Tafsir of Al Imran 3:80

Surah Al Imran 3:80

ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ

Nor could he order you to take the angels and prophets as lords. Would he order you to disbelief after you had been Muslims?

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وﻻ يٲمركم أن تتخذوا المﻼيكة والنبيين أربابا

Nor would he order you to take angels and Prophets for lords. The Prophet does not command worshipping other than Allah, whether a sent Messenger or an angel.

أيٲمركم بالكفر بعد إذ أنتم مسلمون

Would he order you to disbelieve after you have submitted to Allah's will! meaning, he would not do that, for whoever calls to worshipping other than Allah, will have called to Kufr. The Prophets only call to Iman which commands worshipping Allah Alone without partners. Allah said in other Ayat,

وما أرسلنا من قبلك من رسول إﻻ نوحى إليه أنه ﻻ إله إﻻ أنا فاعبدون

And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad) but We revealed to him (saying): "None has the right to be worshipped but I, so worship Me''. (21:25)

ولقد بعثنا فى كل أمة رسوﻻ أن اعبدوا الله واجتنبوا الطغوت

And verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid Taghut (all false deities).'' (16:36) and,

واسيل من أرسلنا من قبلك من رسلنا أجعلنا من دون الرحمن ءالهة يعبدون

And ask those of Our Messengers whom We sent before you: "Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Most Gracious (Allah)!'' (43:45) Allah said concerning the angels,

ومن يقل منهم إنى إله من دونه فذلك نجزيه جهنم كذلك نجزى الظلمين

And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am a god besides Him (Allah),'' such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus We recompense the wrongdoers. (21:29)