سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 73
وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And believe no one except the one who follows your religion. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Verily! Right guidance is the Guidance of Allâh" and do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allâh; He grants to whom He wills. And Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
tu'minū
believe
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِمَن
liman
(the one) who
تَبِعَ
tabiʿa
follows
دِينَكُمْ
dīnakum
your religion
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
the (true) guidance
هُدَى
hudā
(is the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَن
an
lest
يُؤْتَىٰٓ
yu'tā
is given
أَحَدٌۭ
aḥadun
(to) one
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أُوتِيتُمْ
ūtītum
was given to you
أَوْ
aw
or
يُحَآجُّوكُمْ
yuḥājjūkum
they may argue with you
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
رَبِّكُمْ ۗ
rabbikum
your Lord
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْفَضْلَ
l-faḍla
the Bounty
بِيَدِ
biyadi
(is) in the Hand
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُؤْتِيهِ
yu'tīhi
He gives it
مَن
man
(to) whom
يَشَآءُ ۗ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
وَٰسِعٌ
wāsiʿun
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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.
73. 1. They said to each other that outwardly you must certainly express Islam, but do not believe in anyone else's words except those of your co-religionists (Jews).
73. 2. This is a parenthetical sentence which has no connection with what comes before or after; its only purpose is to clarify the real nature of their schemes and tricks, that nothing will come from their statements because guidance is in Allah's control—He gives guidance to whom He wills or wishes to give, and your tricks cannot become an obstacle in His way.
73. 3. This too is the saying of the Jews, meaning do not even admit that just as prophethood, etc., has remained among you, it can also be given to anyone else, and in this way, any religion other than Judaism can also be true.
73. 2. This is a parenthetical sentence which has no connection with what comes before or after; its only purpose is to clarify the real nature of their schemes and tricks, that nothing will come from their statements because guidance is in Allah's control—He gives guidance to whom He wills or wishes to give, and your tricks cannot become an obstacle in His way.
73. 3. This too is the saying of the Jews, meaning do not even admit that just as prophethood, etc., has remained among you, it can also be given to anyone else, and in this way, any religion other than Judaism can also be true.
