Translation of the meanings Ayah 21 Surah Al-Hadīd - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

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سَابِقُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَغۡفِرَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرۡضُهَا كَعَرۡضِ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ أُعِدَّتۡ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤۡتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

21. Race one another to forgiveness from your Lord (Allāh) and a Paradise the vastness of which is as the vastness of the heavens and the earth - prepared for those who believe in Allāh and His messengers. This is the Bounty of Allāh, He gives it to whom He wills - for Allāh is the Lord of great bounty ^[10].

[10]. Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for it was to this eternal life that Allāh called you when you firmly professed your testimony of faith, that is the shahadah – declaration of faith 'There is no God but Allāh, Muhammad is the messenger of God.'
As we repeat this testimony first thing on waking and last thing before sleeping. They are the first words whispered into the ears of a new-born baby, and if possible, the last words uttered to the dying person. Testimony of faith, is the first pillar of Islam. Muslims pray five times a day – at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening. This testimony is repeated at each call to prayer and closes each prayer, as well.This expresses a Muslim's complete acceptance of and total commitment to Islam and in the race of faith and a Paradise the vastness of which is as the vastness of the heavens and the earth.