سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 145
وَلَئِنْ أَتَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِكُلِّ ءَايَةٍ مَّا تَبِعُوا۟ قِبْلَتَكَ ۚ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَتَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا بَعْضُهُم بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَةَ بَعْضٍ ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ إِنَّكَ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿145﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And even if you were to bring to the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) all the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they would not follow your Qiblah (prayer direction), nor are you going to follow their Qiblah (prayer direction). And they will not follow each other’s Qiblah (prayer direction). Verily, if you follow their desires after that which you have received of knowledge (from Allâh), then indeed you will be one of the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِنْ
wala-in
And even if
أَتَيْتَ
atayta
you come
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(to) those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
with all
ءَايَةٍۢ
āyatin
(the) signs
مَّا
mā
not
تَبِعُوا۟
tabiʿū
they would follow
قِبْلَتَكَ ۚ
qib'lataka
your direction of prayer
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتَ
anta
(will) you (be)
بِتَابِعٍۢ
bitābiʿin
a follower
قِبْلَتَهُمْ ۚ
qib'latahum
(of) their direction of prayer
وَمَا
wamā
And not
بَعْضُهُم
baʿḍuhum
some of them
بِتَابِعٍۢ
bitābiʿin
(are) followers
قِبْلَةَ
qib'lata
(of the) direction of prayer
بَعْضٍۢ ۚ
baʿḍin
(of each) other
وَلَئِنِ
wala-ini
And if
ٱتَّبَعْتَ
ittabaʿta
you followed
أَهْوَآءَهُم
ahwāahum
their desires
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
[what]
جَآءَكَ
jāaka
came to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ
l-ʿil'mi
the knowledge
إِنَّكَ
innaka
indeed, you
إِذًۭا
idhan
(would) then
لَّمِنَ
lamina
(be) surely among
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
145. 1 Because the opposition of the Jews is based on jealousy and stubbornness, therefore, arguments will have no effect on them. It is as if, for receptiveness, it is necessary that a person's heart be pure.
145. 2 Because you ﷺ are bound by divine revelation, until you ﷺ receive such a command from Allah, how can you adopt their qiblah?
145. 3 The qiblah of the Jews is Bayt al-Maqdis and the Christians' is the eastern side of Bayt al-Maqdis. When even these two groups of the People of the Book are not united on one qiblah, then why do they expect Muslims to conform to them in this matter?
145. 4 This warning has already been mentioned before; the purpose is to alert the ummah that following the people of innovation despite having knowledge of the Qur'an and Hadith is oppression and misguidance.
145. 2 Because you ﷺ are bound by divine revelation, until you ﷺ receive such a command from Allah, how can you adopt their qiblah?
145. 3 The qiblah of the Jews is Bayt al-Maqdis and the Christians' is the eastern side of Bayt al-Maqdis. When even these two groups of the People of the Book are not united on one qiblah, then why do they expect Muslims to conform to them in this matter?
145. 4 This warning has already been mentioned before; the purpose is to alert the ummah that following the people of innovation despite having knowledge of the Qur'an and Hadith is oppression and misguidance.
