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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 120of 286

وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ ٱلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ﴿١٢٠

Translation (Sahih International)

And never will the Jews or the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allah no protector or helper.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَنwalanAnd never
تَرْضَىٰtarḍāwill be pleased
عَنكَʿankawith you
ٱلْيَهُودُl-yahūduthe Jews
وَلَاwalāand [not]
ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰl-naṣārāthe Christians
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
تَتَّبِعَtattabiʿayou follow
مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗmillatahumtheir religion
قُلْqulSay
إِنَّinnaIndeed
هُدَىhudā(the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
هُوَhuwait
ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗl-hudā(is) the Guidance
وَلَئِنِwala-iniAnd if
ٱتَّبَعْتَittabaʿtayou follow
أَهْوَآءَهُمahwāahumtheir desires
بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
ٱلَّذِىalladhīwhat
جَآءَكَjāakahas come to you
مِنَminaof
ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
مَاnot
لَكَlakafor you
مِنَminafrom
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مِنminany
وَلِىٍّۢwaliyyinprotector
وَلَاwalāand not
نَصِيرٍnaṣīrinany helper

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلاَ النَّصَـرَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ(Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you (O Muhammad ) till you follow their religion.) meaning, `The Jews and the Christians will never be happy with you, O Muhammad! Therefore, do not seek what pleases or appeases them, and stick to what pleases Allah by calling them to the truth that Allah sent you with.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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