Salaam,
My understand of taqwa is as follows:
9:115
وَ مَا کَانَ اللّٰہُ لِیُضِلَّ قَوۡمًۢا بَعۡدَ اِذۡ ہَدٰىہُمۡ حَتّٰی یُبَیِّنَ لَہُمۡ مَّا یَتَّقُوۡنَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ بِکُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِیۡمٌSahih International: And Allah would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what
they should avoid. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of all things.
Pickthall: It was never Allah's (part) that He should send a folk astray after He had guided them until He had made clear unto them what
they should avoid. Lo! Allah is Aware of all things.
Yusuf Ali: And Allah will not mislead a people after He hath guided them, in order that He may make clear to them what
to fear (and avoid)- for Allah hath knowledge of all things.
Shakir: It is not (attributable to) Allah that He should lead a people astray after He has guided them; He even makes clear to them what
they should guard against; surely Allah knows all things.
Muhammad Sarwar: God does not misguide a nation after having given them guidance until
the means of piety are made known to them. God knows all things.
Mohsin Khan: And Allah will never lead a people astray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them as to what
they should avoid. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything.
Arberry: God would never lead a people astray after that He has guided them, until He makes clear to them as to what
they should be godfearing; surely God knows everything.
Taqwa = To Avoid or to Guard Against [whatever is asked to].
Hope this may help inshaAllah.
May Allah increase us in knowledge and guide us to His true path
mmKhan
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