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Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 68 (5:68)

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قُلْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَسْتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰ تُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ وَٱلْإِنجِيلَ وَمَآ …

Quran 5:68 is ayah 68 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 6, on page 119 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:68
قُلْيَٰٓأَهْلَٱلْكِتَٰبِلَسْتُمْعَلَىٰشَىْءٍحَتَّىٰتُقِيمُوا۟ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَوَٱلْإِنجِيلَوَمَآأُنزِلَإِلَيْكُممِّنرَّبِّكُمْ ۗوَلَيَزِيدَنَّكَثِيرًامِّنْهُممَّآأُنزِلَإِلَيْكَمِنرَّبِّكَطُغْيَٰنًاوَكُفْرًا ۖفَلَاتَأْسَعَلَىٱلْقَوْمِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ٦٨
qul yāahla l-kitābi lastum ʿalā shayin ḥattā tuqīmū l-tawrāta wal-injīla wamā unzila ilaykum min rabbikum walayazīdanna kathīran min'hum mā unzila ilayka min rabbika ṭugh'yānan wakuf'ran falā tasa ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna

Say, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān]." And that which has been revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief. So do not grieve over the disbelieving people.(68)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. يَٰٓأَهْلَyāahlaO People
  3. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābi(of) the Book
  4. لَسْتُمْlastumYou are not
  5. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  6. شَىْءٍshayinanything
  7. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  8. تُقِيمُوا۟tuqīmūyou stand firmly
  9. ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَl-tawrāta(by) the Taurat
  10. وَٱلْإِنجِيلَwal-injīlaand the Injeel
  11. وَمَآwamāand what
  12. أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
  13. إِلَيْكُمilaykumto you
  14. مِّنminfrom
  15. رَّبِّكُمْ ۗrabbikumyour Lord
  16. وَلَيَزِيدَنَّwalayazīdannaAnd surely increase
  17. كَثِيرًاkathīranmany
  18. مِّنْهُمmin'humof them
  19. مَّآmāwhat
  20. أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
  21. إِلَيْكَilaykato you
  22. مِنminfrom
  23. رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  24. طُغْيَٰنًاṭugh'yānan(in) rebellion
  25. وَكُفْرًا ۖwakuf'ranand disbelief
  26. فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
  27. تَأْسَtasagrieve
  28. عَلَىʿalāover
  29. ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmithe people
  30. ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelieving

Tafsir (commentary) of 5:68

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This commentary explains ayahs 5:68–69 together.

There is no Salvation Except through Faith in the Qur'an

Allah says: O Muhammad, say,

يَـأَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ لَسْتُمْ عَلَى شَىْءٍ

(O People of the Scripture! You have nothing...) meaning no real religion until you adhere to and implement the Tawrah and the Injil. That is, until you believe in all the Books that you have that Allah revealed to the Prophets. These Books command following Muhammad and believing in his prophecy, all the while adhering to his Law. Before, we explained Allah's statement,

وَلَيَزِيدَنَّ كَثِيراً مِّنْهُم مَّآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ طُغْيَـناً وَكُفْراً

(Verily, the revelation that has come to you from your Lord makes many of them increase in rebellion and disbelief.)

فَلاَ تَأْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَـفِرِينَ

(So do not grieve for the people who disbelieve), Do not be sad or taken aback by their disbelief. Allah said next,

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ

(Surely, those who believe) referring to Muslims,

وَالَّذِينَ هَادُواْ

(those who are the Jews) who were entrusted with the Tawrah,

وَالصَّـبِئُونَ

(and the Sabians. ..) a sect from the Christians and Magians who did not follow any particular religion, as Mujahid stated. As for the Christians, they are known and were entrusted with the Injil. The meaning here is that if each of these groups believed in Allah and the Hereafter, which is the Day of Judgement and Reckoning, and performed good actions, which to be so, must conform to Muhammad's ﷺ Law, after Muhammad ﷺ was sent to all mankind and the Jinns. If any of these groups held these beliefs, then they shall have no fear of what will come or sadness regarding what they lost, nor will grief ever affect them. We discussed a similar Ayah before in Surat Al-Baqarah 2:62.

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