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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 73
وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰٓ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And believe no one except the one who follows your religion. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Verily! Right guidance is the Guidance of Allâh" and do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allâh; He grants to whom He wills. And Allâh is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
tu'minū
believe
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِمَن
liman
(the one) who
تَبِعَ
tabiʿa
follows
دِينَكُمْ
dīnakum
your religion
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
l-hudā
the (true) guidance
هُدَى
hudā
(is the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَن
an
lest
يُؤْتَىٰٓ
yu'tā
is given
أَحَدٌۭ
aḥadun
(to) one
مِّثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أُوتِيتُمْ
ūtītum
was given to you
أَوْ
aw
or
يُحَآجُّوكُمْ
yuḥājjūkum
they may argue with you
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
رَبِّكُمْ ۗ
rabbikum
your Lord
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْفَضْلَ
l-faḍla
the Bounty
بِيَدِ
biyadi
(is) in the Hand
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُؤْتِيهِ
yu'tīhi
He gives it
مَن
man
(to) whom
يَشَآءُ ۗ
yashāu
He wills
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
وَٰسِعٌ
wāsiʿun
(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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.
And they say, "Do not trust anyone except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the true guidance is Allah's guidance—that He may give to someone else what He has given to you, or that they may argue with you before your Lord [64]." Say, "Indeed, all bounty is in Allah's hand; He grants it to whom He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing."
[64]
The Plots of the Jews to Hinder the Path of Islam:
Their fourth attempt was that they would emphasize to one another to remain steadfast in their own religion, not to follow anyone from another faith, to listen to the Muslims but only accept what was in accordance with their own religion. And beware! Do not tell them anything from the Torah that goes against yourselves, otherwise, on the Day of Judgment, they will say before Allah that these Jews themselves used to acknowledge these things. In response, Allah instructed His beloved Prophet to say to them: You who claim to be the custodians of guidance, tell us, where did you get this guidance from? And if it is from Allah, then can He not reveal the same guidance to others as well? Especially when you have resorted to all kinds of dishonesty in defiance of Allah's commands?
[64]
The Plots of the Jews to Hinder the Path of Islam:
Their fourth attempt was that they would emphasize to one another to remain steadfast in their own religion, not to follow anyone from another faith, to listen to the Muslims but only accept what was in accordance with their own religion. And beware! Do not tell them anything from the Torah that goes against yourselves, otherwise, on the Day of Judgment, they will say before Allah that these Jews themselves used to acknowledge these things. In response, Allah instructed His beloved Prophet to say to them: You who claim to be the custodians of guidance, tell us, where did you get this guidance from? And if it is from Allah, then can He not reveal the same guidance to others as well? Especially when you have resorted to all kinds of dishonesty in defiance of Allah's commands?
