Ali 'Imran 3:79
Family of Imran · Juz 3 · Page 60
مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤۡتِيَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُواْ عِبَادٗا لِّي مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن كُونُواْ رَبَّٰنِيِّـۧنَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَدۡرُسُونَ ٧٩
It is not for a human [prophet]1 that Allāh should give him the Scripture2 and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allāh," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."
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Commentary on 3:79
﴿ما كانَ لِبَشَرٍ أنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ اللهُ الكِتابَ﴾ تَكْذِيبٌ لِمَنِ اعْتَقَدَ عِبادَةَ عِيسى عَلَيْهِ السَلامُ، وقِيلَ: «قالَ رَجُلٌ: يا رَسُولَ اللهِ، نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ كَما يُسَلِّمُ بَعْضُنا عَلى بَعْضٍ، أفَلا نَسْجُدُ لَكَ ؟ قالَ: "لا يَنْبَغِي أنْ يُسْجَدَ لِأحَدٍ مِن دُونِ اللهِ، ولَكِنْ أكْرِمُوا نَبِيَّكُمْ، واعْرِفُوا الحَقَّ لِأهْلِهِ". »﴿والحُكْمَ﴾ والحِكْمَةَ، وهي السُنَّةُ أوْ فَصْلُ القَضاءِ ﴿والنُبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ﴾ عَطْفٌ عَلى "يُؤْتِيهِ" ﴿لِلنّاسِ كُونُوا عِبادًا لِي مِن دُونِ اللهِ ولَكِنْ كُونُوا رَبّانِيِّينَ﴾ ولَكِنْ يَقُولُ: كُونُوا رَبّانِيِّينَ، والرَبّانِيُّ: مَنسُوبٌ إلى الرَبِّ بِزِيادَةِ الألِفِ والنُونِ، وهو شَدِيدُ التَمَسُّكِ بِدِينِ اللهِ وطاعَتِهِ، وحِينَ ماتَ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ قالَ ابْنُ الحَنَفِيَّةِ: ماتَ رَبّانِيُّ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ، وعَنِ الحَسَنِ "رَبّانِيِّينَ" عُلَماءَ فُقَهاءَ، وقِيلَ: عُلَماءَ مُعَلِّمِينَ، وقالُوا: الرَبّانِيُّ: العالِمُ العامِلُ، (بِما كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الكِتابَ) كُوفِيٌّ وشامِيٌّ، أيْ: غَيْرَكُمْ، غَيْرُهم بِالتَخْفِيفِ ﴿وَبِما كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ﴾ أيْ: تَقْرَءُونَ، والمَعْنى: بِسَبَبِ كَوْنِكم عالِمِينِ، وبِسَبَبِ كَوْنِكم دارِسِينَ لِلْعِلْمِ، كانَتِ الرَبّانِيَّةُ -الَّتِي هي قُوَّةُ التَمَسُّكِ بِطاعَةِ اللهِ- مُسَبَّبَةً عَنِ العِلْمِ والدارِسَةِ، وكَفى بِهِ دَلِيلًا عَلى خَيْبَةِ سَعْيِ مَن (p-٢٦٩)جَهَدَ نَفْسَهُ، وكَدَّ رُوحَهُ في جَمْعِ العِلْمِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ ذَرِيعَةً إلى العَمَلِ، فَكانَ كَمَن غَرَسَ مِن شَجَرَةٍ حَسْناءَ تُؤَنِّقُهُ بِمَنظَرِها، ولا تَنْفَعُهُ بِثَمَرِها، وقِيلَ: مَعْنى "تَدْرُسُونَ": تَدْرُسُونَهُ عَلى الناسِ، كَقَوْلِهِ: ﴿لِتَقْرَأهُ عَلى الناسِ﴾ [الإسْراءِ: ١٠٦] فَيَكُونُ مَعْناهُ مَعْنى تَدْرُسُونَ، مِنَ التَدْرِيسِ، كَقِراءَةِ ابْنِ جُبَيْرٍ.
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3:78
وَإِنَّ مِنۡهُمۡ لَفَرِيقٗا يَلۡوُۥنَ أَلۡسِنَتَهُم بِٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لِتَحۡسَبُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٧٨
And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from Allāh," but it is not from Allāh. And they speak untruth about Allāh while they know.
3:79
مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤۡتِيَهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُواْ عِبَادٗا لِّي مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن كُونُواْ رَبَّٰنِيِّـۧنَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَدۡرُسُونَ ٧٩
It is not for a human [prophet]1 that Allāh should give him the Scripture2 and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allāh," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."
3:80
وَلَا يَأۡمُرَكُمۡ أَن تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ أَرۡبَابًاۚ أَيَأۡمُرُكُم بِٱلۡكُفۡرِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ أَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ ٨٠
Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?
3:81
وَإِذۡ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَٰقَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيۡتُكُم مِّن كِتَٰبٖ وَحِكۡمَةٖ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولٞ مُّصَدِّقٞ لِّمَا مَعَكُمۡ لَتُؤۡمِنُنَّ بِهِۦ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥۚ قَالَ ءَأَقۡرَرۡتُمۡ وَأَخَذۡتُمۡ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمۡ إِصۡرِيۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَقۡرَرۡنَاۚ قَالَ فَٱشۡهَدُواْ وَأَنَا۠ مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ ٨١
And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allāh took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allāh] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?"1 They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."
1 translator’s note
- i.e., Have you accepted this obligation? ↩
3:82
فَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ ٨٢
And whoever turned away after that - they were the defiantly disobedient.
3:83
أَفَغَيۡرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ يَبۡغُونَ وَلَهُۥٓ أَسۡلَمَ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ طَوۡعٗا وَكَرۡهٗا وَإِلَيۡهِ يُرۡجَعُونَ ٨٣
So is it other than the religion of Allāh they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?