وَكَذَٰلِكَ
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ
حُكۡمًا
عَرَبِيّٗاۚ
وَلَئِنِ
ٱتَّبَعۡتَ
أَهۡوَآءَهُم
بَعۡدَ مَا
جَآءَكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡعِلۡمِ
مَا
لَكَ
مِنَ
ٱللَّهِ
مِن
وَلِيّٖ
وَلَا
وَاقٖ
٣٧
And so We have revealed it as an authority in Arabic. And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, there would be none to protect or shield you from Allah.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation.1 And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allāh any ally or any protector.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Truthful Ones from among the People of the Scriptures rejoice at what Allah has revealed to Muhammad ﷺ
Allah said,
وَالَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ الْكِتَبَ
(Those to whom We have given the Book,) and they adhere by it,
يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ
(rejoice at what has been revealed unto you,) i.e. t
…The Truthful Ones from among the People of the Scriptures rejoice at what Allah has revealed to Muhammad ﷺ
Allah said,
وَالَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ الْكِتَ
…