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ʾāmana r-rasūlu bi-mā ʾunzila ʾilayhi min rabbihī wa-l-muʾminūna kullun ʾāmana bi-llāhi wa-malāʾikatihī wa-kutubihī wa-rusulihī lā nufarriqu bayna ʾaḥadin min rusulihī wa-qālū samiʿnā wa-ʾaṭaʿnā ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ʾilayka l-maṣīru
The Apostle and the faithful have faith in what has been sent down to him from his Lord. Each [of them] has faith in Allah, His angels, His scriptures and His apostles. [They declare,] ‘We make no distinction between any of His apostles.’ And they say, ‘We hear and obey. Our Lord, forgive us, and toward You is the return.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 285
285. "The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord and (so do) the believers. (They) all believe in Allah, His angels, His Books and His Messengers. (They say:) We make no difference between any of His Messengers '; and they say : 'We hear, and obey. Our Lord! Your forgiveness (do we ask), and toward You is the destination."
Occasion of Revelation
When the previous verse was revealed telling the believers that everything they had in their minds Allah knows and keeps account of it, whether they concealed or made manifest them, a group of the Prophet's companions became afraid of their state. (They thought that none of them was free from the innate temptations and heartily occurrences. So, they told the Prophet (S) what they thought). Then, the revelation was sent down, and taught them how to believe in Allah and in what manner they would Supplicate, and what style of obedience and submission to Him they should follow.
Surah Al-Baqarah begins with a part of theology and faith in Allah and it ends with the same meaning, too. Thus, both the beginning and the end of the Surah are on the same line. However, the Qur'an says:
This is the privilege of the godly prophets who seriously believed in their own doctrine and theology, and had no hesitation in their faith. First of all and before anybody else, they themselves had believed, and they persevered more than all others. Then, it says:
Then, it adds that, besides having a firm and inclusive faith, in relation to action, believers also deliver such a statement:
Therefore, belief in origin and the Divine Messengers should go forth and parallel with the practical commitment of all commandments of Allah.