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Quran-3:83 Surah Al-imran English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

أَفَغَيۡرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ يَبۡغُونَ وَلَهُۥٓ أَسۡلَمَ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ طَوۡعٗا وَكَرۡهٗا وَإِلَيۡهِ يُرۡجَعُونَ

Transliteration:( Afaghaira deenil laahi yabghoona wa lahooo aslama man fis samaawaati wal ardi taw'anw wa karhanw wa ilaihi yurja'oon )

83. Then do they like a religion (182) other than the religion of Allah? While whatever is in the heavens and the earth (183) willingly and unwillingly (184) submits to Him, and unto Him shall they return?

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Surah Al Imran Ayat 83 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

182. From this verse we learn that besides Islam all other religions will be regarded as other than the Religion of Allah Almighty, whether polytheism, Christianity, Judaism, etc. Likewise, all those who profess to be Muslims will not be on the Religion of Allah Almighty if they had turned away from the Holy Prophet It should be remembered that in this verse FAASIQ (sinful) denotes a non-believer or one having false and sinful beliefs also, an impossible here is made to suspend over the impossible e.g. "If there had been a son to the Most Affectionate I would have worshipped him." (S43: V81). From this discussion it is understood that no matter how great a person may be, if he turns away from the Holy Prophet, he will become a non-believer and a heretic. To accept the servitude of the Holy Prophet is real sainthood.

183. i.e Jinns, Angels, all intellectuals, living and non-living things. It is learnt, here, that even non-living things perceive.

184.By "unwillingly" is meant that even the non-believers, too, at the time of death accept faith at seeing the punishment of Allah Almighty, but this faith of theirs is not worthy of acceptance.

 

Ibn-Kathir

83. Do they seek other than the religion of Allah, while to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly. And to Him shall they all be returned. 84. Say: “We believe in Allah and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrahim, Isma`il, Ishaq, Ya`qub and Al-Asbat, and what was given to Musa, `Isa and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allah) we have submitted.” 85. And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.

The Only Valid Religion To Allah is Islam

Allah rebukes those who prefer a religion other than the religion that He sent His Books and Messengers with, which is the worship of Allah Alone without partners, to Whom,

﴿وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ﴾

(submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth,) Willingly, or not. Allah said in other Ayat,

﴿وَللَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا﴾

(And unto Allah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly.) ï´¿13:15ï´¾, and,

﴿أَوَ لَمْيَرَوْاْ إِلَىخَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ يَتَفَيَّأُ ظِلَـلُهُ عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَالْشَّمَآئِلِ سُجَّدًا لِلَّهِ وَهُمْوَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَمَا فِى الاٌّرْضِ مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةُ وَهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ يَخَـفُونَ رَبَّهُمْ مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ ﴾

(Have they not observed things that Allah has created: (how) their shadows incline to the right and to the left, making prostration unto Allah, and they are lowly And to Allah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, of the moving creatures and the angels, and they are not proud. They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded) ï´¿16: 48-50ï´¾.

Therefore, the faithful believer submits to Allah in heart and body, while the disbeliever unwillingly submits to Him in body only, since he is under Allah’s power, irresistible control and mighty kingship that cannot be repelled or resisted. Waki` reported that Mujahid said that the Ayah,

﴿وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا﴾

(While to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly), is similar to the Ayah,

﴿وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ﴾

(And verily, if you ask them: “Who created the heavens and the earth” Surely, they will say: “Allah”) ﴿39:38﴾.

He also reported that Ibn `Abbas said about,

﴿وَلَهُ أَسْلَمَ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا﴾

(while to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly.)

“When He took the covenant from them.”

﴿وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ﴾

(And to Him shall they all be returned) on the Day of Return, when He will reward or punish each person according to his or her deeds.

Allah then said,

﴿قُلْ ءَامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا﴾

(Say: “We believe in Allah and in what has been sent down to us) the Qur’an,

﴿وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْمَـعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ﴾

(and what was sent down to Ibrahim, Ismai`0l, Ishaq, Ya`qub) the scriptures and revelation,

﴿وَالأَسْبَاطَ﴾

(and the Asbat,) the Asbat are the twelve tribes who originated from the twelve children of Israel (Ya`qub).

﴿وَمَا أُوتِىَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى﴾

(and what was given to Musa, `Isa) the Tawrah and the Injil,

﴿وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ﴾

(and the Prophets from their Lord.) and this encompasses all of Allah’s Prophets.

﴿لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ﴾

(We make no distinction between one another among them) we believe in all of them,

﴿وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ﴾

(And to Him (Allah) we have submitted (in Islam))

Therefore, faithful Muslims believe in every Prophet whom Allah has sent and in every Book He revealed, and never disbelieve in any of them. Rather, they believe in what was revealed by Allah, and in every Prophet sent by Allah. Allah said next,

﴿وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلَـمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ﴾

(And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him,) whoever seeks other than what Allah has legislated, it will not be accepted from him,

﴿وَهُوَ فِى الاٌّخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَـسِرِينَ﴾

(and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.)

As the Prophet said in an authentic Hadith,

«مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا، فَهُوَ رَد»

(Whoever commits an action that does not conform to our matter (religion) then it is rejected).

(3:83) Do they now seek a religion other than prescribed by Allah even though all that is in the heavens and the earth is in submission to Him[71] – willing or unwillingly – and to Him all shall return?

71. The basic principle characterizing the universe, in other words the religion of the universe and of every part of it, is Islam; insofar as the universe is in a state of total obedience and service to the Will of God. Here people are asked if they would follow a way of life different from Islam though they are part of the universe which is characterized by submission to God (islam).

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