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.
Related Ayahs
وَمِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ ۖ وَٱجْتَبَيْنَـٰهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
وَحَآجَّهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ ۚ قَالَ أَتُحَـٰٓجُّوٓنِّى فِى ٱللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَىٰنِ ۚ وَلَآ أَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ رَبِّى شَيْـًٔا ۗ وَسِعَ رَبِّى كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا ۗ أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ
And his people argued with him. He said, "Do you argue with me concerning Allāh while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will you not remember?
وَهَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
And this [Qur’ān] is a Book We have revealed [which is] blessed, so follow it and fear Allāh that you may receive mercy.
قُل لَّآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِندِى خَزَآئِنُ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ ٱلْغَيْبَ وَلَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنِّى مَلَكٌ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَفَكَّرُونَ
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allāh or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?"