سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 36
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَلَآ أُشْرِكَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُوا۟ وَإِلَيْهِ مَـَٔابِ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those to whom We have given the Book (such as ‘Abdullâh bin Salâm and other Jews who embraced Islâm), rejoice at what has been revealed unto you (i.e. the Qur’ân), but there are among the Confederates (from the Jews and pagans) those who reject a part thereof. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "I am commanded only to worship Allâh (Alone) and not to join partners with Him. To Him (Alone) I call and to Him is my return."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those (to) whom
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ
ātaynāhumu
We have given them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
يَفْرَحُونَ
yafraḥūna
rejoice
بِمَآ
bimā
at what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
ilayka
to you
وَمِنَ
wamina
but among
ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
l-aḥzābi
the groups
مَن
man
(those) who
يُنكِرُ
yunkiru
deny
بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ
baʿḍahu
a part of it
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
I have been commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَعْبُدَ
aʿbuda
I worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أُشْرِكَ
ush'rika
I associate partners
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
bihi
with Him
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
To Him
أَدْعُوا۟
adʿū
I call
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَـَٔابِ
maābi
(is) my return
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
36. And those to whom We gave the Book before rejoice [46] in what has been revealed to you, but among the groups are some who deny parts of it. Say, “I am only commanded to worship Allah [47] and not to associate anything with Him. To Him I call,
[46] That is, the Jews and Christians are pleased with this Book, i.e., the Quran, because it confirms their books and teaches respect and honor for their prophets. In this regard, all the People of the Book are pleased with the Quran. Then among them, there were some fair-minded people who accepted Islam, and the things they deny are those in which they had made alterations. Some rulings of the Book were concealed, and some things they themselves composed and attributed to Allah. The Quran unveiled all such matters and stated the reality in clear words. Because of this, those people denied some parts of the Quran, and later they denied the entire Quran.
[47]
The Literal and Interpretive Distortion by the People of the Book and Opening the Path to Shirk:
The matters in which the People of the Book made alterations, whether literal or interpretive, the worst among them was that they adopted the ways of shirk. The Jews declared Sayyiduna Uzair as the son of Allah. They also declared many things that Allah had made lawful as unlawful. The Christians, at first, divided divinity into three parts and said that Allah is the third of three. Later, they even gave Sayyidah Maryam the status of divinity, and all this was the result of literal or interpretive distortion in the Book of Allah. Then they insisted on the correctness of these beliefs, and the Christians of Najran even came to Madinah to debate with you. In response to such people, Allah commanded His Prophet to clearly say to them that I am absolutely not prepared to accept such things from you. I do not consider anyone to be a partner with Allah. I invite all of you to this very thing, and your prophets themselves also invited to this very thing.
[46] That is, the Jews and Christians are pleased with this Book, i.e., the Quran, because it confirms their books and teaches respect and honor for their prophets. In this regard, all the People of the Book are pleased with the Quran. Then among them, there were some fair-minded people who accepted Islam, and the things they deny are those in which they had made alterations. Some rulings of the Book were concealed, and some things they themselves composed and attributed to Allah. The Quran unveiled all such matters and stated the reality in clear words. Because of this, those people denied some parts of the Quran, and later they denied the entire Quran.
[47]
The Literal and Interpretive Distortion by the People of the Book and Opening the Path to Shirk:
The matters in which the People of the Book made alterations, whether literal or interpretive, the worst among them was that they adopted the ways of shirk. The Jews declared Sayyiduna Uzair as the son of Allah. They also declared many things that Allah had made lawful as unlawful. The Christians, at first, divided divinity into three parts and said that Allah is the third of three. Later, they even gave Sayyidah Maryam the status of divinity, and all this was the result of literal or interpretive distortion in the Book of Allah. Then they insisted on the correctness of these beliefs, and the Christians of Najran even came to Madinah to debate with you. In response to such people, Allah commanded His Prophet to clearly say to them that I am absolutely not prepared to accept such things from you. I do not consider anyone to be a partner with Allah. I invite all of you to this very thing, and your prophets themselves also invited to this very thing.
