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Quran-24:54 Surah An-nur English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

قُلۡ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيۡهِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيۡكُم مَّا حُمِّلۡتُمۡۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوهُ تَهۡتَدُواْۚ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

Transliteration:( Qul atee'ul laaha wa atee'ur Rasoola fa in tawallaw fa innamaa 'alaihi maa hummila wa 'alaikum maa hummiltum wa in tutee'oohu tahtadoo; wa maa'alar Rasooli illal balaaghul mubeen )

54. Say you, Obey Allah and Obey His Messenger; (140) therefore, if you turn your face, then for him is which was made incumbent (141) on him and for you is your burden and if you obey the guided, messenger, you will be (142) and upon the is Messenger but to deliver clearly. (143)

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Surah An-Nur Ayat 54 Tafsir (Commentry)



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

140. It should be remembered that the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) is the object of absolute obedience. Every order of his is to be obeyed at all times. Besides him, no other person's obedience is absolutely compulsory.
In fact, only their lawful commands are worthy of obedience, and unlawful commands are to be rejected. It should further be remembered that although one has to show reverence to Allah Almighty, His beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم authority of the day, the Alim (scholar), but only the commands of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم would be carried out by following in his footsteps. Anyone else cannot be followed. The meaning of ITA'AT is to obey a command while by ITTI'BA-A is meant to emulate the deeds of any person.
It is for this reason that the Holy Qur'an has mentioned regarding the Holy Prophet's (Peace be upon him) emulation as "Follow me" is follow the Holy Prophet.
We cannot, physically, follow the footsteps of Allah Almighty. In day and night, thousands die at the command of Allah Almighty. If we become the cause of one person's death, we will find ourselves in great difficulty.

141. This means only propagation is obligatory upon the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم  but

 he is not responsible for the guidance. Oh man, if all of you become infidels, it will not cause any harm to him.

142. From this we learn that guidance is dependent on obedience to the Holy Prophet  Only.
if you follow Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم in his footsteps will you obtain guidance.
143. This means your guidance is not his responsibility. If you were to remain infidels, it will not cause any harm to him, because he had discharged his obligation i.e. propagation.

 

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah An-Nur verse 54 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nur ayat 53 which provides the complete commentary from verse 53 through 54.

(24:54) Say: “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. But if you turn away, then (know well) that the Messenger is responsible for what he has been charged with and you are responsible for what you have been charged with. But if you obey him, you will be guided to the Right Way. The Messenger has no other responsibility but to clearly convey (the command).”

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

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