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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 77
قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَا تَغْلُوا۟ فِى دِينِكُمْ غَيْرَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَ قَوْمٍ قَدْ ضَلُّوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا وَضَلُّوا۟ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿77﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Exceed not the limits in your religion (by believing in something) other than the truth, and do not follow the vain desires of people who went astray before and who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the Right Path."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ
yāahla
O People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَغْلُوا۟
taghlū
exceed
فِى
fī
in
دِينِكُمْ
dīnikum
your religion
غَيْرَ
ghayra
other than
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
the truth
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوٓا۟
tattabiʿū
follow
أَهْوَآءَ
ahwāa
(vain) desires
قَوْمٍۢ
qawmin
(of) a people
قَدْ
qad
certainly
ضَلُّوا۟
ḍallū
who went astray
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
وَأَضَلُّوا۟
wa-aḍallū
and they misled
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
وَضَلُّوا۟
waḍallū
and they have strayed
عَن
ʿan
from
سَوَآءِ
sawāi
(the) right
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
[the] way
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.
77. 1. That is, do not exceed the limits in following the truth, and do not exaggerate in the veneration of those whom you have been commanded to honor, by elevating them from the rank of prophethood to the position of divinity, as you did in the case of Hazrat Masih (Jesus) عليه السلام. Exaggeration has always been the greatest source of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and misguidance in every era. When a person has devotion and love for someone, he greatly exaggerates in their praise. If he is an imam or religious leader, then considering him infallible like a prophet, and attributing divine qualities to a prophet, is a common thing. Unfortunately, Muslims too have not remained safe from this exaggeration. They have also exaggerated in the status of some imams, and have given preference to their opinions and statements, even the fatwas and jurisprudence attributed to them, over the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
77. 2. That is, do not follow the people before you who, by making a prophet into Allah, went astray themselves and led others astray as well.
77. 2. That is, do not follow the people before you who, by making a prophet into Allah, went astray themselves and led others astray as well.
