Surah Muhammad ayat 3 Tafsir Quran 47:3

﴿ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْبَاطِلَ وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَالَهُمْ﴾
[ محمد: 3]

47:3 That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah present to the people their comparisons.

That rendering void of their works and the absolution of evil deeds is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood Satan and because those who believe follow the truth the Qur’ān from their Lord. Thus in the same manner of clarification does God strike for mankind similitudes of themselves that is how He clarifies for them their states in other words the disbeliever has his work rendered void while the believer is forgiven.

Such dispositions: were indeed befitting for the reason that those who denied Allah went in pursuit of the worthless and in vain they wasted their days, while those who believed in Allah with hearts impressed with the image of virtues sought the truth disclosed by Him. Thus Does Allah discourse to people their parables

Which was revealed in Al-Madinah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Reward of the Disbelievers and the Believers Allah says, الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ( Those who disbelieve ) meaning, in the Ayat of Allah. وَصُدُّواْ ( and hinder (men )) Others. عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعْمَـلَهُمْ ( from the path of Allah, He will render their deeds vain. ) meaning, He renders their deeds vain and futile, and He denies them any rewards or blessings for them.
This is similar to His saying, وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَى مَا عَمِلُواْ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُوراً ( And We will approach what they have done of deeds and make them as dispersed dust. ) ( 25:23 ) Allah then says, وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَاتِ ( And those who believe and do righteous good deeds, ) Which means that their hearts and souls have believed, and their limbs and their hidden and apparent acts have complied with Allah's Law. وَءَامَنُواْ بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ( And believe in that which has been sent down to Muhammad ) Adding this statement to the previous one is a method of adding a specific meaning to a general one.
This provides proof that after Muhammad's advent, believing in him is a required condition for the true faith.
Allah then says, وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ( For it is the truth from their Lord. ) which is a beautifully placed parenthetical clause.
Thus, Allah says, كَفَّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَـتِهِمْ وَأَصْلَحَ بَالَهُمْ ( He expiates from them their sins and amends their Bal. ) Ibn `Abbas, said, "This means their matter." Mujahid said, "This means their affair." Qatadah and Ibn Zayd both said, "Their condition." And all of these are similar in meaning.
It has been mentioned ( from the Prophet ) in the Hadith of the responding to one who sneezes,
«يَهْدِيكُمُ اللهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُم»
( May Allah guide you and rectify your (Bal ) affairs.) Then Allah says, ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ اتَّبَعُواْ الْبَـطِلَ ( That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, ) meaning, `We only invalidate the deeds of the disbelievers and overlook the sins of the righteous, and amend their affairs, because those who disbelieve follow false- hood.' Meaning, they choose falsehood over the truth. وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّبَعُواْ الْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ كَذَلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ ( while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord.
Thus does Allah set forth for the people their parables. ) Thus He makes the consequence of their actions clear to them, and He shows them where they will end in their next life -- and Allah knows best.

(47:3) That is because those who disbelieved followed falsehood whereas those who believed followed the Truth that came to them from their Lord. Thus does Allah set forth to people parables showing their true state. *7

That is because those who disbelieve follow meaning

*7) That is, " He makes both the parties aware of their positions.
One party insists on following falsehood; therefore, Allah has brought all its endeavors to naught: and the other party has adopted obedience of the Truth; therefore, AIIah has purified it of its evils and corrected its condition. "
 

Which was revealed in Al-Madinah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Reward of the Disbelievers and the Believers Allah says, الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ( Those who disbelieve ) meaning, in the Ayat of Allah. وَصُدُّواْ ( and hinder (men )) Others. عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعْمَـلَهُمْ ( from the path of Allah, He will render their deeds vain. ) meaning, He renders their deeds vain and futile, and He denies them any rewards or blessings for them.
This is similar to His saying, وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَى مَا عَمِلُواْ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُوراً ( And We will approach what they have done of deeds and make them as dispersed dust. ) ( 25:23 ) Allah then says, وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَاتِ ( And those who believe and do righteous good deeds, ) Which means that their hearts and souls have believed, and their limbs and their hidden and apparent acts have complied with Allah's Law. وَءَامَنُواْ بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ( And believe in that which has been sent down to Muhammad ) Adding this statement to the previous one is a method of adding a specific meaning to a general one.
This provides proof that after Muhammad's advent, believing in him is a required condition for the true faith.
Allah then says, وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ( For it is the truth from their Lord. ) which is a beautifully placed parenthetical clause.
Thus, Allah says, كَفَّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَـتِهِمْ وَأَصْلَحَ بَالَهُمْ ( He expiates from them their sins and amends their Bal. ) Ibn `Abbas, said, "This means their matter." Mujahid said, "This means their affair." Qatadah and Ibn Zayd both said, "Their condition." And all of these are similar in meaning.
It has been mentioned ( from the Prophet ) in the Hadith of the responding to one who sneezes, «يَهْدِيكُمُ اللهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُم» ( May Allah guide you and rectify your (Bal ) affairs.) Then Allah says, ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ اتَّبَعُواْ الْبَـطِلَ ( That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, ) meaning, `We only invalidate the deeds of the disbelievers and overlook the sins of the righteous, and amend their affairs, because those who disbelieve follow false- hood.' Meaning, they choose falsehood over the truth. وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّبَعُواْ الْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ كَذَلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ ( while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord.
Thus does Allah set forth for the people their parables. ) Thus He makes the consequence of their actions clear to them, and He shows them where they will end in their next life -- and Allah knows best.

Then Allah explained why He thwarts the works of the disbelievers, saying: ( That is because those who disbelieve ) in Muhammad ( pbuh ) and the Qur’an ( follow falsehood ) i.e. ascribing partners to Allah ( and because those who believe ) in Muhammad ( pbuh ) ( follow the Truth from their Lord ) i.e. the Qur’an. ( Thus Allah coineth ) thus Allah present ( their similitudes ) the similitudes of those who came before them: how Allah had destroyed them when they denied the messengers ( for mankind ) for the community of Muhammad ( pbuh ).

That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah set forth their parables for mankind.

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