Surah Aal-Imran Verse 80 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Nor could he order you to take the angels and…

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Translation Transliteration — Aal-Imran

وَلَا يَأْمُرَكُمْ أَن تَتَّخِذُوا الْمَلَائِكَةَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ أَرْبَابًا ۗ أَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ۝٨٠

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Wa laa yaamurakum an tattakhizul malaaa `ikata wan Nabiyyeena arbaabaa; a yaamurukum bilkufri ba`da iz antum muslimoon

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📖 English Meaning

Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Arbāban (أَرْبَابًا): Lords or deities worshipped besides Allah; masters deserving of absolute obedience and worship.
Kufr (الْكُفْرِ): Disbelief in Allah; ingratitude toward His blessings and rejection of His commands.
Muslimūn (مُسْلِمُونَ): Those who have submitted fully to Allah’s will, surrendering their hearts and actions to Him alone.

Explanation of the Verse:

This verse continues to affirm the exalted character and mission of the Prophets, peace be upon them all. It declares that it is utterly inconceivable for a Prophet of Allah to command people to take the angels or the Prophets themselves as lords to be worshipped instead of Allah.

History shows us how some people went astray in this matter: the pagans of Quraysh claimed that the angels were daughters of Allah and worshipped them, while some among the Jews and Christians exaggerated the status of their Prophets—such as Ezra and Jesus, peace be upon them—until they turned them into objects of worship. But the Prophets were sent precisely to call people to the pure worship of Allah alone, to teach them His laws, and to guide them to His path. How could one who was chosen by Allah to deliver this message ever command the opposite?

The verse then poses a powerful rhetorical question, filled with astonishment and rebuke: "Would he command you to disbelief after you have submitted to Allah?" This is an impossibility, a logical absurdity. A Prophet would never call people to kufr after they have already embraced Islam and surrendered their will to their Creator. Such a command would contradict the very essence of prophethood and the message of Tawheed (monotheism) that every Prophet brought.

A Call to Reflection and Faith:

Dear reader, ponder the beauty of this divine guidance. Islam protects your intellect and your heart from falling into blind imitation or the worship of created beings, no matter how noble they may be. The Prophets and angels are honored servants of Allah, but they are not partners with Him in divinity. They themselves worshipped Allah and called others to do the same.

This verse is a reminder of the pure, untainted message of Islam: total devotion to Allah alone. It invites you to a faith that is logical, consistent, and free from contradictions. How beautiful is this religion that elevates you by connecting you directly to your Creator, without intermediaries, and protects you from every form of shirk (associating partners with Allah)! Embrace this truth with a sincere heart, and you will find peace, purpose, and the ultimate success in this life and the Hereafter.

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📜 Verse 78-82 — Aal-Imran

78وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلْوُونَ أَلْسِنَتَهُم بِالْكِتَابِ لِتَحْسَبُوهُ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from Allah," but it is not from Allah. And they speak untruth about Allah while they know.

79مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ اللَّهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا عِبَادًا لِّي مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ

It is not for a human [prophet] that Allah should give him the Scripture and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allah," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."

80وَلَا يَأْمُرَكُمْ أَن تَتَّخِذُوا الْمَلَائِكَةَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ أَرْبَابًا ۗ أَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?

81وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُ ۚ قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِي ۖ قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَا ۚ قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ

And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allah] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."

82فَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

And whoever turned away after that - they were the defiantly disobedient.

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Surah Aal-Imran Verse 80 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : Nor could he order you to take the angels and…

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