سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 32
قُلْ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Obey Allâh and the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)." But if they turn away, then Allâh does not like the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَطِيعُوا۟
aṭīʿū
Obey
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَٱلرَّسُولَ ۖ
wal-rasūla
and the Messenger
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw
they turn away
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
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.
32. 1. In this verse, after mentioning obedience to Allah, the obedience to the Messenger ﷺ is emphasized again, making it clear that now, if there is salvation, it is only in the obedience to Muhammad ﷺ, and turning away from this is disbelief, and such disbelievers are not liked by Allah, no matter how much they claim to love and be close to Allah. In this verse, there is a severe warning for those who avoid following the Messenger ﷺ, because both, in their own ways, adopt such an attitude which is described here as disbelief.
