سُوْرَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ
Surah Al-Jumu'a (62) — Ayah 6
قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوٓا۟ إِن زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا۟ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allâh, to the exclusion of (all) other mankind, then long for death if you are truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
you (who)
هَادُوٓا۟
hādū
(are) Jews
إِن
in
If
زَعَمْتُمْ
zaʿamtum
you claim
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
that you
أَوْلِيَآءُ
awliyāu
(are) allies
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
of Allah
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
excluding
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
فَتَمَنَّوُا۟
fatamannawū
then wish
ٱلْمَوْتَ
l-mawta
(for) the death
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
6. 1 Just as they used to say, "We are Allah's sons and His beloved ones" (وَقَالَتِ الْيَھُوْدُ وَالنَّصٰرٰى نَحْنُ اَبْنٰۗؤُا اللّٰهِ وَاَحِبَّاۗؤُهٗ ۭقُلْ فَلِمَ يُعَذِّبُكُمْ بِذُنُوْبِكُمْ ۭ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ۭيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ ۭوَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۡ وَاِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيْرُ 18) 5. Al-Ma'idah:18) and claimed that "Only he will enter Paradise who is a Jew or a Christian" (وَقَالُوْا لَنْ يَّدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ اِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ ھُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰى ۭ تِلْكَ اَمَانِيُّھُمْ ۭ قُلْ ھَاتُوْا بُرْھَانَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ 111۔) 2. Al-Baqarah:111)
6. 2 So that you may attain that honor and respect which, according to your arrogance, should be for you,
6. 3 Because whoever knows that Paradise is for him after death, he would desire to reach there quickly. Hafiz Ibn Kathir has interpreted this as the invitation to Mubahala. That is, in this, they were told that if you are truthful in denying the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ and in your claim of friendship and belovedness, then do Mubahala with the Muslims. That is, both Muslims and Jews together should pray in the court of Allah that, "O Allah, whoever among us is a liar, cause him to die."
6. 2 So that you may attain that honor and respect which, according to your arrogance, should be for you,
6. 3 Because whoever knows that Paradise is for him after death, he would desire to reach there quickly. Hafiz Ibn Kathir has interpreted this as the invitation to Mubahala. That is, in this, they were told that if you are truthful in denying the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ and in your claim of friendship and belovedness, then do Mubahala with the Muslims. That is, both Muslims and Jews together should pray in the court of Allah that, "O Allah, whoever among us is a liar, cause him to die."
