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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 3
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to these idolaters (pagan Arabs) of your folk:] Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Qur’ân and Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah), and follow not any Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers who order you to associate partners in worship with Allâh), besides Him (Allâh). Little do you remember!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟
ittabiʿū
Follow
مَآ
mā
what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا۟
tattabiʿū
follow
مِن
min
from
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
beside Him
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۗ
awliyāa
any allies
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
Little
مَّا
mā
(is) what
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkarūna
you remember
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 3) {اِتَّبِعُوْا مَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ:} The matter of messengership (delivering the message) is between three individuals: {’’مُرْسِلٌ ‘‘} the one who sends the message, that is, Allah Almighty, { ’’ مُرْسَلْ ‘‘} the one who is sent with the message, that is, the Messenger, and {’’ مُرْسَلٌ اِلَيْهِ ‘‘} "the one to whom the message is sent," that is, the Ummah. In the previous verse, the Messenger is commanded to warn (give warning) and remind (give advice), and in this verse, the Ummah is commanded to follow only the commands revealed by Allah Almighty and not to follow anyone else besides Him, because following anyone other than what Allah has revealed is to take others besides Allah (min doonillah) as protectors in opposition to Allah. The right to command belongs only to Allah, delivering it is the responsibility of the Messenger, and both the Qur'an and Hadith were revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) through revelation, so every command of the Messenger is the command of Allah, therefore follow only this, do not accept anyone's word in opposition to the Qur'an and Sunnah, no matter how great an Imam, elder, researcher, or intellectual he may be; everyone's word will be measured against the standard of the Qur'an and Hadith. «اَلْيَوْمَ اَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِيْنَكُمْ » According to [ المائدۃ : ۳ ], every matter of religion is present in the Qur'an and Hadith. If something is not found in explicit words in the Qur'an and Hadith, then there will definitely be an indication towards it in some verse or hadith; for this, you may ask any great scholar. Blindly following every word of just one person, whether it is right or wrong, will lead to {’’مِنْ دُونِهِ اَوْلِيَاءَ‘‘}, from which Allah Almighty has forbidden.
