Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 20of 200

فَإِنْ حَآجُّوكَ فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّهِ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِ ۗ وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْأُمِّيِّۦنَ ءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ ۚ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُوا۟ فَقَدِ ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ﴿٢٠

Translation (Sahih International)

So if they argue with you, say, "I have submitted myself to Allah [in Islam], and [so have] those who follow me." And say to those who were given the Scripture and [to] the unlearned, "Have you submitted yourselves?" And if they submit [in Islam], they are rightly guided; but if they turn away - then upon you is only the [duty of] notification. And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants.

Word-by-word meaning

فَإِنْfa-inThen if
حَآجُّوكَḥājjūkathey argue with you
فَقُلْfaqulthen say
أَسْلَمْتُaslamtuI have submitted
وَجْهِىَwajhiyamyself
لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
وَمَنِwamaniand (those) who
ٱتَّبَعَنِ ۗittabaʿanifollow me
وَقُلwaqulAnd say
لِّلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
وَٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَwal-umiyīnaand the unlettered people
ءَأَسْلَمْتُمْ ۚa-aslamtumHave you submitted yourselves
فَإِنْfa-inThen if
أَسْلَمُوا۟aslamūthey submit
فَقَدِfaqadithen surely
ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖih'tadawthey are guided
وَّإِنwa-inBut if
تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallawthey turn back
فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
عَلَيْكَʿalaykaon you
ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ۗl-balāghu(is) to [the] convey
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
بَصِيرٌۢbaṣīrun(is) All-Seer
بِٱلْعِبَادِbil-ʿibādiof [His] slaves

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Testimony of TawhidAllah 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.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project