سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 23
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَىٰ كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you not seen those who have been given a portion of the Scripture? They are being invited to the Book of Allâh to settle their dispute, then a party of them turn away, and they are averse.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Have not
تَرَ
tara
you seen
إِلَى
ilā
[to]
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
نَصِيبًۭا
naṣīban
a portion
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Scripture
يُدْعَوْنَ
yud'ʿawna
They are invited
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
كِتَـٰبِ
kitābi
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
لِيَحْكُمَ
liyaḥkuma
that (it should) arbitrate
بَيْنَهُمْ
baynahum
between them
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يَتَوَلَّىٰ
yatawallā
turns away
فَرِيقٌۭ
farīqun
a party
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
وَهُم
wahum
and they (are)
مُّعْرِضُونَ
muʿ'riḍūna
those who are averse
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.
(Ayah 23){اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوْا … :} In this verse, {”كِتٰبِ اللّٰهِ“} refers to the Torah and the Gospel, and the meaning is that when they are invited to their own books, being told, "Let these be the judge, and tell us whether or not there is a command in them to believe in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)," they evade even this and act as if they know nothing at all.
