Meaning

Who are the God-fearing (muttaqīn) mentioned in this āyah?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

It is general to all who have fear of Allah until the Day of Judgment. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
It refers to the nation of Muḥammad (ﷺ). [Al-Suddī, ʿAṭiyyah, Sufyān]

Verses cited

2:66 Al-Baqarah فَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا نَكَـٰلًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ We made this an example to those people who were there at the time and to those who came after them, and a lesson to all who are mindful of God.

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