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Surah Al-A’raf Ayat 3 in Arabic Text

ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۗ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Ittabi’oo maaa unzila ‘ilaikum mir Rabbikum wa laa tattabi’oo min dooniheee awliyaaa’a; qaleelam maa tazakkaroon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 3

Sahih International
Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.

Yusuf Ali
Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you from your Lord, and follow not, as friends or protectors, other than Him. Little it is ye remember of admonition.

Abul Ala Maududi
[O men!] Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and follow no masters other than Him. Little are you admonished.

Muhsin Khan
[Say (O Muhammad SAW) to these idolaters (pagan Arabs) of your folk:] Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Quran and Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah), and follow not any Auliya’ (protectors and helpers, etc. who order you to associate partners in worship with Allah), besides Him (Allah). Little do you remember!

Pickthall
(Saying): Follow that which is sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect!

Dr. Ghali
Closely follow what has been sent down to you (i.e. the believers) from your Lord, and do not ever follow patrons apart from Him; little are you mindful!

Abdel Haleem
‘Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord; do not follow other masters beside Him. How seldom you take heed!’

Muhammad Junagarhi
تم لوگ اس کا اتباع کرو جو تمہارے رب کی طرف سے آئی ہے اور اللہ تعالیٰ کو چھوڑ کر من گھڑت سرپرستوں کی اتباع مت کرو تم لوگ بہت ہی کم نصیحت پکڑتے ہو

Quran 7 Verse 3 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-A’raf ayat 3, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(7:3) [0 men!] Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and follow no masters other than Him.[4] Little are you admonished.


4. The central theme of the whole surah, and of the present discourse, is the guidance which man needs in order to live a wholesome life, the knowledge which he requires in order to understand the reality of the universe and his own being and the purpose of his existence; the principles which he needs to serve as the basis for morality and social life as well as culture and civilization. In this regard man should look to God alone and follow exclusively, the Guidance which He has communicated to mankind through His Messenger. To look to anyone other than God is dangerous for it has always spelled disaster in the past, and will always spell disaster in the future. In this verse the word awliya’ (masters) refers to those whom one follows, regardless of whether one idolizes or curses them, and whether one acknowledges their patronship or strongly, denies it. For further explanation see Tafhim al-Qur’an, (Surah Ash-Shuraa, ayat 6) note 6.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Al-A’raf verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 3.

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