The Holy Quran 5:117 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَمَرْتَنِى بِهِۦٓ أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّى وَرَبَّكُمْ ۚ وَكُنتُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا مَّا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِى كُنتَ أَنتَ ٱلرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَأَنتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

Translation

"I told them only what You had commanded me (to tell them, which is): 'Worship Allaah, Who is my Rabb and your Rabb!' I was a witness to them as long as I was with them. (However) When You took me away (raised me to the heavens), then You were watching over them (You have perfect knowledge about what they said and did after I had left them). You are Witness over all things."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

I did not depart a hair's breadth from Your command. How could I have taught [people] my own divinity? On the contrary, I called them only to servitude to You and made it perfectly clear that my Lord (Sustainer), yours and everyone's, is He alone, the one Allah, Who alone is worthy of worship.

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