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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 136 (2:136)

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قُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِۧمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ …

Quran 2:136 is ayah 136 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 21 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:136
قُولُوٓا۟ءَامَنَّابِٱللَّهِوَمَآأُنزِلَإِلَيْنَاوَمَآأُنزِلَإِلَىٰٓإِبْرَٰهِۧمَوَإِسْمَٰعِيلَوَإِسْحَٰقَوَيَعْقُوبَوَٱلْأَسْبَاطِوَمَآأُوتِىَمُوسَىٰوَعِيسَىٰوَمَآأُوتِىَٱلنَّبِيُّونَمِنرَّبِّهِمْلَانُفَرِّقُبَيْنَأَحَدٍمِّنْهُمْوَنَحْنُلَهُۥمُسْلِمُونَ١٣٦
qūlū āmannā bil-lahi wamā unzila ilaynā wamā unzila ilā ib'rāhīma wa-is'māʿīla wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba wal-asbāṭi wamā ūtiya mūsā waʿīsā wamā ūtiya l-nabiyūna min rabbihim lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min'hum wanaḥnu lahu mus'limūna

Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allāh and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants [al-Asbāṭ] and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."(136)

Word by word

  1. قُولُوٓا۟qūlūSay
  2. ءَامَنَّاāmannāWe have believed
  3. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  4. وَمَآwamāand what
  5. أُنزِلَunzila(is) revealed
  6. إِلَيْنَاilaynāto us
  7. وَمَآwamāand what
  8. أُنزِلَunzilawas revealed
  9. إِلَىٰٓilāto
  10. إِبْرَٰهِۧمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
  11. وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَwa-is'māʿīlaand Ishmael
  12. وَإِسْحَٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
  13. وَيَعْقُوبَwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
  14. وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِwal-asbāṭiand the descendants
  15. وَمَآwamāand what
  16. أُوتِىَūtiyawas given
  17. مُوسَىٰmūsā(to) Musa
  18. وَعِيسَىٰwaʿīsāand Isa
  19. وَمَآwamāand what
  20. أُوتِىَūtiyawas given
  21. ٱلنَّبِيُّونَl-nabiyūna(to) the Prophets
  22. مِنminfrom
  23. رَّبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
  24. لَاlāNot
  25. نُفَرِّقُnufarriquwe make distinction
  26. بَيْنَbaynabetween
  27. أَحَدٍaḥadinany
  28. مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
  29. وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuAnd we
  30. لَهُۥlahuto Him
  31. مُسْلِمُونَmus'limūna(are) submissive

Tafsir (commentary) of 2:136

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The Muslim believes in all that Allah `revealed and all the Prophets

Allah directed His believing servants to believe in what He sent down to them through His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ and in what was revealed to the previous Prophets in general. Some Prophets Allah mentioned by name, while He did not mention the names of many others. Allah directed the believers to refrain from differentiating between the Prophets and to believe in them all. They should avoid imitating whomever Allah described as,

وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُواْ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلاًأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ حَقّاً

(And wish to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers (by believing in Allah and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, "We believe in some but reject others," and wish to adopt a way in between. They are in truth disbelievers) (4:150-151).

Al-Bukhari narrated that Abu Hurayrah said, "The People of the Book used to read the Torah in Hebrew and translate it into Arabic for the Muslims. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«لَا تُصَدِّقُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ وَلَا تُكَذِّبُوهُمْ وقُولُوا: آمَنَّا بِاللهِ وَمَا أُنْزل إِلَيْنَا»

(Do not believe the People of the Book, nor reject what they say. Rather, say, `We believe in Allah and in what was sent down to us.)"

Also, Muslim, Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Mostly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite,

ءَامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا

(We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us) (2: 136), and,

ءَامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ

(We believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e. we submit to Allah)) (3:52) during the two (voluntary) Rak`at before Fajr."

Abu Al-`Aliyah, Ar-Rabi` and Qatadah said, "Al-Asbat are the twelve sons of Jacob, and each one of them had an Ummah of people from his descendants. This is why they were called Al-Asbat." Al-Khalil bin Ahmad and others said, "Al-Asbat among the Children of Israel are just like the tribes among the Children of Isma`il." This means that the Asbat are the various tribes of the Children of Israel, among whom Allah sent several Prophets. Moses said to the Children of Israel,

اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنْبِيَآءَ وَجَعَلَكُمْ مُّلُوكاً

(Remember the favor of Allah to you: when He made Prophets among you, made you kings) (5:20). Also, Allah said,

وَقَطَّعْنَـهُمُ اثْنَتَىْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطًا

(And We divided them into twelve tribes) (7:160).

Al-Qurtubi said, "Sibt is the group of people or a tribe all belonging to the same ancestors."

Qatadah said, "Allah commanded the believers to believe in Him and in all His Books and Messengers. " Also, Sulayman bin Habib said, "We were commanded to believe in the (original) Torah and Injil, but not to implement them."

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