Surah Al Imran ayat 18 Tafsir Quran 3:18

﴿شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ﴾
[ آل عمران: 18]

3:18 Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

God bears witness that is to say He has made it clear to His creation through proofs and signs that there is no god none that is truly worshipped in existence except Him He has borne witness to this and the angels have also borne witness to this by affirming it and those of knowledge from among the prophets and the believers through their conviction and in words; upholding constantly and uniquely maintaining His creations with justice qā’iman ‘upholding’ is in the accusative because it is a circumstantial qualifier and is governed by the import of the statement implied to be something like tafarrada ‘He alone is upholding…’; there is no god except Him He has repeated it for emphasis; the Mighty in His Kingdom the Wise in His actions.

Allah’s unique creation corroborates His statement that there is no Ilah but Him and to this effect, the angels and the knowledgeable attest. He exercises His authority and power in maintenance and vindication of right by reward or punishment. There is no Ilah but Him, AL-Aziz and AL-Hakim

The Testimony of Tawhid Allah bears witness, and verily, Allah is sufficient as a Witness, and He is the Most Truthful and Just Witness there is; His statement is the absolute truth, أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ( that La ilaha illa Huwa ) meaning, He Alone is the Lord and God of all creation; everyone and everything are His servants, creation and in need of Him.
Allah is the Most Rich, Free from needing anyone or anything.
Allah said in another Ayah, لَّـكِنِ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكَ ( But Allah bears witness to that which He has sent down (the Qur'an ) unto you ( O Muhammad )) 4:166. Allah then mentioned the testimony of His angels and those who have knowledge after he mentioned His own testimony, شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَأُوْلُواْ الْعِلْمِ ( Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He ), and the angels, and those having knowledge ( also bear witness to this )).
This Ayah emphasizes the great virtue of those who have knowledge. قَآئِمَاً بِالْقِسْطِ ( (He ) maintains His creation in justice) in all that He does, لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ( None has the right to be worshipped but He ) thus emphasizing this fact, العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ ( the Almighty, the All-Wise. ) the Mighty that does not submit to weakness due to His might and greatness, the Wise in all His statements, actions, legislation and decrees. The Religion with Allah is Islam Allah said, إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلَـمُ ( Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. ) Allah states that there is no religion accepted with Him from any person, except Islam.
Islam includes obeying all of the Messengers until Muhammad who finalized their commission, thus closing all paths to Allah except through Muhammad .
Therefore, after Allah sent Muhammad , whoever meets Allah following a path other than Muhammad's, it will not be accepted of him.
In another Ayah, Allah said, وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلَـمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ ( And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him ) 3:85. In this Ayah 3:19, Allah said, asserting that the only religion accepted with Him is Islam, إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلَـمُ ( Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. ) Allah then states that those who were given the Scripture beforehand divided in the religion after Allah sent the Messengers and revealed the Books to them providing them the necessary proofs to not do so.
Allah said, وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ ( Those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians ) did not differ except out of rivalry, after knowledge had come to them.) meaning, some of them wronged others.
Therefore, they differed over the truth, out of envy, hatred and enmity for each other.
This hatred made some of them defy those whom they hated even if they were correct.
Allah then said, وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَـتِ اللَّهِ ( And whoever disbelieves in the Ayat of Allah ) meaning, whoever rejects what Allah sent down in His Book, فَإِنَّ اللَّهِ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ( then surely, Allah is Swift in reckoning. ) Allah will punish him for his rejection, reckon him for his denial, and torment him for defying His Book.
Thereafter, Allah said. فَإنْ حَآجُّوكَ ( So if they dispute with you (Muhammad )) so if they argue with you about Tawhid, فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِىَ للَّهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ ( Say: "I have submitted myself to Allah (in Islam ), and ( so have ) those who follow me") meaning, Say, `I have made my worship sincere for Allah Alone without partners, rivals, offspring or companion, وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ ( and those who follow me ) who followed my religion and embraced my creed.' In another Ayah, Allah said, قُلْ هَـذِهِ سَبِيلِى أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَاْ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِى ( Say (O Muhammad ): "This is my way; I invite unto Allah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me...") 12:108. Islam is the Religion of Mankind and the Prophet Was Sent to all Mankind Allah commanded His servant and Messenger, Muhammad , to call the People of the Two Scriptures and the unlettered idolators to his religion, way, Law and all that Allah sent him with.
Allah said, وَقُلْ لِّلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ وَالاٍّمِّيِّينَ ءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُواْ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَواْ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ ( And say to those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians ) and to those who are illiterates ( Arab pagans ): "Do you ( also ) submit yourselves" If they do, they are rightly guided; but if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the Message.) meaning, their reckoning is with Allah and their return and final destination is to Him.
It is He Who guides whom He wills and allows whom He wills to stray, and He has the perfect wisdom and the unequivocal proof for all of this.
This is why Allah said, وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ( And Allah sees the servants. ) for He has perfect knowledge of who deserves to be guided and who does not deserve to be guided.
Verily, لاَ يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْـَلُونَ ( He cannot be questioned for what He does, while they will be questioned. ) 21:23 because of His perfect wisdom and mercy.
This and similar Ayat are clear proofs that the Message of Muhammad is universal to all creation, as it is well established in the religion, according to the various texts of the Book and Sunnah.
For instance, Allah said, قُلْ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا ( Say (O Muhammad ): "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah.") 7:158, and, تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَـلَمِينَ نَذِيراً ( Blessed be He Who sent down the criterion to His servant that he may be a warner to the `Alamin (mankind and Jinn ).) 25:1. The Two Sahihs and other collections of Hadith recorded that the Prophet sent letters to the kings of the earth during his time and to different peoples, Arabs and non-Arabs, People of the Book and the unlettered, just as Allah had commanded him.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ma`mar said, that Hammam said that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,
«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ: يَهُودِيٌّ وَلَا نَصْرَانِيٌّ، وَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ، إِلَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّار»
( By He in Whose Hand is my soul! No member of this Ummah, no Jew or Christian, hears of me but dies without believing in what I was sent with, but will be among the people of the Fire. ) Muslim recorded this Hadith. The Prophet said,
«بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَحْمَرِ وَالْأَسْوَد»
( I was sent to the red and black.
) and,
«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ يُبْعَثُ إِلى قَوْمِهِ خَاصَّةً، وَبُعِثْتُ إِلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّة»
( A Prophet used to be sent to his people, but I was sent to all mankind. )

(3:18) Allah Himself bears witness that there is no God but He; *14 and likewise do the angels and the men possessed of knowledge *15 bear witness in truth and justice that there is no God but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

Allah witnesses that there is no deity meaning

*14).
The testimony in question is from God Himself, Who knows directly all the realities of the universe, Who observes every existing thing without obstruction.
It is the testimony of the One from Whose sight nothing is hidden, and who can be a better first-hand witness than He? His testimony is that no one but He is possessed of the attributes of godhead; no one has the power to govern the universe, and no one has the right to claim the rights which belong exclusively to God.

*15).
After God, the most trustworthy testimony is that of the angels, for they carry out the administration of the universe.
The testimony of the angels, based on their own observations, is that the Will of God alone reigns supreme in the universe, and they turn to Him alone in the governance of the heavens and the earth.
Moreover, all creatures possessing knowledge of reality have testified, unanimously, that no one except the One True God reigns and rules over the universe.

 

The Testimony of Tawhid Allah bears witness, and verily, Allah is sufficient as a Witness, and He is the Most Truthful and Just Witness there is; His statement is the absolute truth, أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ( that La ilaha illa Huwa ) meaning, He Alone is the Lord and God of all creation; everyone and everything are His servants, creation and in need of Him.
Allah is the Most Rich, Free from needing anyone or anything.
Allah said in another Ayah, لَّـكِنِ اللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكَ ( But Allah bears witness to that which He has sent down (the Qur'an ) unto you ( O Muhammad )) 4:166. Allah then mentioned the testimony of His angels and those who have knowledge after he mentioned His own testimony, شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَأُوْلُواْ الْعِلْمِ ( Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He ), and the angels, and those having knowledge ( also bear witness to this )).
This Ayah emphasizes the great virtue of those who have knowledge. قَآئِمَاً بِالْقِسْطِ ( (He ) maintains His creation in justice) in all that He does, لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ( None has the right to be worshipped but He ) thus emphasizing this fact, العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ ( the Almighty, the All-Wise. ) the Mighty that does not submit to weakness due to His might and greatness, the Wise in all His statements, actions, legislation and decrees. The Religion with Allah is Islam Allah said, إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلَـمُ ( Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. ) Allah states that there is no religion accepted with Him from any person, except Islam.
Islam includes obeying all of the Messengers until Muhammad who finalized their commission, thus closing all paths to Allah except through Muhammad .
Therefore, after Allah sent Muhammad , whoever meets Allah following a path other than Muhammad's, it will not be accepted of him.
In another Ayah, Allah said, وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلَـمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ ( And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him ) 3:85. In this Ayah 3:19, Allah said, asserting that the only religion accepted with Him is Islam, إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلَـمُ ( Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. ) Allah then states that those who were given the Scripture beforehand divided in the religion after Allah sent the Messengers and revealed the Books to them providing them the necessary proofs to not do so.
Allah said, وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ ( Those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians ) did not differ except out of rivalry, after knowledge had come to them.) meaning, some of them wronged others.
Therefore, they differed over the truth, out of envy, hatred and enmity for each other.
This hatred made some of them defy those whom they hated even if they were correct.
Allah then said, وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَـتِ اللَّهِ ( And whoever disbelieves in the Ayat of Allah ) meaning, whoever rejects what Allah sent down in His Book, فَإِنَّ اللَّهِ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ( then surely, Allah is Swift in reckoning. ) Allah will punish him for his rejection, reckon him for his denial, and torment him for defying His Book.
Thereafter, Allah said. فَإنْ حَآجُّوكَ ( So if they dispute with you (Muhammad )) so if they argue with you about Tawhid, فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِىَ للَّهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ ( Say: "I have submitted myself to Allah (in Islam ), and ( so have ) those who follow me") meaning, Say, `I have made my worship sincere for Allah Alone without partners, rivals, offspring or companion, وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ ( and those who follow me ) who followed my religion and embraced my creed.' In another Ayah, Allah said, قُلْ هَـذِهِ سَبِيلِى أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَاْ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِى ( Say (O Muhammad ): "This is my way; I invite unto Allah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me...") 12:108. Islam is the Religion of Mankind and the Prophet Was Sent to all Mankind Allah commanded His servant and Messenger, Muhammad , to call the People of the Two Scriptures and the unlettered idolators to his religion, way, Law and all that Allah sent him with.
Allah said, وَقُلْ لِّلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ وَالاٍّمِّيِّينَ ءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُواْ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَواْ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ ( And say to those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians ) and to those who are illiterates ( Arab pagans ): "Do you ( also ) submit yourselves" If they do, they are rightly guided; but if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the Message.) meaning, their reckoning is with Allah and their return and final destination is to Him.
It is He Who guides whom He wills and allows whom He wills to stray, and He has the perfect wisdom and the unequivocal proof for all of this.
This is why Allah said, وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ( And Allah sees the servants. ) for He has perfect knowledge of who deserves to be guided and who does not deserve to be guided.
Verily, لاَ يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْـَلُونَ ( He cannot be questioned for what He does, while they will be questioned. ) 21:23 because of His perfect wisdom and mercy.
This and similar Ayat are clear proofs that the Message of Muhammad is universal to all creation, as it is well established in the religion, according to the various texts of the Book and Sunnah.
For instance, Allah said, قُلْ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا ( Say (O Muhammad ): "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah.") 7:158, and, تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى نَزَّلَ الْفُرْقَانَ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَـلَمِينَ نَذِيراً ( Blessed be He Who sent down the criterion to His servant that he may be a warner to the `Alamin (mankind and Jinn ).) 25:1. The Two Sahihs and other collections of Hadith recorded that the Prophet sent letters to the kings of the earth during his time and to different peoples, Arabs and non-Arabs, People of the Book and the unlettered, just as Allah had commanded him.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ma`mar said, that Hammam said that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said, «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ: يَهُودِيٌّ وَلَا نَصْرَانِيٌّ، وَمَاتَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ، إِلَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّار» ( By He in Whose Hand is my soul! No member of this Ummah, no Jew or Christian, hears of me but dies without believing in what I was sent with, but will be among the people of the Fire. ) Muslim recorded this Hadith. The Prophet said, «بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَحْمَرِ وَالْأَسْوَد» ( I was sent to the red and black.
) and, «كَانَ النَّبِيُّ يُبْعَثُ إِلى قَوْمِهِ خَاصَّةً، وَبُعِثْتُ إِلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّة» ( A Prophet used to be sent to his people, but I was sent to all mankind. )

Allah declared then His divine Oneness, saying: ( Allah (Himself ) is witness) even if no one else bears witness ( that there is no God save Him. And the angels ) do also bear witness to that ( and the men of learning ) and the prophets and the believers bear witness to that. ( Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no God save Him, the Almighty ) in His vengeance against those who do not believe in Him, ( the Wise ) and He has commanded that none shall be worshipped except Him.

Allah bears witness that La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), and the angels, and those having knowledge (also give this witness); (He is always) maintaining His creation in Justice. La ilah illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

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