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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 44
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ ۚ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟ مِن كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَلَا تَخْشَوُا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱخْشَوْنِ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We did send down the Taurât (Torah) [to Mûsâ (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allâh’s Will, judged for the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged for the Jews by the Taurât (Torah) after those Prophets], for to them was entrusted the protection of Allâh’s Book, and they were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what Allâh has revealed, such are the Kâfirûn (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allâh’s Laws).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We revealed
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ
l-tawrāta
the Taurat
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
هُدًۭى
hudan
(was) Guidance
وَنُورٌۭ ۚ
wanūrun
and light
يَحْكُمُ
yaḥkumu
judged
بِهَا
bihā
by it
ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ
l-nabiyūna
the Prophets
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَسْلَمُوا۟
aslamū
had submitted (to Allah)
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
for those who
هَادُوا۟
hādū
were Jews
وَٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ
wal-rabāniyūna
and the Rabbis
وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ
wal-aḥbāru
and the scholars
بِمَا
bimā
with what
ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟
us'tuḥ'fiẓū
they were entrusted
مِن
min
of
كِتَـٰبِ
kitābi
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to it
شُهَدَآءَ ۚ
shuhadāa
witnesses
فَلَا
falā
So (do) not
تَخْشَوُا۟
takhshawū
fear
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
وَٱخْشَوْنِ
wa-ikh'shawni
but fear Me
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَشْتَرُوا۟
tashtarū
sell
بِـَٔايَـٰتِى
biāyātī
My Verses
ثَمَنًۭا
thamanan
(for) a price
قَلِيلًۭا ۚ
qalīlan
little
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
لَّمْ
lam
(does) not
يَحْكُم
yaḥkum
judge
بِمَآ
bimā
by what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
has revealed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
(are) 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.
44. 1 (لِلَّذیْنَ ھَادوْ ا) Its connection is with یَحُکْمُ. That is, they used to make decisions related to the Jews.
44. 2 اَ سْلَمُوْا This is stated as a characteristic of the Prophets, that all the Prophets were followers of the religion of Islam, to which Muhammad is inviting. That is, the religion of all the Prophets has always been the same. Islam, whose fundamental call was that only one Allah should be worshipped and no one should be associated with Him in worship. Every Prophet first presented this call of monotheism and sincerity to his people. (وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَّسُوْلٍ اِلَّا نُوْحِيْٓ اِلَيْهِ اَنَّهٗ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنَا فَاعْبُدُوْنِ) 21:25 "We did not send any Messenger before you except that We revealed to him that there is no deity except Me, so worship Me alone." This is also called "ad-din" in the Quran. As stated in Surah Ash-Shura, verse (شَرَعَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الدِّيْنِ مَا وَصّٰى بِهٖ نُوْحًا) 42:13, in which the same subject is mentioned, that for you We have prescribed the same religion which We prescribed for the previous Prophets before you.
44. 3 Thus, they did not alter the Torah in any way, as people did later.
44. 4 That this book is protected from addition and omission and is revealed from Allah Almighty.
44. 5 That is, do not conceal the original commandments of the Torah out of fear of people, nor alter them for a small worldly gain.
44. 6 Then how did you become content with disbelief in exchange for faith?
44. 2 اَ سْلَمُوْا This is stated as a characteristic of the Prophets, that all the Prophets were followers of the religion of Islam, to which Muhammad is inviting. That is, the religion of all the Prophets has always been the same. Islam, whose fundamental call was that only one Allah should be worshipped and no one should be associated with Him in worship. Every Prophet first presented this call of monotheism and sincerity to his people. (وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَّسُوْلٍ اِلَّا نُوْحِيْٓ اِلَيْهِ اَنَّهٗ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنَا فَاعْبُدُوْنِ) 21:25 "We did not send any Messenger before you except that We revealed to him that there is no deity except Me, so worship Me alone." This is also called "ad-din" in the Quran. As stated in Surah Ash-Shura, verse (شَرَعَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الدِّيْنِ مَا وَصّٰى بِهٖ نُوْحًا) 42:13, in which the same subject is mentioned, that for you We have prescribed the same religion which We prescribed for the previous Prophets before you.
44. 3 Thus, they did not alter the Torah in any way, as people did later.
44. 4 That this book is protected from addition and omission and is revealed from Allah Almighty.
44. 5 That is, do not conceal the original commandments of the Torah out of fear of people, nor alter them for a small worldly gain.
44. 6 Then how did you become content with disbelief in exchange for faith?
