ittaqu" (the command or imperative form of the word taqwa^[1]), and "Allah". It is found in several verses in the Quran,^[2] and appears often in Muslim literature.

It has been translated variously as "fear God",^[3] "keep your duty to Allah and fear Him",^[4] "guard your duty to Allah",^[5] "be careful of (your duty to) Allah",^[6] "be pious to Allah",^[7] "be aware of Allah",^{[8] [9]} to "love and be faithful to", as well as fear Allah,^[10] "piety".^[11]

An Islamic encyclopedia explains:

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Notes and References

1. Web site: My question is how do we know whether to say Ittaqullah and not Attaqullah or Uttaqullah.. about tajweed. 3 August 2015.
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3. Sahih International translation of ns.
4. [Muhammad Muhsin Khan]
5. [Marmaduke Pickthall]
6. [Muhammad Habib Shakir]
7. [Mohammad Mahmoud Ghali]
8. Web site: ON KASHF AND MUKAASHAFAAT. (Spiritual Unveilings). sunnah.org . 21 April 2020.
9. Web site: al-Imran 3:102, Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning. Muhammad Asad. 2 August 2015.
10. Book: Bin Ngah. Mohd. Nor. Osman. Mohd. Taib. Malaysian World-view. 16. https://books.google.com/books?id=-AR-V3ymAzoC&dq=Ittaqullah&pg=PA16. 31 July 2015. Islamic world-view of Man, Society and Nature Among the Malays in Malaysia. 1985. 9789971988128.
11. Web site: Muslim Scholars - Religion Islam . 2006-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061123190610/http://www.parvez-video.com/islam/reformation/ulema/index.asp . 2006-11-23 . dead .