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Surah Yunus, Ayah 104 (10:104)

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قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن دِينِى فَلَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ …

Quran 10:104 is ayah 104 of Surah Yunus (“Jonah”), a Meccan surah of 109 ayahs. It is in Juz 11, on page 220 of the Madani Mushaf.

10:104
قُلْيَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلنَّاسُإِنكُنتُمْفِىشَكٍّمِّندِينِىفَلَآأَعْبُدُٱلَّذِينَتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِوَلَٰكِنْأَعْبُدُٱللَّهَٱلَّذِىيَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ۖوَأُمِرْتُأَنْأَكُونَمِنَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ١٠٤
qul yāayyuhā l-nāsu in kuntum fī shakkin min dīnī falā aʿbudu alladhīna taʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi walākin aʿbudu l-laha alladhī yatawaffākum wa-umir'tu an akūna mina l-mu'minīna

Say, [O Muḥammad], "O people, if you are in doubt as to my religion - then I do not worship those which you worship besides Allāh; but I worship Allāh, who causes your death. And I have been commanded to be of the believers(104)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO mankind
  3. ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuO mankind
  4. إِنinIf
  5. كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
  6. فِىfīin
  7. شَكٍّshakkindoubt
  8. مِّنminof
  9. دِينِىdīnīmy religion
  10. فَلَآfalāthen not
  11. أَعْبُدُaʿbuduI worship
  12. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose whom
  13. تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūnayou worship
  14. مِنminbesides Allah
  15. دُونِdūnibesides Allah
  16. ٱللَّهِl-lahibesides Allah
  17. وَلَٰكِنْwalākinbut
  18. أَعْبُدُaʿbuduI worship
  19. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  20. ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One Who
  21. يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ ۖyatawaffākumcauses you to die
  22. وَأُمِرْتُwa-umir'tuAnd I am commanded
  23. أَنْanthat
  24. أَكُونَakūnaI be
  25. مِنَminaof
  26. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers

Tafsir (commentary) of 10:104

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This commentary explains ayahs 10:104–107 together.

The Command to worship Allah Alone and rely upon Him

Allah, the Exalted, says to His Messenger, Muhammad , `Say: O mankind! If you are in doubt about the correctness of that which I have been sent with the Hanif (monotheism) religion - the religion which Allah has revealed to me -- then know that I do not worship those whom you worship besides Allah. Rather, I worship Allah alone, ascribing no partners to Him. He is the One Who causes you to die just as He gives you life. Then, unto Him is your final return. If the gods that you call upon are real, I still refuse to worship them. So call upon them and ask them to harm me, and you will see that they can bring no harm or benefit. The only One Who holds the power of harm and benefit in His Hand is Allah alone, Who has no partners.'

وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(And I was commanded to be one of the believers.) 10:104 Concerning Allah's statement,

وَأَنْ أَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا

(And that you direct your face towards the Hanif religion) This means to make one's intention in worship solely for Allah alone, being a Hanif. Hanif means one who turns away from associating partners with Allah. For this reason Allah says,

وَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكَينَ

(and not be one of the idolators. ) This statement is directly connected with the previous statement,

وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(And I was commanded to be one of the believers.) Concerning His statement,

وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ

(And if Allah touches you with harm,) This verse contains the explanation that good, evil, benefit and harm only come from Allah alone and no one shares with His power over these things. Therefore, He is the One Who deserves to be worshipped alone, without ascription of partners. Concerning His statement,

وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

(And He is the Pardoning, the Merciful.) This means that He is forgiving and merciful towards those who turn to Him in repentance, regardless of what sin the person has committed. Even if the person associated a partner with Allah, verily Allah would forgive him if he repented from it.

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