Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 41 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 41

Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 41 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 41 Translation

Surah Al-Baqarah

Verse 41

2:41 Al-Baqara

وَآمِنُوا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلَا تَكُونُوا أَوَّلَ كَافِرٍ بِهِ ۖ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا بِآيَاتِي ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَإِيَّايَ فَاتَّقُونِ

And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And do not exchange My āyāt (signs) for a small price, and fear only Me (Al-Baqarah 2:41)

Surah Baqarah verse 41

☘️And believe in what I have sent down: Meaning the Qur’ān. Confirming that which is [already] with you: In agreement with the Tawrāh and Prophethood. For this Qur’ān confirms the Tawrāh and the Injīl (Gospel), because in them is the command to follow Muḥammad (ﷺ), and so does the Qur’ān. 

☘️Believe in what I sent down upon Muḥammad (ﷺ) from the Qur’ān. Their confirmation of the Qur’ān is a confirmation from them of the Tawrāh, because what is in the Qur’ān from the command to attest to the prophethood of Muḥammad (ﷺ), confirming him, and following him. So their confirmation of what was sent down upon Muḥammad (ﷺ) is a confirmation from them of what they have in the Tawrāh. Their denial of him is a denial from them of what they have in the Tawrāh. 

☘️And be not the first to disbelieve in it: Meaning the first who disbelieves in him from the People of the Book, because if you disbelieve, then those who follow you will disbelieve, and you will be leaders in misguidance. Those being addressed are the scholars of the Jews who had people who followed them, so if they accepted Islām, those who followed them will accept Islām. And if they disbelieve, those who followed them will follow them (in this). The first who disbelieves guides others to this, so his sin will be the greatest (amongst them). 

☘️And do not exchange: Do not replace My āyāt (signs) that make clear the characteristics of Muḥammad (ﷺ) and his description. Āyāt (plural of āyah) is what Allāh aided his Prophet with and points towards his truthfulness; the greatest of them is the Qur’ān.

☘️For a small price: A minor compensation from the transient world, meaning what they used to gain from their lowly people. So they feared that if they clarified the characteristics of Muḥammad (ﷺ), then they would lose out on that sustenance and chieftainship (they were accustomed to). So the meaning is: Do not exchange the great right of Allāh for the abject fate of the transient world.

☘️And fear only Me: Be fearful of Me concerning the matter of Muḥammad (ﷺ), not over what you (believe you) will lose out on from chieftainship and fragments of the world.

🔮 Allah says, "Believe in Allah and His Messenger and the light which He sent down." [Al-Qur'an 64:8] He says, "We sent you as a witness and a bringer of good news and a warner so that they might believe in Allah and His Messenger." [Al-Qur'an 48:8-9] He says, "Believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered Prophet." [Al-Qur'an 7:158] 

Belief in the Prophet Muhammad is therefore a necessary obligation for every individual. Belief is not complete without it and Islam is only valid with it.

Allah says:

"Whoever does not believe in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared a blaze for the unbelievers."

Al-Qur'an 48:13

💎 I ask Allah SWT to help us to increase our faith in the Six Pillars Of Faith, Aameen

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