سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 13
۞ شَرَعَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا وَصَّىٰ بِهِۦ نُوحًا وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِۦٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰٓ ۖ أَنْ أَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا۟ فِيهِ ۚ كَبُرَ عَلَى ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مَا تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۚ ٱللَّهُ يَجْتَبِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَن يُنِيبُ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He (Allâh) has ordained for you the same religion (Islâmic Monotheism) which He ordained for Nûh (Noah), and that which We have revealed to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), and that which We ordained for Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Mûsâ (Moses) and ‘Îsâ (Jesus) saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikûn, is that (Islamic Monotheism) to which you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) call them. Allâh chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ شَرَعَ
sharaʿa
He has ordained
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلدِّينِ
l-dīni
the religion
مَا
mā
what
وَصَّىٰ
waṣṣā
He enjoined
بِهِۦ
bihi
upon
نُوحًۭا
nūḥan
Nuh
وَٱلَّذِىٓ
wa-alladhī
and that which
أَوْحَيْنَآ
awḥaynā
We have revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَمَا
wamā
and what
وَصَّيْنَا
waṣṣaynā
We enjoined
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
upon
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
وَمُوسَىٰ
wamūsā
and Musa
وَعِيسَىٰٓ ۖ
waʿīsā
and Isa
أَنْ
an
To
أَقِيمُوا۟
aqīmū
establish
ٱلدِّينَ
l-dīna
the religion
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَتَفَرَّقُوا۟
tatafarraqū
be divided
فِيهِ ۚ
fīhi
therein
كَبُرَ
kabura
Is difficult
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
l-mush'rikīna
the polytheists
مَا
mā
what
تَدْعُوهُمْ
tadʿūhum
you call them
إِلَيْهِ ۚ
ilayhi
to it
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يَجْتَبِىٓ
yajtabī
chooses
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
for Himself
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَهْدِىٓ
wayahdī
and guides
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Himself
مَن
man
whoever
يُنِيبُ
yunību
turns
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. Only the worship of one Allah and obedience to Him (or obedience to His Messenger, which is in fact obedience to Allah), avoiding His worship and obedience, associating others with Him, causing discord, which has been forbidden by calling it 'creating division'.
13. 2. And that is the same monotheism and obedience to Allah and His Messenger.
13. 3. That is, He selects for guidance the one whom He considers deserving of guidance.
13. 4. That is, He grants the ability to adopt His religion and to make worship sincere for Allah to the person who turns towards His obedience and worship.
13. 2. And that is the same monotheism and obedience to Allah and His Messenger.
13. 3. That is, He selects for guidance the one whom He considers deserving of guidance.
13. 4. That is, He grants the ability to adopt His religion and to make worship sincere for Allah to the person who turns towards His obedience and worship.
