The Holy Quran 3:31 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

Say (O Muhammad ﷺ), "If you love Allaah then follow me (Muhammad ﷺ), Allaah will then love you (He will reward you and grant you numerous material and spiritual blessings) and forgive your sins. Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The measure of love for Allah is love for the Messenger ﷺ: after forbidding friendship and love for the enemies of Allah, He states the measure of loving Allah. That is, if anyone in the world today claims, or imagines, that he loves his true Master, he must test this on the touchstone of following Muhammad ﷺ, and all that is genuine and all that is false…

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