سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 73
لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَـٰثَةٍ ۘ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّآ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۚ وَإِن لَّمْ يَنتَهُوا۟ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allâh is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But there is no Ilâh (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilâh (God -Allâh). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall on the disbelievers among them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieved
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
ثَالِثُ
thālithu
(is the) third
ثَلَـٰثَةٍۢ ۘ
thalāthatin
(of) three
وَمَا
wamā
And (there is) no
مِنْ
min
[of]
إِلَـٰهٍ
ilāhin
god
إِلَّآ
illā
except
إِلَـٰهٌۭ
ilāhun
(the) God
وَٰحِدٌۭ ۚ
wāḥidun
(the) One
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَنتَهُوا۟
yantahū
they desist
عَمَّا
ʿammā
from what
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they are saying
لَيَمَسَّنَّ
layamassanna
surely will afflict
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
a punishment
أَلِيمٌ
alīmun
painful
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. This is a mention of the second sect of Christians who believe in three gods, which they call the Trinity. Although there is disagreement among themselves regarding its interpretation and explanation, the correct view is that, along with Allah, they have also declared Isa (peace be upon him) and his mother Maryam (peace be upon her) as Allah, as the Quran has explicitly stated. Allah, on the Day of Resurrection, will ask Isa (peace be upon him): "ءانت قلت للناس اتخذونی وامی الھین من دون اللہ" (Did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as two gods besides Allah'?) (المائدۃ 112). From this, it is understood that Isa and Maryam (peace be upon them), both were made Allah by the Christians, and Allah became the third god, who is called the third of three (ثالث ثلاثہ). Like the previous belief, Allah has also described this as disbelief.
