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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Muhammad 47:3

Word by word

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَـٰلَهُمْ

That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allāh present to the people their comparisons.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ذلك الإضلال والهدى سببه أن الذين كفروا اتَّبَعوا الشيطان فأطاعوه، وأن الذين آمنوا اتَّبَعوا الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم وما جاء به من النور والهدى، كما بيَّن الله تعالى فِعْلَه بالفريقين أهل الكفر وأهل الإيمان بما يستحقان يضرب سبحانه للناس أمثالهم، فيلحق بكل قوم من الأمثال والأشكال ما يناسبه.

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