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Surah At-Taghaabun (64) — Ayah 12

Mutual Disillusion · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 557

وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَىٰ رَسُولِنَا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿12﴾
Obey Allâh, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم); but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey (the Message) clearly.
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ wa-aṭīʿū So obey
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
وَأَطِيعُوا۟ wa-aṭīʿū and obey
ٱلرَّسُولَ ۚ l-rasūla the Messenger
فَإِن fa-in but if
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ tawallaytum you turn away
فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only
عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon
رَسُولِنَا rasūlinā Our Messenger
ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ l-balāghu (is) the conveyance
ٱلْمُبِينُ l-mubīnu clear

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.

12. 1. That is, nothing will harm our Messenger from this, because his duty is only to convey. Imam Zuhri says, it is Allah's task to send the Messenger, the Messenger's task is to convey, and the people's task is to submit (Fath al-Qadeer).