Surah 10. Yunus

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-20 [2], 21-30 [3], 31-40 [4], 41-53 [5], 54-60 [6], 61-70 [7], 71-82 [8], 83-92 [9], 93-103 [10], 104-109 [11]

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Quran Text of Verse 104-109قُلْSayیٰۤاَیُّهَاO (mankind)النَّاسُ(O) mankindاِنْIfكُنْتُمْyou areفِیْinشَكٍّdoubtمِّنْofدِیْنِیْmy religionفَلَاۤthen notاَعْبُدُI worshipالَّذِیْنَthose whomتَعْبُدُوْنَyou worshipمِنْbesides Allahدُوْنِbesides Allahاللّٰهِbesides Allahوَ لٰكِنْbutاَعْبُدُI worshipاللّٰهَAllahالَّذِیْthe One Whoیَتَوَفّٰىكُمْ ۖۚcauses you to dieوَ اُمِرْتُAnd I am commandedاَنْthatاَكُوْنَI beمِنَofالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَۙthe believers وَ اَنْAnd thatاَقِمْDirectوَجْهَكَyour faceلِلدِّیْنِto the religionحَنِیْفًا ۚuprightوَ لَاand (do) notتَكُوْنَنَّbeمِنَofالْمُشْرِكِیْنَ the polytheists وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَدْعُinvokeمِنْbesides Allahدُوْنِbesides Allahاللّٰهِbesides Allahمَاwhatلَا(will) notیَنْفَعُكَbenefit youوَ لَاand notیَضُرُّكَ ۚharm youفَاِنْBut ifفَعَلْتَyou did soفَاِنَّكَindeed, youاِذًاthen (will be)مِّنَofالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers 10. Yunus Page 221وَ اِنْAnd ifیَّمْسَسْكَAllah touches youاللّٰهُAllah touches youبِضُرٍّwith adversityفَلَا(there is) noكَاشِفَremoverلَهٗۤof itاِلَّاexceptهُوَ ۚHimوَ اِنْand ifیُّرِدْكَHe intends for youبِخَیْرٍany goodفَلَاthen (there is) noرَآدَّrepellerلِفَضْلِهٖ ؕ(of) His BountyیُصِیْبُHe causes it to reachبِهٖHe causes it to reachمَنْwhomیَّشَآءُHe willsمِنْofعِبَادِهٖ ؕHis slavesوَ هُوَAnd Heالْغَفُوْرُ(is) the Oft-Forgivingالرَّحِیْمُ the Most Merciful قُلْSayیٰۤاَیُّهَاO mankindالنَّاسُO mankindقَدْVerilyجَآءَكُمُhas come to youالْحَقُّthe truthمِنْfromرَّبِّكُمْ ۚyour LordفَمَنِSo whoeverاهْتَدٰی(is) guidedفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَهْتَدِیْ(he is) guidedلِنَفْسِهٖ ۚfor his soulوَ مَنْand whoeverضَلَّgoes astrayفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَضِلُّhe straysعَلَیْهَا ۚagainst itوَ مَاۤAnd I am notاَنَاAnd I am notعَلَیْكُمْover youبِوَكِیْلٍؕa guardian وَ اتَّبِعْAnd followمَاwhatیُوْحٰۤیis revealedاِلَیْكَto youوَ اصْبِرْand be patientحَتّٰیuntilیَحْكُمَAllah gives judgmentاللّٰهُ ۖۚAllah gives judgmentوَ هُوَAnd Heخَیْرُ(is) the Bestالْحٰكِمِیْنَ۠(of) the Judges

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Translation of Verse 104-109

104. Say: “O people! If you are in doubt of my religion, then (know that) I do not worship those whom you worship instead of Allah,¹⁵³ but I worship Allah who causes you to die,¹⁵⁴ and I have been commanded to be of the believers.¹⁵⁵

105. And set your attention to the religion upright¹⁵⁶ and do not be of the polytheists.

106. And do not invoke,¹⁵⁷ beside Allah, anyone who can neither profit you nor harm you. If you do that, then surely you are of the wrong-doers.”¹⁵⁸

107. If Allah inflicts you with a misfortune, none can remove it but He, and if He bestows on you a favour, none can withhold His bounty. He bestows His favours on anybody among His Slaves He will. He is the oft Forgiver, the Most Merciful.¹⁵⁹

108. Say: “O mankind! The Truth has come to you from your Lord. Then whoever follows this guidance follows it to his own advantage, and whoever goes astray does so at his own cost. And I am not over you as a (wakeel) keeper.”¹⁶⁰

109. And (O Messenger!) Follow the revelation that is sent down to you, and have patience till Allah delivers His judgment.¹⁶¹ And He is the best of Judges.

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Commentary

153. Here the Prophet has been commanded to present his dawah and express his stand relating to religion in clear terms and openly. This command is as much for the Prophet’s followers as it is for the Prophet himself. Therefore. a Muslim must express his religious stand and policy unambiguously and unhesitatingly. To present one’s faith in false colours to please the people of other religions, to hesitate to present pure monotheism for fear of dislike of polytheists, and to be unduly tolerant with the polytheistic customs are practices that are against the direction given in this ayah.

154. That is: I worship only that God who takes away your life. In this statement is hidden the argument in support of Allah’s being the one and only worship-worthy Being. When it is an undeniable fact that death is not within the power of anybody except Allah, then how anybody can be god, worthy of worship.

155. The point in making the Prophet say these words is to show that the Prophet’s being a faithful and his being among the believers is in obedience of the Divine command. Therefore, the idea that the Prophet himself of his own accord, started the dispute of belief and disbelief and divided mankind into two groups and two sects of believers and non-believers is wrong.

156. That is: Keep your attention riveted to Islam, concentrate on following it, leaving aside other faiths, there should be not even the slightest leaning towards any other faith or faithlessness, and let there be not even the minutest impurity of polytheism in your belief and acts.

157. Invoking means calling for fulfilling the needs as in prayer or to call for help or to appeal for aid (as a matter of belief). To invoke or call someone, whether it may be an idol or a grave, or a jinn, or a prophet, or a Saint, for fulfilling one’s needs, thinking him to be having some say or control in the functioning of this universe and provision of sustenance, etc, and that he can hear the call in absence and comes to the help, is a polytheistic practice of the first degree, whether it may be committed by a non-Muslim or a Muslim.

158. These harsh words have been spoken, addressing the Prophet, to make it clear that the firm stand taken by the Prophet against polytheism is quite in accordance with the directives given by God, and in The Law of Allah one who commits polytheism is a wrong-doer however big a personage he may be The purpose of addressing the Prophet to state this fact is to make clear this point of principle.

159. He is the Forgiver, so seek forgiveness from Him alone. And He is Merciful, so pray for mercy from Him alone.

160. That is: I have not been made responsible to force you to follow the right path.

161. And a little after this the judgment of Allah was delivered. Accordingly, the roots of polytheism were cut down by the Prophet, and the standard of monotheism was raised high falsehood was defeated and truth came out glorious. If even by this historic judgment which is the clear1 proof of the truth of the Prophet’s message the nations of the world do not want to learn their lesson, then they should wait for that Divine judgment which will be delivered on the Day of Resurrection.