ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوٓا۟ إِيمَـٰنَهُم بِظُلْمٍ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلْأَمْنُ وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ 82
Translations
They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.
Transliteration
Alladhina amanu wa lam yalbisu imanahum bi-zhulmin ula'ika lahumu al-amnu wa hum muhtadun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes those who possess true faith without mixing it with injustice (zhulm), and assures them of security in this life and the next, along with guidance. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi interpret 'mixing faith with injustice' as engaging in major sins or associating partners with Allah, while some understand it more broadly as any form of wrongdoing. The promise of 'amn (security/peace) and being 'muhtadun' (rightly guided) encompasses both spiritual tranquility and divine protection.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the Meccan surah Al-An'am, which addresses fundamental principles of monotheism and faith. It comes in the context of discussions about sincere belief and its fruits, emphasizing that genuine faith is not merely verbal affirmation but must be accompanied by righteous conduct and freedom from major transgressions.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Islam is built upon five pillars' (Sahih Bukhari 8), emphasizing that faith requires both belief and action. Additionally, the hadith: 'None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself' (Sahih Muslim 45) relates to the practical manifestation of pure faith without mixing it with wrongdoing.
Themes
Key Lesson
True faith brings both inner peace and divine protection, but this blessing is conditional on maintaining integrity and avoiding wrongdoing. For believers today, this ayah reminds us that faith is not merely an internal state but must be reflected in our actions and moral conduct toward others.
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وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلًا ۚ لَّا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ وَٱلنُّورَ ۖ ثُمَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.
فَقُطِعَ دَابِرُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ۚ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
وَمِنَ ٱلْإِبِلِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ وَصَّىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا ۚ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا لِّيُضِلَّ ٱلنَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And of the camels, two and of the cattle, two. Say, "Is it the two males He has forbidden or the two females or that which the wombs of the two females contain? Or were you witnesses when Allāh charged you with this? Then who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allāh to mislead the people by [something] other than knowledge? Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people."