وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ
أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَمِنَ
ٱلْأَحْزَابِ مَن يُنكِرُ
بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ
أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَلَآ
أُشْرِكَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ إِلَيْهِ
أَدْعُوا۟ وَإِلَيْهِ مَـَٔابِ
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًا
عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ
أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا
جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ
مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن
وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ
Those to whom
We have given the
Book, rejoice at
what has been
revealed unto you,
but there are
among the Ahzab
(Confederates) those
who reject a part
thereof. Say: “I am
commanded only to
worship Allah and
not to join partners
with Him. To Him
I call and to Him
is my return.” And
thus have We sent it
(the Qur’an) down to
be a judgement of
authority in Arabic.
Were you to follow
their (vain) desires
after the knowledge
which has come to
you, then you will
not have any Wali
(protector) or defender
against Allah.
The Truthful Ones from among the People of the Scriptures rejoice at what Allah has revealed to Muhammad
Allah said,
وَالَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـهُمُ الْكِتَـبَ
Those to whom We have given the Book
and they adhere by it,
يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ
أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ
rejoice at what has been revealed unto you
i.e. the Qur’an, because they have evidence in their Books affirming the truth of the Qur’an and conveying the good news of its imminent revelation, just as Allah said in another Ayah,
الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَـهُمُ
الْكِتَـبَ يَتْلُونَهُ
حَقَّ تِلاَوَتِهِ
Those to whom We gave the Book recite it as it should be recited. Al-Baqarah 121
Allah said,
قُلْ ءَامِنُواْ بِهِ
أَوْ لاَ تُؤْمِنُواْ
Say: “Believe in it (the Qur’an) or do not believe.” Al-Isra 107
until,
إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ
رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولاً
Truly, the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. Al-Isra 109
meaning, Allah’s promise to us in our Books to send Muhammad is true. It is certain and will surely come to pass and be fulfilled, so all praise to our Lord, how truthful is His promise, all the thanks are due to Him,
وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلاٌّذْقَانِ
يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ
خُشُوعًا
And they fall down on their faces weeping and it increases their humility.
Allah said next,
وَمِنَ الاٌّحْزَابِ
مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُ
but there are among the Ahzab (Confederates) those who reject a part thereof
meaning, `There are those among the sects who disbelieve in some of what was revealed to you (O Muhammad).’ Mujahid said that,
وَمِنَ الاٌّحْزَابِ
but there are among the Ahzab (Confederates)
refers to Jews and Christians,
مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُ
those who reject a part thereof
meaning, `They reject a part of the truth that came down to you – O Muhammad.’ Similar was reported from Qatadah and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam. Allah said in similar Ayat,
وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ
الْكِتَـبِ لَمَن
يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ
And there are, certainly, among the People of the Scripture, those who believe in Allah. Ali ‘Imran 199
Allah said next,
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ
أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ
وَلا أُشْرِكَ بِهِ
Say: “I am commanded only to worship Allah and not to join partners with Him…”
meaning, `I (Muhammad) was sent with the religion of worshipping Allah alone without partners, just as the Messengers before me,
إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُو
To Him (alone) I call
I call the people to His path,
وَإِلَيْهِ مَآبِ
and to Him is my return
final destination and destiny.’ Allah said,
وَكَذلِكَ أَنزَلْنَاهُ
حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا
And thus have We sent it (the Qur’an) down to be a judgement of authority in Arabic
Allah says, `Just as We sent Messengers before you and revealed to them Divine Books from heaven, We sent down to you the Qur’an, a judgement of authority in Arabic, as an honor for you, and We preferred you among all people with this clear, plain and unequivocal Book that,
لاَّ يَأْتِيهِ الْبَـطِلُ
مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ
مِنْ خَلْفِهِ تَنزِيلٌ
مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ
Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or behind it: (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise.)’ Fussilat 42
Allah’s statement,
وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم
Were you to follow their (vain) desires
means, their opinions,
بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ
after the knowledge which has come to you
from Allah, all praise to Him,
مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ
مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلاَ وَاقٍ
then you will not have any Wali (protector) or defender against Allah.
This part of the Ayah warns people of know- ledge against following the paths of misguid- ance after they had gained knowledge in (and abided by) the Prophetic Sunnah and the path of Muhammad, may Allah’s best peace and blessings be on him.