سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 136
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـٰلًۢا بَعِيدًا ﴿136﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Believe in Allâh, and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), and the Book (the Qur’ân) which He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Scripture which He sent down to those before (him); and whosoever disbelieves in Allâh, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
Believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
warasūlihi
and His Messenger
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
wal-kitābi
and the Book
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
which
نَزَّلَ
nazzala
He revealed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
رَسُولِهِۦ
rasūlihi
His Messenger
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
wal-kitābi
and the Book
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
which
أَنزَلَ
anzala
He revealed
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ ۚ
qablu
before
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَكْفُرْ
yakfur
disbelieves
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
wamalāikatihi
and His Angels
وَكُتُبِهِۦ
wakutubihi
and His Books
وَرُسُلِهِۦ
warusulihi
and His Messengers
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
wal-yawmi
and the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
l-ākhiri
the Last
فَقَدْ
faqad
then surely
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
he (has) lost (the) way
ضَلَـٰلًۢا
ḍalālan
straying
بَعِيدًا
baʿīdan
far away
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 136) ➊ { يٰۤاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اٰمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ وَ رَسُوْلِهٖ … : } Here, the believers are being commanded to have faith, meaning remain steadfast in faith, or bring sincerity into your faith. The addressees are all believers. Some have written that the addressees are the believers among the People of the Book, but the first opinion is more Sahih. (Fath al-Qadeer) Qurtubi writes, some are of the opinion that this address is to the hypocrites, and because of their outward appearance as Muslims, they are called believers, and the meaning is that until you develop complete conviction in your hearts and sincerely accept Allah, you cannot be considered Muslims in the sight of Allah.
➋ To have faith in the previous books means to hold the belief about them that they too were revealed from Allah Almighty just like the Quran. As for practice! That is not to be done according to them, but rather according to the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Whatever in those books is in accordance with the Book and Sunnah will be affirmed, and whatever is against them will be rejected.
➌ { وَ مَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِاللّٰهِ … :} That is, if even one of these things is denied, it is as if all of them have been denied.
➋ To have faith in the previous books means to hold the belief about them that they too were revealed from Allah Almighty just like the Quran. As for practice! That is not to be done according to them, but rather according to the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Whatever in those books is in accordance with the Book and Sunnah will be affirmed, and whatever is against them will be rejected.
➌ { وَ مَنْ يَّكْفُرْ بِاللّٰهِ … :} That is, if even one of these things is denied, it is as if all of them have been denied.
