سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 3
أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَـٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Surely the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allâh only. And those who take Auliyâ’ (protectors, helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): "We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allâh." Verily Allâh will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَا
alā
Unquestionably
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
ٱلدِّينُ
l-dīnu
(is) the religion
ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ
l-khāliṣu
the pure
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
take
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
besides Him
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
protectors
مَا
mā
Not
نَعْبُدُهُمْ
naʿbuduhum
we worship them
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ
liyuqarribūnā
that they may bring us near
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
زُلْفَىٰٓ
zul'fā
(in) nearness
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يَحْكُمُ
yaḥkumu
will judge
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
فِى
fī
in
مَا
mā
what
هُمْ
hum
they
فِيهِ
fīhi
[in it]
يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ
yakhtalifūna
differ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
مَنْ
man
(one) who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
كَـٰذِبٌۭ
kādhibun
(is) a liar
كَفَّارٌۭ
kaffārun
and a disbeliever
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.
3. 1. It is a lie that through these false deities their access to Allah will be achieved or that they will intercede for them, and considering powerless people as deities besides Allah is also a great ingratitude. How can such liars and ungrateful people be granted guidance?
