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

At-Tawbah 9:31

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ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَـٰهًا وَٰحِدًا ۖ لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

اتخذ اليهودُ والنصارى العلماءَ والعُبَّادَ أربابًا يُشَرِّعون لهم الأحكام، فيلتزمون بها ويتركون شرائع الله، واتخذوا المسيح عيسى ابن مريم إلهًا فعبدوه، وقد أمرهم الله بعبادته وحده دون غيره، فهو الإله الحق لا إله إلا هو. تنزَّه وتقدَّس عما يفتريه أهل الشرك والضلال.

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