The Holy Quran 39:3 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْخَالِصُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِى مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ كَـٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

Translation

Behold! Deen (worship) is exclusively for Allaah. Those people who take others (gods) as partners of Allaah say, "We worship them only so that they may draw us close to Allaah (without really believing that they are as powerful as Allaah)." Verily Allaah shall decide between them (on the Day of Qiyaamah) concerning the matters about which they differ (quarrelled). Undoubtedly, Allaah does not guide the one who is a liar (in his speech) and a Kaafir (in his beliefs). (Such a person refuses to accept the truth and will therefore not be rightly guided).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Worship Allah sincerely: that is, keep serving Allah as before with a devotion that is free from any trace of shirk (associating partners with Allah), riya (showing off) and the like. Call people to Him by word and deed, and proclaim that Allah accepts only that devotion which is purely for Him; a deed devoid of sincerity counts for nothing with Allah.

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