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Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah 3 (22:3)

ٱلْحَجّ

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّرِيدٍ

Quran 22:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Hajj (“The Pilgrimage”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 332 of the Madani Mushaf.

22:3
وَمِنَٱلنَّاسِمَنيُجَٰدِلُفِىٱللَّهِبِغَيْرِعِلْمٍوَيَتَّبِعُكُلَّشَيْطَٰنٍمَّرِيدٍ٣
wamina l-nāsi man yujādilu fī l-lahi bighayri ʿil'min wayattabiʿu kulla shayṭānin marīdin

And of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil.(3)

Word by word

  1. وَمِنَwaminaAnd among
  2. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
  3. مَنman(is he) who
  4. يُجَٰدِلُyujādiludisputes
  5. فِىfīconcerning
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  7. بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
  8. عِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge
  9. وَيَتَّبِعُwayattabiʿuand follows
  10. كُلَّkullaevery
  11. شَيْطَٰنٍshayṭānindevil
  12. مَّرِيدٍmarīdinrebellious

Tafsir (commentary) of 22:3

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

This commentary explains ayahs 22:3–4 together.

Condemnation of the Followers of the Shaytan

Allah condemns those who deny the Resurrection and who deny that Allah is able to restore life to the dead, those who turn away from that which Allah has revealed to His Prophets and, in their views -- denial and disbelief -- follow every rebellious Shaytan among men and Jinn. This is the state of the followers of innovation and misguidance, who turn away from the truth and follow falsehood, following the words of the leaders of misguidance who call people to follow innovation and their own desires and opinions. Allah says concerning them and their like,
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَـدِلُ فِى اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ

(And among mankind is he who disputes about Allah, without knowledge,) meaning, without sound knowledge.

وَيَتَّبِعُ كُلَّ شَيْطَـنٍ مَّرِيدٍكُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ

(and follows every rebellious Shaytan. For him it is decreed.) Mujahid said, "This refers to that Shaytan." meaning that is a matter written in the decree.

أَنَّهُ مَن تَوَلاَّهُ

(that whosoever follows him,) and imitates him,

فَأَنَّهُ يُضِلُّهُ وَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَى عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ

(he will mislead him, and will drive him to the torment of the Fire.) means, he will mislead him in this world, and in the Hereafter he will drive him to the torment of the Fire, which is unbearably hot, painful and agonizing. As-Suddi reported that Abu Malik said, "This Ayah was revealed about An-Nadr bin Al-Harith. This was also the view of Ibn Jurayj.

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