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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 73
لَّقَدْ كَفَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَـٰثَةٍ ۘ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ إِلَّآ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۚ وَإِن لَّمْ يَنتَهُوا۟ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allâh is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But there is no Ilâh (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilâh (God -Allâh). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall on the disbelievers among them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieved
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
ثَالِثُ
thālithu
(is the) third
ثَلَـٰثَةٍۢ ۘ
thalāthatin
(of) three
وَمَا
wamā
And (there is) no
مِنْ
min
[of]
إِلَـٰهٍ
ilāhin
god
إِلَّآ
illā
except
إِلَـٰهٌۭ
ilāhun
(the) God
وَٰحِدٌۭ ۚ
wāḥidun
(the) One
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَنتَهُوا۟
yantahū
they desist
عَمَّا
ʿammā
from what
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they are saying
لَيَمَسَّنَّ
layamassanna
surely will afflict
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
a punishment
أَلِيمٌ
alīmun
painful
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 73)➊ {لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِيْنَ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ اللّٰهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلٰثَةٍ ……:} That is, those who declare Allah to be the third of three have also become disbelievers, whereas there is only one deity. Now, whether they consider the three hypostases—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—as separate gods, or say that these three are not separate but together constitute one God, in any case, those who hold this belief have been declared disbelievers by Allah. Then, those wrongdoers who, under the guise of piety, spread polytheism and say that everything is God, and call it Wahdat al-Wujud or any other name, is there any doubt about their being disbelievers? In fact, with this belief, every matter and every command of the Qur’an and Sunnah and Islam itself becomes invalid, for the one who gives the command is the same as the one who is commanded, Paradise and Hell and those who enter them are all one and the same. In short, this belief has been devised to uproot the very foundation of Islam; then what monotheism and what prayer remains? If everything is one, then what part of the religion remains?
➋ {وَ اِنْ لَّمْ يَنْتَهُوْا ……:} That is, if they do not desist from declaring Allah to be the third of three and do not adopt pure monotheism, to which the prophets have always called, then this is their punishment.
➋ {وَ اِنْ لَّمْ يَنْتَهُوْا ……:} That is, if they do not desist from declaring Allah to be the third of three and do not adopt pure monotheism, to which the prophets have always called, then this is their punishment.
