سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 36
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَلَآ أُشْرِكَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُوا۟ وَإِلَيْهِ مَـَٔابِ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those to whom We have given the Book (such as ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm and other Jews who embraced Islâm), rejoice at what has been revealed unto you (i.e. the Qur’ân), but there are among the Confederates (from the Jews and pagans) those who reject a part thereof. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "I am commanded only to worship Allâh (Alone) and not to join partners with Him. To Him (Alone) I call and to Him is my return."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those (to) whom
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ
ātaynāhumu
We have given them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
يَفْرَحُونَ
yafraḥūna
rejoice
بِمَآ
bimā
at what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
ilayka
to you
وَمِنَ
wamina
but among
ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
l-aḥzābi
the groups
مَن
man
(those) who
يُنكِرُ
yunkiru
deny
بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ
baʿḍahu
a part of it
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
I have been commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَعْبُدَ
aʿbuda
I worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أُشْرِكَ
ush'rika
I associate partners
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
bihi
with Him
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
To Him
أَدْعُوا۟
adʿū
I call
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَـَٔابِ
maābi
(is) my return
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah36) ➊ By {وَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰتَيْنٰهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ … : ’’ الْكِتٰبَ ‘‘} is meant either the previous books, i.e., the Torah and the Gospel. The meaning would be that since there are many evidences and glad tidings of your (Prophet Muhammad’s) truthfulness as a Messenger in the earlier scriptures, those who were given those books rejoice at the verses sent down to you. See Surah Al-Ankabut (47) and Al-Imran (113), because they have recognized you and have believed. However, many groups among them deny some things in the Qur’an, because it refutes those things which they had inserted from themselves, or had altered and distorted, such as the Jews declaring ‘Uzair (Ezra) and the Christians declaring the Messiah (‘Isa) as the son of Allah, and it reveals those things which they used to conceal, such as the punishment of stoning, the prohibition of usury, the attributes of the Prophet (Muhammad), etc. Therefore, despite recognizing (the truth), due to stubbornness, they deny these things and persist in their disbelief. See Surah At-Tawbah (30, 31). Or, { ’’ الْكِتٰبَ ‘‘ } may refer to the Qur’an itself, and “those who were given this Book” refers to the Muslims, that they rejoice at the verses sent down to you, and {’’الْأَحْزَابِ‘‘} refers to those ignorant and stubborn people of Arabia who did not accept some things in the Qur’an because they were contrary to their desires and did not become Muslims. Instead of rejoicing, these people become angry and enraged.
➋ {قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اُمِرْتُ اَنْ اَعْبُدَ اللّٰهَ … :} So whoever does not accept, it is as if he denies Allah and His worship.
➌ { وَ اِلَيْهِ مَاٰبِ: ’’ مَاٰبِ ‘‘} This is a masdar mimi (verbal noun with the prefix “mim”) from {’’ اٰبَ يَؤُوْبُ ‘‘} (n, hollow verb with waw), the original was { ’’ مَاٰبِيْ ‘‘}, meaning “my return.” The “ya” has been omitted, and the kasrah is retained to indicate it.
➋ {قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اُمِرْتُ اَنْ اَعْبُدَ اللّٰهَ … :} So whoever does not accept, it is as if he denies Allah and His worship.
➌ { وَ اِلَيْهِ مَاٰبِ: ’’ مَاٰبِ ‘‘} This is a masdar mimi (verbal noun with the prefix “mim”) from {’’ اٰبَ يَؤُوْبُ ‘‘} (n, hollow verb with waw), the original was { ’’ مَاٰبِيْ ‘‘}, meaning “my return.” The “ya” has been omitted, and the kasrah is retained to indicate it.
