The Holy Quran 45:18 — Surah Al-Jathiyah

Arabic text

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَٱتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

Then (after all these nations had passed on) We placed you (O Rasulullaah ﷺ) on a special way (the Shari'ah of Islaam), so follow it (by practising and propagating it) and do not follow the whims (idle wishes) of those who have no knowledge (do not follow the Kuffaar who want you to give up propagation and therefore continue to harass you).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Consolation and Counsel to the Prophet ﷺ: that is, in the midst of these differences and sectarian strife, We have established you upon the right path of religion, so you and your ummah (community) ought to remain steadfast on this path constantly, and never, even by oversight, follow the desires of the ignorant and the foolish.

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