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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 68
قُلْ يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَسْتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰ تُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۗ وَلَيَزِيدَنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم مَّآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ طُغْيَـٰنًا وَكُفْرًا ۖ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! You have nothing (as regards guidance) till you act according to the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to you from your Lord (the Qur’ân)." Verily, that which has been sent down to you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from your Lord increases in most of them (their) obstinate rebellion and disbelief. So be not sorrowful over the people who disbelieve.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ
yāahla
O People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
لَسْتُمْ
lastum
You are not
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
شَىْءٍ
shayin
anything
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
تُقِيمُوا۟
tuqīmū
you stand firmly
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ
l-tawrāta
(by) the Taurat
وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ
wal-injīla
and the Injeel
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ ۗ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَلَيَزِيدَنَّ
walayazīdanna
And surely increase
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
مِّنْهُم
min'hum
of them
مَّآ
mā
what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
طُغْيَـٰنًۭا
ṭugh'yānan
(in) rebellion
وَكُفْرًۭا ۖ
wakuf'ran
and disbelief
فَلَا
falā
So (do) not
تَأْسَ
tasa
grieve
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelieving
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 68) ➊ {قُلْ يٰۤاَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ لَسْتُمْ عَلٰى شَيْءٍ ……:} To establish the Torah and the Gospel means to fulfill the covenants taken from them in these books, to acknowledge the prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) according to the evidences present in these books regarding his advent, and to act upon the commands and limits of the Torah and the Gospel. The meaning is that if you do not act fully upon these books, then you have neither any status nor any religiosity. (Ibn Kathir) The same applies to Muslims: if they do not act fully upon the Quran, then they will have neither any status nor any religiosity.
➋ {وَ لَيَزِيْدَنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ:} See the commentary of verse (64) of this Surah, note (3).
➌ {فَلَا تَاْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ:} Because whatever they are doing, they are only harming themselves and will bear the consequences themselves.
➋ {وَ لَيَزِيْدَنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ:} See the commentary of verse (64) of this Surah, note (3).
➌ {فَلَا تَاْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ:} Because whatever they are doing, they are only harming themselves and will bear the consequences themselves.
