Transliteration:( Ani'-budul laaha watta qoohu wa atee'oon )
"That you should worship Allah, fear Him, and obey me."
Here, worship refers to sincerely accepting faith. Without faith, acts of worship hold no value, as no worship is obligatory upon a disbeliever until they accept Islam.
Fear of Allah (اللَّهُ ) refers to sincere piety, where a person is truly conscious of Allah in their heart.
Obedience signifies the external aspects of worship, such as following divine commandments and the guidance of the Prophet.
The tafsir of Surah Nuh verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nuh ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 4.
(71:3) that you serve Allah and fear Him, and follow me;[2]
2. The three things which the Prophet Noah presented before his people at the outset of his mission of Prophethood were:
(1) Worship of Allah.
(2) Adoption of piety (taqwa).
(3) Obedience of the Messenger.
Worship of Allah meant that they should give up worship and service of all others and should acknowledge Allah alone as their Deity and should worship and carry out His commands alone. Taqwa (piety) meant that they should refrain from all those works which caused Allah’s anger and displeasure, and should instead adopt such attitude in their lives as the God fearing people should adopt. As for “obey me”, it meant that they should obey the commands that he gave them as Allah’s Messenger.
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