ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ
أَحۡبَارَهُمۡ
وَرُهۡبَٰنَهُمۡ
أَرۡبَابٗا
مِّن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡمَسِيحَ
ٱبۡنَ
مَرۡيَمَ
وَمَآ
أُمِرُوٓاْ
إِلَّا
لِيَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
إِلَٰهٗا
وَٰحِدٗاۖ
لَّآ
إِلَٰهَ
إِلَّا
هُوَۚ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ
عَمَّا
يُشۡرِكُونَ
٣١
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh,1 and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary.2 And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever they associate with Him.
— Saheeh International
They have taken their rabbis and monks as well as the Messiah, son of Mary, as lords besides Allah,1 even though they were commanded to worship none but One God. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. Glorified is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Fighting the Jews and Christians is legislated because They are Idolators and Disbelievers
Allah the Exalted encourages the believers to fight the polytheists, disbelieving Jews and Christians, who uttered this terrible statement and utter lies against Allah, the Exalted. As for the Jews, they claime
…Fighting the Jews and Christians is legislated because They are Idolators and Disbelievers
Allah the Exalted encourages the believers to fight the poly
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