Surah Al Imran ayat 73 Tafsir Quran 3:73

﴿وَلَا تُؤْمِنُوا إِلَّا لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ الْهُدَىٰ هُدَى اللَّهِ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَا أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَاجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ﴾
[ آل عمران: 73]

3:73 And do not trust except those who follow your religion." Say, "Indeed, the [true] guidance is the guidance of Allah. [Do you fear] lest someone be given [knowledge] like you were given or that they would [thereby] argue with you before your Lord?" Say, "Indeed, [all] bounty is in the hand of Allah - He grants it to whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Wise."

And they also said And do not believe except in one who the lām of li-man ‘in one who’ is extra follows accords with your religion’. God exalted be He says Say to them O Muhammad (s) ‘True guidance is God’s guidance that is Islam everything else being error this statement is parenthetical — that an and what follows is the direct object of the verb wa-lā tu’minū ‘do not believe’ anyone should be given the like of what you have been given of the Book wisdom and of the virtues the term ahad ‘anyone’ from whom the exclusion is being made precedes that which is being excluded ‘the like of what you have been given’ the meaning being ‘Do not affirm that anyone should be given this unless they follow your religion’; or that they the believers should dispute with you that they should prevail over you before your Lord’ on the Day of Resurrection for you have the sounder religion a variant reading has a-an ‘such that’ the extra hamza denoting rebuke in other words the Jews say do not believe that another has been given the like of it such that you might affirm it. God exalted be He says Say ‘Surely bounty is in God’s Hand; He gives it to whomever He will so how can you say that no one else will be given what you have been given? God is Embracing of ample bounty Knowing those who deserve it.

They caution their people against you and express their thoughts in words. Do not trust any one, they say, except those who follow the same law. Say to them, O Muhammad: Indeed the only law consented to by Allah is the law based on the course steered by Allah; the only course leading to the path of righteousness where Providence is the guide. They caution their people against discoursing you Muslims on divine matters lest you use this knowledge to claim a Book and a Prophet of your own or that you may use the part of it which is against their interest and confound them before Allah, your Creator when all assemble in His Venerable and revered Majestic presence. Say to them, O Muhammad grace rests in the hands of Allah. He confers it on whom He will and Allah is Wasi’un(Omnipresent) and Alimun

The Envy the Jews Feel Towards Muslims; Their Wicked Plots Against Muslims Allah states that the Jews envy the faithful and wish they could misguide them.
Allah states that the punishment of this behavior will fall back upon them, while they are unaware.
Allah criticizes them, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِأَيَـتِ اللَّهِ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ ( O People of the Scripture!: Why do you disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah, while you bear witness. ) You know for certain that Allah's Ayat are true and authentic, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَـطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ( O People of the Scripture: Why do you mix truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know ) by hiding what is in your Books about the description of Muhammad , while you know what you do. وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ ءَامِنُواْ بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَجْهَ النَّهَارِ وَاكْفُرُواْ ءَاخِرَهُ ( And a party of the People of the Scripture say: "Believe in the morning in that which is revealed to the believers, and reject it at the end of the day, ) This is a wicked plan from the People of the Book to deceive Muslims who are weak in the religion.
They decided that they would pretend to be believers in the beginning of the day, by attending the dawn prayer with the Muslims.
However, when the day ended, they would revert to their old religion so that the ignorant people would say, "They reverted to their old religion because they uncovered some shortcomings in the Islamic religion." This is why they said next. لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ( so that they may turn back. ) Ibn Abi Najih said that Mujahid commented about this Ayah, which refers to the Jews, "They attended the dawn prayer with the Prophet and disbelieved in the end of the day in order to misguide the people.
This way, people would think that they have uncovered shortcomings in the religion that they briefly followed." وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُواْ إِلاَّ لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ ( "And believe no one except the one who follows your religion." ) They said, do not trust anyone with your secret knowledge, except those who follow your religion.
Therefore, they say, do not expose your knowledge to Muslims in order to prevent them from believing in it and, thus, use it as proof against you.
Allah replied, قُلْ إِنَّ الْهُدَى هُدَى اللَّهِ ( Say: (O Prophet ) "Verily, right guidance is the guidance of Allah.") Allah guides the hearts of the faithful to the perfect faith through the clear Ayat, plain proofs and unequivocal evidence that He has sent down to His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ.
This occurs, O you Jews, even though you hide the description of Muhammad .
the unlettered Prophet whom you find in your Books that you received from the earlier Prophets.
Allah's statement; أَن يُؤْتَى أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ( (And they say: ) "Do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord.") They say, "Do not disclose the knowledge that you have to the Muslims, to prevent them from learning it and thus becoming your equals.
They will be even better because they will believe in it or will use it against you as evidence with your Lord, and thus establish Allah's proof against you in this life and the Hereafter." Allah said, قُلْ إِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ( Say: "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He grants to whom He wills. ) meaning, all affairs are under His control, and He gives and takes.
Verily, Allah gives faith, knowledge and sound comprehension to whomever He wills.
He also misguides whomever He wills by blinding his sight, mind, sealing his heart, hearing and stamping his eyes closed.
Allah has the perfect wisdom and the unequivocal proofs. وَاللَّهُ وَسِعٌ عَلِيمٌيَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ ( And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." He selects for His mercy whom He wills and Allah is the Owner of great bounty. ) meaning, He has endowed you, O believers, with tremendous virtue, in that He honored your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ over all other prophets, and by directing you to the best Shari`ah there is.

(3:73) They also say among themselves: 'Do not follow anyone except him who follows your faith.' Say: 'Surely true guidance is Allah's. It is His favour that anyone should be given the like of what you have been given in the past, and that others should have been given firm evidence to proffer against you before your Lord.' Say: 'Surely bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. Allah is All-Embracing, *62 All-Knowing. *63

And do not trust except those who meaning

*62).
The word wasi' which is used here occurs in the Qur'an in three contexts.
The first context is the narrow-mindedness and mean outlook of certain people, in contrast to which God is not 'narrow'.
The second context is the denunciation of miserliness, meanness and niggardliness, in contrast to which God is Generous and Munificent.
The third context is the ascription of finite, limited concepts to God as a result of their limitedimagination, whereas the truth is that God is infinite ( see Surah 2, n.
116 above ).

 

The Envy the Jews Feel Towards Muslims; Their Wicked Plots Against Muslims Allah states that the Jews envy the faithful and wish they could misguide them.
Allah states that the punishment of this behavior will fall back upon them, while they are unaware.
Allah criticizes them, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِأَيَـتِ اللَّهِ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ ( O People of the Scripture!: Why do you disbelieve in the Ayat of Allah, while you bear witness. ) You know for certain that Allah's Ayat are true and authentic, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَـطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ( O People of the Scripture: Why do you mix truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know ) by hiding what is in your Books about the description of Muhammad , while you know what you do. وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ ءَامِنُواْ بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَجْهَ النَّهَارِ وَاكْفُرُواْ ءَاخِرَهُ ( And a party of the People of the Scripture say: "Believe in the morning in that which is revealed to the believers, and reject it at the end of the day, ) This is a wicked plan from the People of the Book to deceive Muslims who are weak in the religion.
They decided that they would pretend to be believers in the beginning of the day, by attending the dawn prayer with the Muslims.
However, when the day ended, they would revert to their old religion so that the ignorant people would say, "They reverted to their old religion because they uncovered some shortcomings in the Islamic religion." This is why they said next. لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ( so that they may turn back. ) Ibn Abi Najih said that Mujahid commented about this Ayah, which refers to the Jews, "They attended the dawn prayer with the Prophet and disbelieved in the end of the day in order to misguide the people.
This way, people would think that they have uncovered shortcomings in the religion that they briefly followed." وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُواْ إِلاَّ لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ ( "And believe no one except the one who follows your religion." ) They said, do not trust anyone with your secret knowledge, except those who follow your religion.
Therefore, they say, do not expose your knowledge to Muslims in order to prevent them from believing in it and, thus, use it as proof against you.
Allah replied, قُلْ إِنَّ الْهُدَى هُدَى اللَّهِ ( Say: (O Prophet ) "Verily, right guidance is the guidance of Allah.") Allah guides the hearts of the faithful to the perfect faith through the clear Ayat, plain proofs and unequivocal evidence that He has sent down to His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ.
This occurs, O you Jews, even though you hide the description of Muhammad .
the unlettered Prophet whom you find in your Books that you received from the earlier Prophets.
Allah's statement; أَن يُؤْتَى أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَآ أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ ( (And they say: ) "Do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord.") They say, "Do not disclose the knowledge that you have to the Muslims, to prevent them from learning it and thus becoming your equals.
They will be even better because they will believe in it or will use it against you as evidence with your Lord, and thus establish Allah's proof against you in this life and the Hereafter." Allah said, قُلْ إِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ( Say: "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He grants to whom He wills. ) meaning, all affairs are under His control, and He gives and takes.
Verily, Allah gives faith, knowledge and sound comprehension to whomever He wills.
He also misguides whomever He wills by blinding his sight, mind, sealing his heart, hearing and stamping his eyes closed.
Allah has the perfect wisdom and the unequivocal proofs. وَاللَّهُ وَسِعٌ عَلِيمٌيَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَآءُ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ ( And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower." He selects for His mercy whom He wills and Allah is the Owner of great bounty. ) meaning, He has endowed you, O believers, with tremendous virtue, in that He honored your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ over all other prophets, and by directing you to the best Shari`ah there is.

( And believe not ) that he is a prophet ( save in one who followeth your religion ) Judaism, and your Qiblah, Jerusalem. ( Say ) to the Jews, O Muhammad: ( Lo! the guidance is Allah’s guidance ) Allah’s Religion is Islam and Allah’s Qiblah is the Ka’bah, ( that any one is given ) of Religion and Qiblah ( the like of that which was given unto you ) O Companions of Muhammad ( or that they may argue with you ) that the Jews argue with you regarding this Religion and Qiblah ( in the presence of their Lord ) on the Day of Judgement. ( Say ) also, O Muhammad: ( Lo! the bounty ) prophethood, Islam and the Qiblah of Abraham ( is in Allah’s hand. He bestoweth it on whom He will ) Muhammad and his Companions. ( Allah is All- Embracing ) in His bounty, ( All-Knowing ) to whom He gives.

And believe no one except the one who follows your religion. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily! Right guidance is the Guidance of Allah" and do not believe that anyone can receive like that which you have received (of Revelation) except when he follows your religion, otherwise they would engage you in argument before your Lord. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "All the bounty is in the Hand of Allah; He grants to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, the All-Knower."

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