سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 120
وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ ٱلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ﴿120﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) till you follow their religion. Say: "Verily, the Guidance of Allâh (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism) that is the (only) Guidance. And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) were to follow their (Jews and Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge (i.e. the Qur’ân), then you would have against Allâh neither any Walî (protector or guardian) nor any helper.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَن
walan
And never
تَرْضَىٰ
tarḍā
will be pleased
عَنكَ
ʿanka
with you
ٱلْيَهُودُ
l-yahūdu
the Jews
وَلَا
walā
and [not]
ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ
l-naṣārā
the Christians
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
تَتَّبِعَ
tattabiʿa
you follow
مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ
millatahum
their religion
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هُدَى
hudā
(the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
هُوَ
huwa
it
ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ
l-hudā
(is) the Guidance
وَلَئِنِ
wala-ini
And if
ٱتَّبَعْتَ
ittabaʿta
you follow
أَهْوَآءَهُم
ahwāahum
their desires
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
what
جَآءَكَ
jāaka
has come to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ
l-ʿil'mi
the knowledge
مَا
mā
not
لَكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَصِيرٍ
naṣīrin
any helper
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
120. 1 That is, adopt Judaism or Christianity.
120. 2 Which is now in the form of Islam, to which the Noble Prophet ﷺ is inviting, not the altered Judaism and Christianity.
120. 3 This is a warning that even after knowledge has come, if you follow them merely to please those who are themselves misguided, then you will have no helper. In fact, this is teaching the Ummah of Muhammad that for the sake of pleasing the people of innovation and the misguided, they too should not do such acts, nor commit interference and undue involvement in the religion.
120. 2 Which is now in the form of Islam, to which the Noble Prophet ﷺ is inviting, not the altered Judaism and Christianity.
120. 3 This is a warning that even after knowledge has come, if you follow them merely to please those who are themselves misguided, then you will have no helper. In fact, this is teaching the Ummah of Muhammad that for the sake of pleasing the people of innovation and the misguided, they too should not do such acts, nor commit interference and undue involvement in the religion.
