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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 199
وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَـٰشِعِينَ لِلَّهِ لَا يَشْتَرُونَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿199﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), those who believe in Allâh and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before Allâh. They do not sell the Verses of Allâh for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, Allâh is Swift in account.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
مِنْ
min
among
أَهْلِ
ahli
(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
لَمَن
laman
(are those) who
يُؤْمِنُ
yu'minu
believe
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
to you
وَمَآ
wamā
and what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
خَـٰشِعِينَ
khāshiʿīna
humbly submissive
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
لَا
lā
Not
يَشْتَرُونَ
yashtarūna
(do) they exchange
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
[with] (the) Verses
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ثَمَنًۭا
thamanan
(for) a price
قَلِيلًا ۗ
qalīlan
little
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَجْرُهُمْ
ajruhum
their reward
عِندَ
ʿinda
(is) with
رَبِّهِمْ ۗ
rabbihim
their Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَرِيعُ
sarīʿu
(is) swift
ٱلْحِسَابِ
l-ḥisābi
(in taking) the account
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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199. Among the People of the Book are some [200] who truly believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to you (the Qur’an) and what was revealed to them. They humble themselves before Allah and do not sell the verses of Allah for a small price. Their reward is with their Lord. Surely, Allah is swift in reckoning.
[200] Among the Jews, there were some people who were God-fearing, avoided unlawful earnings, were trustworthy, and had a good nature. Although such people were very few, they did exist, and their mention has already passed in Surah Al-Imran, verses 113 to 115. These are the people who believed in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and such people are deserving of double reward: one for believing in their own prophet and book, and the other for believing in the Last Prophet and the Quran. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ has said that three types of people will receive double reward: first, the one who has a slave-girl, gives her good education and training, teaches her manners, and then marries her; second, the Jew or Christian who believed in his own prophet, and then also believed in Muhammad ﷺ; third, the slave who fulfills the rights of both Allah and his master.
[بخاری، کتاب الجہاد، باب فضل من اسلم من اھل الکتاب]
[200] Among the Jews, there were some people who were God-fearing, avoided unlawful earnings, were trustworthy, and had a good nature. Although such people were very few, they did exist, and their mention has already passed in Surah Al-Imran, verses 113 to 115. These are the people who believed in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and such people are deserving of double reward: one for believing in their own prophet and book, and the other for believing in the Last Prophet and the Quran. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ has said that three types of people will receive double reward: first, the one who has a slave-girl, gives her good education and training, teaches her manners, and then marries her; second, the Jew or Christian who believed in his own prophet, and then also believed in Muhammad ﷺ; third, the slave who fulfills the rights of both Allah and his master.
[بخاری، کتاب الجہاد، باب فضل من اسلم من اھل الکتاب]
