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Surah Ali ’Imran, Verse 80

سورة آل عمران، الآية ٨٠

3:80 Juz 3 Hizb 6 Page 60 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 3:80

وَلَا يَأْمُرَكُمْ أَن تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ أَرْبَابًا أَيَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ۝٨٠

Transliteration

walā yamurakum an tattakhidhū l-malāikata wal-nabiyīna arbāban ayamurukum bil-kuf'ri baʿda idh antum mus'limūna

Translation

Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?

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Verse 80 of Surah Ali ’Imran (3:80), a Medinan surah, is in juz 3, on page 60 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 71 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 80

Al-Mukhtasar

It is also not right for such a man to instruct you to take the angels and the prophets as lords to be worshipped besides Allah. Is it possible that he would instruct you to disbelieve after you have become devoted and have surrendered to Him?

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Other translations of verse 80

Nor would he order you to take angels and prophets as lords35. Would he order you to disbelieve after you have submitted to Allah [as Muslims]?

Notes

[35] ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) reported: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Mary, for I am only a slave. So call me the slave of Allah and His Messenger." [Sahih al-Bukhāri: 654]

Nor would he order you to take angels and Prophets for lords (gods)16. Would he order you to disbelieve after you have submitted to Allâh’s Will? (Tafsir At-Tabarî).

Notes

[16] (V.3:80) Narrated ‘Umar رضي الله عنه: I heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians praised the son of Maryam (Mary)*, for I am only a slave. So call me the slave of Allâh and His Messenger." (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.4, Hadîth No. 654).
* The Christians overpraised ‘Îsâ (Jesus) عليه السلام till they took him as a god besides Allâh.

And he commanded you not that ye should take the angels and the prophets for lords. Would he command you to disbelieve after ye had surrendered (to Allah)?

Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for Lords and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after ye have bowed your will (To Allah in Islam)?

And neither would he enjoin you that you should take the angels and the prophets for lords; what! would he enjoin you with unbelief after you are Muslims?

And he (i.e. any religious Messenger) should not command you to take the Angels and Prophets to yourselves as lords. Would he command you to (adopt) disbelief after you have (become) Muslims? (i.e. have surrendered "to).

Verse 80 word by word

  1. وَلَا walā And not
  2. يَأْمُرَكُمْ yamurakum he will order you أ م ر
  3. أَن an that
  4. تَتَّخِذُوا۟ tattakhidhū you take أ خ ذ
  5. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ l-malāikata the Angels م ل ك
  6. وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ wal-nabiyīna and the Prophets ن ب أ
  7. أَرْبَابًا arbāban (as) lords ر ب ب
  8. أَيَأْمُرُكُم ayamurukum Would he order you أ م ر
  9. بِٱلْكُفْرِ bil-kuf'ri to [the] disbelief ك ف ر
  10. بَعْدَ baʿda after ب ع د
  11. إِذْ idh [when]
  12. أَنتُم antum you (have become)
  13. مُّسْلِمُونَ mus'limūna Muslims س ل م

Verses related to verse 80

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Anbya 21:25

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدُونِ

    And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."

  • An-Nahl 16:36

    وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allāh and avoid ṭāghūt." And among them were those whom Allāh guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed [i.e., travel] through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

  • Az-Zukhruf 43:45

    وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ

    And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?

  • Al-Anbya 21:29

    وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

    And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

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