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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 103
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِحَبْلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا۟ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَآءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِۦٓ إِخْوَٰنًا وَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنْهَا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ﴿103﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur’ân), and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allâh’s Favour on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islâmic Faith), and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allâh makes His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟
wa-iʿ'taṣimū
And hold firmly
بِحَبْلِ
biḥabli
to (the) rope
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all together
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَفَرَّقُوا۟ ۚ
tafarraqū
be divided
وَٱذْكُرُوا۟
wa-udh'kurū
And remember
نِعْمَتَ
niʿ'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
on you
إِذْ
idh
when
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
أَعْدَآءًۭ
aʿdāan
enemies
فَأَلَّفَ
fa-allafa
then He made friendship
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
قُلُوبِكُمْ
qulūbikum
your hearts
فَأَصْبَحْتُم
fa-aṣbaḥtum
then you became
بِنِعْمَتِهِۦٓ
biniʿ'matihi
by His Favor
إِخْوَٰنًۭا
ikh'wānan
brothers
وَكُنتُمْ
wakuntum
And you were
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
شَفَا
shafā
(the) brink
حُفْرَةٍۢ
ḥuf'ratin
(of) pit
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the Fire
فَأَنقَذَكُم
fa-anqadhakum
then He saved you
مِّنْهَا ۗ
min'hā
from it
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يُبَيِّنُ
yubayyinu
makes clear
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ
āyātihi
His Verses
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَهْتَدُونَ
tahtadūna
(be) guided
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.
13. 1. After teaching to hold firmly to the rope of Allah after taqwa, it has been made clear that both salvation and unity are based on these two principles and can remain established upon them.
13. 2. Through "ولا تفرقوا" and "do not create division," the prohibition of sectarianism has been given. This means that if you deviate from the aforementioned two principles, discord will arise among you and you will be divided into separate sects. And from here began the tragedy of the division of the Muslim Ummah, which kept increasing day by day and became extremely entrenched.
13. 2. Through "ولا تفرقوا" and "do not create division," the prohibition of sectarianism has been given. This means that if you deviate from the aforementioned two principles, discord will arise among you and you will be divided into separate sects. And from here began the tragedy of the division of the Muslim Ummah, which kept increasing day by day and became extremely entrenched.
