The Holy Quran 3:110 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ ۗ وَلَوْ ءَامَنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم ۚ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ

Translation

You (the followers of Muhammad ﷺ) the best of all nations who have been raised for (the benefit and salvation of) mankind. You command what is right, forbid from evil (kufr, shirk, wickedness, etc) and believe in Allaah (Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ said, "Act on this verse to be included in the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ"). If the Ahlul Kitaab were to have Imaan, it shall be better for them. Some of them are Mu'mineen (they reform themselves and others) while most of them are disobedient (Kuffaar).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The community of the Prophet ﷺ is the best of communities: at the beginning of the previous ruku' (section) it was said: “يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ حَقَّ تُقٰتِهٖ” (“O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared…”) and so on.

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