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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 73
وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And believe no one except the one who follows your religion. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Verily! Right guidance is the Guidance of Allâh" and do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allâh; He grants to whom He wills. And Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
tu'minū
believe
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِمَن
liman
(the one) who
تَبِعَ
tabiʿa
follows
دِينَكُمْ
dīnakum
your religion
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
the (true) guidance
هُدَى
hudā
(is the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَن
an
lest
يُؤْتَىٰٓ
yu'tā
is given
أَحَدٌۭ
aḥadun
(to) one
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أُوتِيتُمْ
ūtītum
was given to you
أَوْ
aw
or
يُحَآجُّوكُمْ
yuḥājjūkum
they may argue with you
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
رَبِّكُمْ ۗ
rabbikum
your Lord
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْفَضْلَ
l-faḍla
the Bounty
بِيَدِ
biyadi
(is) in the Hand
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُؤْتِيهِ
yu'tīhi
He gives it
مَن
man
(to) whom
يَشَآءُ ۗ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
وَٰسِعٌ
wāsiʿun
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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 74,73) {وَ لَا تُؤْمِنُوْۤا اِلَّا لِمَنْ تَبِعَ دِيْنَكُمْ …:} This is also the speech of those groups that have been mentioned previously, and from this their religious prejudice and jealousy are apparent, as they keep instructing their followers: « وَ لَا تُؤْمِنُوْۤا اِلَّا لِمَنْ تَبِعَ دِيْنَكُمْ » Imam Tabari has explained its meaning as: do not believe anyone except those who share your views, do not accept that anyone else can be given prophethood like you, and do not acknowledge that Muslims can present any argument against you before Allah Almighty. In this case, «قُلْ اِنَّ الْهُدٰى هُدَى اللّٰهِ » will be a parenthetical sentence and its connection will be with « قُلْ اِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللّٰهِ ». (Ibn Kathir, Ibn Jarir) Up to this point, their religious dishonesty and prejudice have been described; now, in the next verse, their financial dishonesty and enmity towards Muslims are mentioned. (Razi)
