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3:78

وَإِنَّ And indeed مِنْهُمْ among them لَفَرِيقًۭا surely (is) a group يَلْوُۥنَ they distort أَلْسِنَتَهُم their tongues بِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ in (reciting) the Book لِتَحْسَبُوهُ so that you may think it مِنَ (is) from ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book وَمَا and not هُوَ it مِنَ (is) from ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book وَيَقُولُونَ And they say هُوَ It مِنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ Allah وَمَا But not هُوَ it مِنْ (is) عِندِ from ٱللَّهِ Allah وَيَقُولُونَ And they say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْكَذِبَ the lie وَهُمْ while they يَعْلَمُونَ know ٧٨

And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from Allāh," but it is not from Allāh. And they speak untruth about Allāh while they know.

— Come To Light

3:79

مَا Not كَانَ is لِبَشَرٍ for a human أَن that يُؤْتِيَهُ gives him ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَٱلْحُكْمَ and the wisdom وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ and the Prophethood ثُمَّ then يَقُولَ he says لِلنَّاسِ to the people كُونُوا۟ Be عِبَادًۭا worshippers لِّى of me مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah وَلَـٰكِن but (would say) كُونُوا۟ Be رَبَّـٰنِيِّـۧنَ worshippers of the Lord بِمَا because كُنتُمْ you have been تُعَلِّمُونَ teaching ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Book وَبِمَا and because كُنتُمْ you have been تَدْرُسُونَ studying (it) ٧٩

It is not for a human [prophet] that Allāh should give him the Scripture and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, "Be servants to me rather than Allāh," but [instead, he would say], "Be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of the Scripture and because of what you have studied."

— Come To Light

3:80

وَلَا And not يَأْمُرَكُمْ he will order you أَن that تَتَّخِذُوا۟ you take ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ and the Prophets أَرْبَابًا ۗ (as) lords أَيَأْمُرُكُم Would he order you بِٱلْكُفْرِ to [the] disbelief بَعْدَ after إِذْ [when] أَنتُم you (have become) مُّسْلِمُونَ Muslims ٨٠

Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?

— Come To Light

3:81

وَإِذْ And when أَخَذَ took ٱللَّهُ Allah مِيثَـٰقَ covenant ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ (of) the Prophets لَمَآ Certainly, whatever ءَاتَيْتُكُم I (have) given you مِّن of كِتَـٰبٍۢ (the) Book وَحِكْمَةٍۢ and wisdom ثُمَّ then جَآءَكُمْ comes to you رَسُولٌۭ a Messenger مُّصَدِّقٌۭ confirming لِّمَا that which مَعَكُمْ (is) with you لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ you must believe بِهِۦ in him وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥ ۚ and you must help him قَالَ He said ءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ Do you affirm وَأَخَذْتُمْ and take عَلَىٰ on ذَٰلِكُمْ that (condition) إِصْرِى ۖ My Covenant قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَقْرَرْنَا ۚ We affirm قَالَ He said فَٱشْهَدُوا۟ Then bear witness وَأَنَا۠ and I (am) مَعَكُم with you مِّنَ among ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ the witnesses ٨١

And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allāh took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Scripture and wisdom and then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him." [Allāh] said, "Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My commitment?" They said, "We have acknowledged it." He said, "Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses."

— Come To Light

3:82

فَمَن Then whoever تَوَلَّىٰ turns away بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ they ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ (are) the defiantly disobedient ٨٢

And whoever turned away after that - they were the defiantly disobedient.

— Come To Light

3:83

أَفَغَيْرَ So is (it) other than دِينِ (the) religion ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَبْغُونَ they seek وَلَهُۥٓ While to Him أَسْلَمَ (have) submitted مَن whatever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth طَوْعًۭا willingly وَكَرْهًۭا or unwillingly وَإِلَيْهِ and towards Him يُرْجَعُونَ they will be returned ٨٣

So is it other than the religion of Allāh they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned?

— Come To Light

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