سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 20
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Obey Allâh and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) while you are hearing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe
أَطِيعُوا۟
aṭīʿū
Obey
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ
warasūlahu
and His Messenger
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَوَلَّوْا۟
tawallaw
turn away
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from him
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
تَسْمَعُونَ
tasmaʿūna
hear
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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20. O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn away from him after hearing (his command) [19].
[19] In the previous verse, it was stated that "Allah is with the believers." Here, the praise of such believers is repeated, meaning those believers who, under no circumstances, disobey the command of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, whether they see benefit or harm in it. Just as there was a group among the Muslims who were reluctant to participate in the Battle of Badr.
[19] In the previous verse, it was stated that "Allah is with the believers." Here, the praise of such believers is repeated, meaning those believers who, under no circumstances, disobey the command of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, whether they see benefit or harm in it. Just as there was a group among the Muslims who were reluctant to participate in the Battle of Badr.
